Job Description

Job Category: Human Resources
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This role will be instrumental in shaping our culture, enhancing organisational effectiveness, and supporting transformational change across the division. The ideal candidate will bring expertise in change management, project leadership, and stakeholder engagement to enable sustainable
improvements aligned with our strategic goals.
Responsibilities:
Lead OD and Change Initiatives:

• Design, manage, and implement organisational development and change projects that support business transformation and performance

Stakeholder Engagement:

• The incumbent is expected to have strong interface with the group change and engagement manager.
• Collaborate with senior leaders, HR partners, and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and buy-in for change initiatives.
• Develop fit-for-purpose strategies that will guide how the division will create a great employee experience and high levels of engagement in the business.
• Design and manage programs designed to foster a great employee experience and high levels of engagement, covering the end-to-end people value-chain.
• Support leaders across the organisation to effectively engage with employees by equipping them the capability to interpret and turn employee sentiment surveys (long dated and near real-time) insights into actionable leadership interventions.
• Put systemic tools in place to proactively track engagement risks and establish corrective action.

Change Management

• Develop and execute change management strategies and plans, including communications, training, and impact assessments.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to define and lead the delivery of change management initiatives in support of organisational transformation efforts.
• Build change management capability in the organisation.
• Monitor and measure the effectiveness of change initiatives and devise and implement measures to course correct if initiatives are ineffective.
• Coordinate the development, documentation and implementation of business processes required to support change, accounting for targeted change interventions, employee sentiment monitoring and analysis, coaching plan and resistance management plans.

Project Leadership:

• Oversee project planning, resource allocation, risk management, and delivery of OD programs on time and within scope.

Capability Building:

• Support the development of leadership and team capabilities through targeted interventions, workshops, and coaching.

Data & Insights:

• Use diagnostics, feedback tools, and analytics to assess organisational health and inform OD strategies.

Continuous Improvement:

• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of OD initiatives and recommend improvements for future projects.

Qualifications:

• 5-8 Years experience in Leading Change Management and or OD Projects.
• Post graduate degree, NQF level 8 or equivalent: Human resources, Industrial Psychology.
• Proven experience in leading organizational development and change projects within complex environments.
• Strong knowledge of change management methodologies
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in designing and delivering learning and development interventions

Skills Required