Job Description

FUTURE PLANNING AND RESILIENCE ORGANISATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND INNOVATION
PRINCIPAL ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST: CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND CHANGE LEADERSHIP
TCOE SALARY COMMENCING FROM R1,307,905 TO R1,818,870 PER ANNUM REF NO: FPR 36/25
The Organisational Development unit is offering an exciting opportunity for a Principal Professional Officer in Change Management and Change Leadership with general organisational development experience.
Requirements:

• A three-year tertiary qualification, with a focus in social sciences or behavioural sciences. Preference would be a postgraduate qualification in Organisational Psychology or equivalent
• Certification in change management methodology would be an advantage
• Eight (8) years or more working experience coupled with experience in organisational behaviour/change management/organisational development
• A valid driver's licence is preferred.

Key performance areas:

• Facilitate the development and implementation of change management and change leadership strategies across all the directorates / departments of the City of Cape Town
• Engage and build relationships with various stakeholders proactively through communication and collaboration to enable effectiveness of organisational change
• Plan and execute specific key strategic initiatives (organisational; technical; cultural) by applying change management principles for large scale transversal and key City projects
• Provide input to and implement change readiness assessments, develop communication, sponsorship, stakeholder engagement and training plans while also identifying areas of resistance
• Develop specific interventions to address resistance at individual and team levels and facilitate change sessions/ conversations with senior management and teams
• Build change management capability by collaborating with the Organisational Development team to institutionalise change leadership in the city as key leadership / management competency
• Utilise a variety of organisational development, people management and change management methodologies and best practice approaches to deliver on key functions.

Please apply online at www.capetown.gov.za/careers (external applicants) or via the SAP Portal (internal applicants) unless otherwise stated.
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Closing date: 26 September 2025

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• Visit our website at www.capetown.gov.za/careers
• No late applications will be considered.
• If no notification of appointment is received within three (3) months of the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

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