Job Description

ELIGIBILITY



Suitably Qualified



Candidates



CLOSING DATE



26.09.2025



REFERENCE NUMBER



FPR 36/25 Ext



SALARY

TCOE:

R1 307 905-R1 818 870



DEPARTMENT



Organisational Effectiveness



&Innovation



DIRECTORATE



FUTURE PLANNING AND



RESILIENCE



Principal Organizational Development



Specilaist-Change Management and leadership



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 organizational behaviour/change



management/organisational development



A valid driver's license 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.