Senior Specialist: OE & Changes

Job Description

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Role purpose:
•The role is accountable to drive the Organisation Effectiveness (OE) agenda and will be required to provide subject matter expertise and guidance to the HR teams as required. The role will support and enable the Organisational Effectiveness & Change strategy through identifying and leading the development and implementation of OE projects and initiatives that will include, amongst others, organisation design and diagnosis, data analytics, organisation effectiveness & efficiency, maintenance of organisational job architecture as well as change and cultural transformation.
•The incumbent will be required to partner and share expert knowledge and best practice with various internal stakeholders such as HRBPs and functional leaders.
Key accountabilities and decision ownership:
• Work closely with functional leaders, executive leaders, HRBP to align functions to the business strategy through proactive and continuous diagnosis of organisational effectiveness, organisational sizing and implementing sustainable organisational improvements
• Support company-wide digital transformation projects as well as business unit specific change and transformation initiatives through effective macro level organisation design
• In partnership with the relevant HRBP and HRD, develop and drive a continuous efficiency agenda for defined business areas by assessing and improving OE metrics such as average span, deepest layers, management ratios, employment costs and other metrics.
• Shape and influence future thinking around organisational operating models and design, ways of working, efficiency and managing change by drawing best practice from Vodacom Group teams and external market sources.
• Drive simplification and reduce duplication of activities & processes within defined business environments by sustainably re-focussing resources to new revenue streams and/or strategic enablers through detailed analysis.
• Support HRBPs with effective workforce planning through monitoring permanent and contractor employment costs/headcount
• Contribute to innovative approaches to projects and initiatives, effective problem solving as well as a culture of new idea generation, calculated risk taking and knowledge sharing.
Core competencies, knowledge and experience:
• Minimum 5 years’ relevant work experience with proven exposure to organisational effectiveness (organisation design & operating models), and organisation efficiency
• Proven exposure to business restructuring, transformation and people change initiatives (incl. working with senior business leaders)
• Knowledge and exposure to agile organisation design and methodology
• Understanding and experience of workforce planning (headcount & employment cost)
• Theoretical understand and working knowledge of job architecture methodology
• Good understanding of job evaluation methodology (e.g. Paterson, Hay System, Willis Towers Watson’s Global Grading System)
• A good understanding of change management frameworks and experience in developing change management plans.
• Strong relationship building and partnering skills
• Good understanding of multinational corporate business and operating at a tactical level across multiple business and geographies in a key industry (Telco, Technology or Consulting experience is an added advantage)
• Strong learning agility and curiosity
• Analytical thinker with good written and communication skills
Must have experience and technical / professional qualifications:
• BCom degree in Industrial Psychology, Human Resource Management, or related field (essential)
• Postgraduate degree in Human Resource Management or related field (advantageous)

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