Head: Transformation
Rand Mutual - RMA
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Job summary
Rand Mutual Assurance seeks a Head: Transformation to lead enterprise-wide change, align strategy with the business and oversee governance, culture, and social impact initiatives.
The role requires extensive experience in transformation, strong leadership, and decisive engagement with EXCO, boards, and regulators to drive sustainable outcomes.
Qualifications
- Postgraduate degree in HR, Business Administration, Strategy, or related field.
- MBA or equivalent is advantageous.
- 8–10 years' experience in Transformation, Organisational development, or Strategy.
- Proven experience in leading Enterprise-wide Change Management within insurance/financial services.
- Strong exposure to B-BBEE, skills development and regulatory transformation frameworks.
- Demonstrated experience engaging EXCO, Boards, and regulators.
Responsibilities
- Define and lead transformation strategy aligned to enterprise and business strategy.
- Drive organisational design, effectiveness, and workforce alignment.
- Embed high-performance, values-driven culture and inclusion.
- Establish governance, track progress and KPIs for transformation.
- Develop capability enablement and leadership development plans.
- Influence EXCO, leaders and regulators on priorities and risks.
- Champion social impact and inclusion aligned to the mandate.
Skills
Education
Job description
As the Head: Transformation, your role is to lead, drive and embed enterprise-wide transformation initiatives that enable Rand Mutual Assurance's strategic ambition as a purpose-driven social insurer. Your role is accountable for shaping and executing a holistic transformation agenda aligned to business sustainability, organisational effectiveness, culture evolution, diversity and inclusion, digital enablement, regulatory compliance, and social impact imperatives. As the Head: Transformation, you will act as a strategic catalyst and trusted advisor to executive leadership, ensuring that transformation initiatives enhance employee experience, stakeholder trust, operational excellence, and customer impact across COIDA administration, Life products, and AIT Administration environments. You will champion organisational change, people-centred transformation and innovation while strengthening RMA's reputation as a caring, compassionate, and future-focused insurer.
As the Head: Transformation, your role is to lead, drive and embed enterprise-wide transformation initiatives that enable Rand Mutual Assurance's strategic ambition as a purpose-driven social insurer. Your role is accountable for shaping and executing a holistic transformation agenda aligned to business sustainability, organisational effectiveness, culture evolution, diversity and inclusion, digital enablement, regulatory compliance, and social impact imperatives. As the Head: Transformation, you will act as a strategic catalyst and trusted advisor to executive leadership, ensuring that transformation initiatives enhance employee experience, stakeholder trust, operational excellence, and customer impact across COIDA administration, Life products, and AIT Administration environments. You will champion organisational change, people-centred transformation and innovation while strengthening RMA's reputation as a caring, compassionate, and future-focused insurer.
- Define and lead RMA's transformation strategy aligned to enterprise and business strategy
- Integrate transformation into organisational priorities, operating model, and value chain
- Provide thought leadership on transformation trends within insurance and social protection sectors.
- Lead large-scale change initiatives (TOM, restructuring, capability shifts)
- Drive organisational design, effectiveness, and workforce alignment
- Ensure transformation initiatives enable business performance and customer impact.
- Embed a high-performance, values-driven, and inclusive culture
- Partner with leadership to build transformation capability and accountability
- Align leadership behaviour with RMA's purpose and social mandate.
- Establish governance frameworks to track transformation progress and impact
- Develop and report on transformation KPIs (including B-BBEE, skills development, diversity)
- Provide regular updates to EXCO and Board.
- Drive workforce transformation strategies (skills, talent pipelines, leadership capability)
- Align capability development with future business needs and strategic priorities
- Partner with HR and Learning teams to embed transformation into talent practices.
- Influence EXCO, business leaders, and external stakeholders on transformation priorities
- Act as a trusted advisor on transformation risks, opportunities, and regulatory expectations
- Engage external bodies to strengthen RMA's positioning as a responsible social insurer.
- Enable initiatives that deliver meaningful societal impact aligned to RMA's mandate
- Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion across the organisation
- Ensure transformation strategies support sustainable business and community outcomes.
We offer great opportunities for personal and professional development in a stable company that is 132 years strong. The role comes with a competitive salary package and various benefits. Furthermore, you will be part of a dedicated group of colleagues who value teamwork and collaboration.
The shortlisting process will only start once the advert due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress within the recruitment process and the availability of our managers. Kindly note that should you not receive a response within 21 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.
In accordance with the employment equity plan of Rand Mutual Assurance and its employment equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but is not limited, to candidates from under-represented designated groups.
- Postgraduate Degree in HR, Business Administration, Strategy, or related field
- MBA or equivalent (advantageous)
- 8 -10 years' experience in Transformation, Organisational development, or Strategy
- Proven experience in leading Enterprise-wide Change Management within insurance/financial services
- Strong exposure to B-BBEE, skills development and regulatory transformation frameworks
- Demonstrated experience engaging EXCO, Boards, and regulators.
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