Business Transformation Coach

Nedbank; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Nedbank is seeking a Programme Manager within Group Finance - GBS to support the deployment and sustainability of business transformation initiatives. You will align with strategic objectives, drive methodology adoption, plan activities, and enable leaders to implement action plans that lower gaps between strategy and day-to-day operations.

The role emphasizes stakeholder engagement, governance, and performance analysis, with a focus on building high-performing teams and sustaining improvements

Qualifications

• Essential: Matric/Grade 12 or equivalent plus Diploma in Business Administration or related field.
• Essential: Strong leadership and development mindset for enterprise transformation.
• Preferred: Leadership/Management Development Certificate or Operational Excellence/Process Improvement qualification.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate deployment of business transformation programmes and initiatives.
• Understand business objectives and support leaders to drive outcomes.
• Drive methodology adoption and key tools for programmes.
• Plan activities and ensure execution of deployment.
• Assess performance and draw insights from results.
• Tailor content with leaders for cascading information to teams.
• Build partnerships and foster trust across leadership.
• Coach teams to address gaps during programme implementation.
• Support sustainability and continuous improvement of initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Strategy-to-execution

Stakeholder management

Project management

Critical thinking

Communication

Interpersonal

Emotional intelligence

Adaptability

Lifelong learning

Education

Diploma in Business Administration / Business-related

Leadership/Management Development Certificate

Operational Excellence/Process Improvement Qualification

Tools

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

Requisition Details and Talent Acquisition Contact

Cluster: Group Finance - GBS FUNCTION MANAGEMENT

Job Family

Project, Process and Product

Projects

Manage Self: Technical

Purpose Of this role

The purpose of this role is to facilitate and support the deployment and sustainability Of business transformation programmes and initiatives to enable strategic business Outcomes.

• Understand business Objectives and support leaders in driving key business outcomes in relation to strategic intent and focus.
• Drive the implementation of methodology and key tools to support or enable programmes or initiatives.
• Plan activities and drive execution to support overall programme or initiative deployment.
• Assess programme- or project-specific performance outcomes by analysing results to draw insights
• Tailor programme-specific content in partnership with leaders where cascading information to teams is required.
• Build partnerships with leaders and help foster trust and collaboration in teams.
• Assist leaders to design action plans to address gaps specific to programme outcomes.
• Assist leaders to create an environment where teams are motivated and engaged.
• Assist leaders to create an environment where teams are encouraged to share knowledge, generate ideas, and solve problems.
• Enable and support leaders to coach teams when gaps are identified during programme- or project implementation.
• Support the sustainability of programmes or initiatives and enable continuous improvement.

Formal Qualifications

• Essential: Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate Diploma in Business Administration / Business-related Qualification
• Preferred: Leadership/Management Development Certificate I Diploma Operational Excellence/Process Improvement-related Qualification Business performance andlor Leadership Development Coaching Accreditation

Experience

• Preferred: Five years
• Demonstrate strategy-to-execution enablement (Closing the execution gap between strategy and day-to-day operations.)
• Operational excellence and/or waste elimination and variation reduction foundational proficiency
• Stakeholder management proficiency Project management principles proficiency
• Critical thinking and problen-rsolving proficiency
• Business and report writing skills
• Business terms and definitions proficiency
• Relevant software and systems proficiency (especially Microsoft
• PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Teams and SharePoint).
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Governance, risk and controls proficiency
• Communication: Conveying information and ideas clearly and concisely to individuals or groups in an engaging manner that helps them understand and retain the message; listening actively to others.
• Interpersonal: Leadership efficacy, earning trust and influencing, managing conflict, facilitating change, building networks, leveraging collaboration and diversity, and contributing to build a high-performance culture.
• Personal: Emotional intelligence, adaptability and affinity to lifelong learning.
• Nedbank values: Embracing and role modelling Nedbank's values of integrity and respect and being people-centred, client-driven and accountable.

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