Organisational Development Consultant

multiSEARCH Recruitment; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

multiSEARCH Recruitment is seeking an experienced professional for an Organisational Development role. The successful candidate will develop and implement interventions that enhance performance and employee engagement.

Strong facilitation, collaboration, and communication skills are essential, alongside HR qualifications, for effective delivery of organizational development solutions. This position is based in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

Qualifications

• 3 - 5 years experience in an Organisational Development role.
• Registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Psychologist/Psychometrist.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement organisational development interventions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver organisational development solutions.
• Drive a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Skills

Facilitation skills

Collaboration skills

Communication skills (written and verbal)

Analytical skills

Stakeholder engagement skills

Presentation skills

Change management skills

Planning skills

People development skills

Education

Degree in Human Resource Management/Industrial Psychology/Sociology

Post-graduate qualification in Human Resource Management/Industrial Psychology

Job description

Job Purpose

To develop and implement organisational development interventions which enable employees and business to function optimally.

Outputs

• Collaborate and partner with business and HC team to facilitate and deliver value adding organisation development interventions which address identified organisational development gaps.
• Manage the design and implementation of interventions customised to fulfil identified organisational development needs.
• Conduct evaluation measures on implemented interventions to analyse the effectiveness of these and if it achieved the desired outcomes.
• Partner with business and the HC team in initiating and improving the effective delivery of human capital management solutions, while integrating and sharing best practices.
• Facilitate initiatives that equip leaders throughout the performance cycle based on business requirements.
• Assess the development need through completing qualitative and or quantitative techniques to gather insights and data to establish an appropriate intervention based on client needs.
• Deliver change initiatives which improve individual, team and departmental engagement, collaboration, performance and work satisfaction.
• Encourage, promote and support the utilisation of the EVP to enhance employee wellness in the division.
• Facilitate organisational development interventions to effectively manage conflict, build teams, create change agility and build a culture that aligns to business values.
• Actively seek to understand existing and new strategic and cultural issues and support the implementation of effective organisational development programmes and interventions to address the issues.
• Drive a culture that guides and directs best practice, fostering an environment of continuous learning, improvement, and cohesiveness.
• Compile and submit organisational development reports and other related metrics as required.
• Keep abreast of trends, legislation and best practices within the organisational development field to optimise service delivery.

Client Focus

• Build and maintain effective business relationships with all key stakeholders by initiating and maintaining regular interactions.
• Provide holistic client centric solutions, expertise and advice to clients and stakeholders.
• Coach, advise and provide tools to leaders to successfully lead change in their environment.
• Act as a trusted coach and advisor to leaders and employees in the business on organisation development related matters.

People

• Build strong relationships through providing specialist know-how and leadership to others, expressing positive expectations.
• Continuously develop own expertise in terms of industry and subject matter development and application thereof in an area of specialisation.
• Positively influence and manage change and offer specialist support where required.
• Contribute to continuous innovation through the development, sharing and implementation of new ideas and involvement of colleagues and staff.
• Participate and contribute to a culture of work centric thinking, productivity, service delivery and quality management.

Finance

• Contribute to the development of area specific budgets to minimise expenditure, in alignment with operational plans.
• Identify solutions to enhance cost effectiveness and increase operational efficiency.
• Implement and provide input into governance processes, systems and legislation within area of specialisation.

Job Requirements

Formal Qualifications

• Degree in Human Resource Management/Industrial Psychology/Sociology and or relevant equivalent qualification Essential
• Post-graduate qualification in Human Resource Management/Industrial Psychology and or relevant equivalent qualification Essential

On-the-job Training / Qualifications

• Registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Psychologist/Psychometrist Essential

Knowledge

• Change management and organisational development best practices, processes and trends
• Human capital practices and processes
• People Analytics and Employee Insights Trends
• Leadership development trends

Skills

• Facilitation skills
• Collaboration skills
• Communication skills (written and verbal)
• Analytical skills
• Stakeholder engagement skills
• Presentation skills
• Change management skills
• Planning skills
• People development skills

Experience

• 3 - 5 years experience in an Organisational Development role or equivalent relevant experience (essential)
• Exposure to the development and implementation of Organisational Development interventions (essential)
• Min 3 years experience in the HR function working with processes and businesses to deliver HR solutions (essential)
• Finance/ insurance industry (desirable)