PwC SATIC - Change Management Change, Comms and Culture Manager

PwC South Africa; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Johannesburg is seeking a Manager for its Change Management team. The successful candidate will lead strategic initiatives, collaborate with international teams, and drive workforce transformation projects. Qualifications include 5-8 years of experience in consulting and a relevant change management qualification. This position requires strong leadership and communication skills to ensure impactful transformations.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years' experience in consulting or change management roles.
• Experience in workforce transformation initiatives.
• Ability to manage client relationships effectively.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver change management strategies for client transformations.
• Collaborate with teams to enhance client interactions.
• Oversee teams to ensure high-quality project delivery.
• Create presentations for senior audiences.
• Coach team members on their personal development.

Skills

Change management expertise

Communication skills

Team leadership

Presentation skills

Education

NQF Level 7 and above

Change management qualification (e.g., CCMP, Prosci)

Job description

As organisations evolve rapidly, the need for an agile, highly productive, and tech-enabled workforce is critical to deliver and sustain transformation. PwC’s Workforce Transformation business helps clients transform the size, shape, skills, and culture of their workforce to meet business needs. South African Technology & Innovation Centre (SATIC) is the latest part of PwC, a global brand delivering services for the biggest clients in the world. PwC leads the way in human led, technology enabled professional services, working with clients to transform their business and make it fit for the future.

We are looking for candidates to join PwC’s NextGen Change capability (client-facing) in the Consulting Workforce Transformation team, sitting in SATIC, where we deliver Change Management, Communications, and Culture support for single-function or cross-enterprise, large-scale transformations involving technology, operating models, or complex organisational change.

Our interventions are critical in ensuring projects deliver lasting business value by embedding new ways of working, shifting behaviours, and accurately measuring the impact and value of technology, people, and cultural change.

Qualifications/Experience required:

• NQF Level 7 and above (ZA)
• At least 5-8 years' experience within consulting, or an industry change management, workforce transformation, communication and culture role.
• Ideally an industry recognised change management qualification will be beneficial (e.g., CCMP, Prosci, AMPG) etc).

ROLE SUMMARY

At PwC, our NextGen Change experts drive transformational success through seamless Change Management, Communications, and Culture initiatives for large-scale client projects. We're expanding our capabilities in South Africa, and as a Manager, your role will be pivotal.

You’ll leverage your broad experience in designing and delivering change management, communication and culture strategies and be trained in our leading NextGen Change methodology to tackle complex client projects alongside UK and global teams.

As an integrated member of our team, you’ll build meaningful client relationships, lead teams, and strengthen your personal brand, all while thriving amidst ambiguity and using challenges as growth opportunities.

Responsibilities of the role at this level include but are not limited to:

• Design and deliver high-quality strategic change management, communication, and culture initiatives for workforce transformations, aligning with client strategies using PwC’s NextGen Change methodology and AI enabled digital tools.
• Collaborate with the UK NextGen Change team, recognising diverse perspectives and requirements to enhance team and client interactions.
• Manage client relationships and oversee a team of consultants to deliver high-quality outputs and meet deadlines.
• Create impactful presentations for senior audiences using creative communication tools and digital collaboration platforms like Teams.
• Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.
• Respond to client proposals, showcasing PwC’s methodologies.
• Engage in business development activities, such as developing propositions and thought leadership.
• Reflect on personal growth, leveraging strengths to address development areas while adhering to the firm's code of ethics.