Senior Talent Management Specialist - Industrial Psychologist

Mediclinic Southern Africa Corporate Office; Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 000 000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Stellenbosch seeks a Supervising Industrial Psychologist to design and implement talent frameworks that support strategic workforce planning and assessments. The role requires a Master's degree in Industrial/Organisational Psychology and 5-7 years of relevant experience, with strong skills in strategic management and assessment practices.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 - 7 years’ relevant experience in HR, Talent or Organisational Effectiveness.
• At least 3 years at a Specialist or Consultant level leading design frameworks.
• Experience working with various assessment tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement divisional strategic workforce planning frameworks.
• Lead the development and governance of assessment practices.
• Implement structured succession planning processes.
• Develop and embed competency frameworks and skills ontology.
• Collaborate to embed tools into daily practices.
• Generate insights on workforce capabilities and risks.

Skills

Strategic Workforce Planning

Talent management methodologies and practices

Succession Planning

Development and maintenance of Competency Frameworks

Organisational behaviour and development

Organisational culture transformation

Change leadership and change management

Psychometric and Behavioural Assessments

Performance management process design

Skills Gap Analysis

Education

Master's degree in Industrial / Organisational Psychology

Job description

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

To design, maintain and implement talent frameworks focused on strategic workforce planning, succession, competency and skills development, and assessments. As the appointed Supervising Industrial Psychologist, the role ensures governance and ethical application of assessments across the division. This role plays a key part in aligning future workforce capability to divisional and organisational priorities by enabling data-driven, fit-for-purpose talent decisions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

• Design and implement divisional strategic workforce planning (SWP) frameworks. Analyse talent demand vs. supply and support capability forecasting to meet current and future business needs.
• Lead the development and governance of behavioural and psychometric assessment practices across the division. Act as the Supervising Industrial / Organisational Psychologist for the organisation.
• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of a structured and robust succession planning process across the division that identifies critical roles, readiness levels, and development actions
• Develop, update, and embed competency frameworks and skills ontology to inform development plans, role design, and workforce readiness
• Collaborate with HR community, line managers, learning and development and Centre of Excellence Leads to embed tools and frameworks into day-to-day practices
• Generate insights on workforce capabilities, potential, and risks to inform divisional talent decisions

REQUIRED EDUCATION

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION

• Master's degree in Industrial / Organisational Psychology

DESIRED EDUCATION

• Accreditation in various psychometric tool
• Coaching certification

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 5 - 7 years’ relevant experience in HR, Talent or Organisational Effectiveness with at least 3 years at a Specialist or Consultant level leading design frameworks.
• Experience working with various assessment tools

DESIRED EXPERIENCE

• Experience in organisational development

REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Strategic Workforce Planning
• Talent management methodologies and practices
• Succession Planning
• Development and maintenance of Competency Frameworks
• Organisational behaviour and development
• Organisational culture transformation
• Change leadership and change management
• Psychometric and Behavioural Assessments
• Performance management process design, implementation and management
• Skills Gap Analysis

Coaching and Mentoring

• OD intervention design and implementation

• Data Analytics in HR & Reporting
• Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration
• Ethics in Assessment and Psychological Practice
• Research skills
• Computer skills – MS Office suite