Senior Talent Management Specialist - Industrial Psychologist

Mediclinic Southern Africa Corporate Office; Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Stellenbosch is seeking a Supervising Industrial Psychologist. This role is crucial for designing workforce planning frameworks and implementing talent management strategies. The ideal candidate will have a Master's degree in Industrial Psychology and 5-7 years of relevant HR experience. The position emphasizes governance and ethical application of assessments, requiring strong leadership and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• 5 - 7 years relevant experience in HR, Talent or Organisational Effectiveness.
• Experience working with various assessment tools.
• Coaching certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design divisional strategic workforce planning frameworks.
• Lead the development of assessment practices.
• Implement and improve succession planning processes.
• Develop competency frameworks and skills ontology.

Skills

Strategic Workforce Planning

Talent management methodologies and practices

Succession Planning

Development and maintenance of Competency Frameworks

Organisational behaviour and development

Change leadership and change management

Psychometric and Behavioural Assessments

Data Analytics in HR & Reporting

Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration

Coaching and Mentoring

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