Senior Talent Management Specialist – Industrial Psychologist – SSSTMSIP

Armstrong Appointments; Stellenbosch; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy in Stellenbosch is seeking a Supervising Industrial Psychologist to design and implement strategic workforce planning frameworks and lead the development of psychometric assessments. You will ensure governance and ethical application of assessments. The ideal candidate will hold a master’s degree in psychology and have extensive experience in HR and talent management, fostering data-driven workforce decisions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 – 7 years’ relevant HR experience, with 3 years at Specialist or Consultant level.
• Experience with various assessment tools is required.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement divisional strategic workforce planning frameworks.
• Lead the development and governance of behavioural and psychometric assessment practices.
• Implement a structured and robust succession planning process.
• Collaborate with HR and management to embed tools and frameworks into practices.

Skills

Strategic Workforce Planning

Talent management methodologies and practices

Succession Planning

Development and maintenance of Competency Frameworks

Organisational behaviour and development

Psychometric and Behavioural Assessments

Data Analytics in HR & Reporting

Coaching and Mentoring

Education

Master’s degree in industrial / Organisational Psychology

Accreditation in various psychometric tool

Coaching certification

Job description

Main job function

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

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION

• Master’s degree in industrial / Organisational Psychology

DESIRED EDUCATION

• Accreditation in various psychometric tool
• Coaching certification

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 5 – 7 years’ relevant experience in HR, Talent or Organisational Effectiveness with a 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

A Consultant will be in touch if you are shortlisted for the position. Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not have been contacted within 2 weeks. We will keep your CV on our database and contact you should you match the criteria of any other vacancies.