VACANCY
ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT (OD)
FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY
CAPE TOWN
PERMANENT POSITION
If you are an awesome and experienced OD Specialist then please share your cv with us for review. The purpose of this role will be to support the business to achieve its strategic objectives through the development and implementation of a best practice OD framework to ensure an optimal functioning of the organization, its teams and employees
What are you going to do?
- Actively participate in identifying organizational capabilities that influence and support the business strategy; identifying current and future capability gaps and develop strategies to drive organizational effectiveness. Monitor and evaluates the application of these strategies.
- Keep abreast of trends, legislation and best practices within the organizational effectiveness field in order to optimize service delivery.
- Collaborate with Human Capital to facilitate and deliver value adding organization effectiveness programs and interventions to address organizational effectiveness gaps in line with THE CLIENT frameworks.
- Strategically participate in influencing and shaping the THE CLIENT Culture.
- Ensure continuous improvement in alignment of culture to support line managers and employees in building effective engagement platforms.
- Influence leaders to engage the business to align people effectively to the strategy.
- Implement best practice and cutting edge approaches are used to ensure organizational effectiveness, leadership effectiveness and employee engagement to support business strategy.
- Strategically influence and collaborate with stakeholders to implement leadership development interventions in line with THE CLIENT leadership framework.
- Coach business leaders, advice and provide tools to them in order to successfully lead effectively in their environment.
- Strategically and pro-actively drive the talent management strategy of THE CLIENT to identify, develop and retain talent to ensure a pipeline of successors.
- Diagnose the development needs of individuals, leaders and teams and determine appropriate psychometric assessments to increase their effectiveness through feedback, coaching and train.
- Facilitate advice and guide career management interventions that focus on goal setting, career selection and job seeking to help individuals make career decisions.
- Build and maintain effective business relationships with all stakeholders.
- Facilitate organizational effectiveness interventions that enhance the achievement of business strategy (i.e. Strategic alignment sessions, team effectiveness and business performance).
- Diagnose, develop and implement OD interventions to ensure optimal functioning of individuals and teams. Monitor, measure, evaluate and realign interventions to address needs.
- Advise and guide business in change initiatives through design of change methodologies, interventions, plans or processes.
- Continuously improve OD approach through research and implementation of international best practice.
- Partner with stakeholders to provide best practice solutions and become a trusted business partner.
- Participate and contribute to a culture which builds rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback and provides exceptional client service.
- Be the example for your business partners by living and demonstrating behaviors articulated in the THE CLIENT Way thus contributing to an adaptive culture.
- Create a positive work climate and culture to energize employees, give meaning to work, minimize work disruption and maximize employee productivity.
- Demonstrate exemplary leadership behavior, through personal involvement, cothe clienttment and dedication in support of organizational values.
- Drive a culture that guides and directs best practice, fostering an environment of continuous learning, improvement and cohesiveness.
- Identify employee growth and development needs and schedule interventions to enable ongoing development, training and personal growth.
- Effectively manage performance within the team in order to ensure business objectives are achieved.
- As a leader live and demonstrate behaviors that contribute to an adaptive culture in our team as per the THE CLIENT Way.
- Create an appreciative environment through acknowledgement, reward and recognition.
- Mentor OD Consultants, Interns, Assistants and members of the Human Capital team
- Contribute to the financial planning process within area.
- Identify opportunities to enhance cost effectiveness and increase operational efficiency.
- Manage financial and other company resources under your control responsibly and efficiently.
- Identify and manage risks in the Human Capital space and communicate through appropriate channels
Minimum Requirements/Skills:
- Relevant Master's Degree or studying towards a relevant Master's degree
- Registration with the HPCSA as an Industrial Psychologist/Psychologist
- Registered psychometrist (Independent Practice)
- 5 - 7 years organizational development experience within an insurance or financial services environment
- Exposure to the delivery of organizational design and development interventions
Recruitment Process:
- Communication will only be with shortlisted candidates
- CV: word format and including skills matrix
- Copies: ID, Payslip and minimum certs
- Consultant: jino.swart@isilumko.co.za
