Director: Organisational Development at University of Johannesburg

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Main purpose of the role:
 
As a Centre of Excellence, the OD Director ensures the provision of strategic Organisational Development services to the University as well as ensure compliance and responsiveness to University needs while providing sufficient initiative to ensure alignment of OD processes and practices to best practice.

Key duties include:

• Develop an organisational design, development and change management philosophy and process for UJ.
• Ensure the implementation of organisational design, development and change initiatives and processes.
• Review the overarching talent management strategy and ensure the implementation of related strategies and initiatives.
• Manage the acquisition of talent by developing key policies and practices, aligned with the human capital strategy to reposition UJ as an employer of choice.
• Implement and monitor revised Performance Management Policy and online system.
• Facilitate and support upskilling of staff, management and professional development through the development of career paths, development of core competencies and revision of job profiles at all levels.
• Provide an employee value proposition through OD activities.
• Overview the annual strategic workforce planning process across the institution.
• Develop a Training Management Policy and implement an integrated training and development programmes and services for staff and management.
• Work closely with HR Business Partners to ensure effective implementation of OD and related talent initiatives
• Working in conjunction with the HR Budget Controller and HR Business Partners in support of the annual staff budget and modelling process.
• Ensure the implementation of an Attraction and Resourcing strategy, aligned to the Resourcing Policy.
• Develop and manage best practice recruitment and selection processes to ensure an effective implementation of a recruitment strategy aligned to the UJ strategic plan.
• Ensure the effective management of the allocated HR budget
• Management of Organisational Development Team
• Ensure good governance and effective management reporting.

Minimum Requirements.

• Master’s degree in Human Resources essential
•  At least 8 years concurrent experience in Human Resources of which 5 years should be within the OD and 3 years at senior management level 

Skill Requirements:

• Knowledge of organisational design principles and techniques
• Knowledge of organisational development.
• Recruitment and selection.
• Knowledge of training and development.
• Knowledge of new trends in Human Resources.
• Knowledge of management of data.
• Knowledge Project Management Principles.

Competencies and Behavioural Attributes:

• Advanced communication.
• Analytical thinking.
• Problem solving.
• Planning.
• Transformative abilities.
• Conflict handling.
• Conceptualisation
• Leadership.
• Ability to operate at senior management level

Recommendation:

At least 2 years’ experience Higher Education is highly recommended.