Transnet is the largest and most crucial part of the freight logistics chain that delivers goods to each and every South African. Transnet freight rail has approximately 38 000 employees, who are spread throughout the country. Transnet Limited, operating and controlling South Africa’s major transport infrastructure, is also responsible for ensuring that the country’s transport industries operate according to world-class standards. Transnet forms an integral part of the Southern African economy.
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Providing strategic direction on Change management activities within GICT at an organizational transformation level, projects and training.
Provide a key input in strategy, management and facilitation of change management activities for all areas of ICT so as to ensure minimum resistance or disruption to implementation and maximum commitment and buy-in to the benefits of the project/initiatives and the implementation plans.
Position Outputs
Provide overall direction and strategy for Change Leadership and framework
Provide thought leadership to the on Organizational Effectiveness.
Champion and drive the Change Leadership in the area to better support the requirements for MDS success
To drive successful change and transformation to achieve organizational value in the environment to support MDS
Conduct research in the department providing information and Trends affecting the people/culture in the finance department, and develop corrective interventions.
To act as a coach for senior leaders, executives and GM’s in helping them fulfil the role of change leader.
Provide direct support and coaching to leadership team to support them through the transition
Develop Change management capability within the department 9. Guide and direct the implementation of the Change management and communication Strategies
Apply a strategic and structured change management approach and methodology for the people side change caused by projects and change efforts
Ensuring that the interests of the sponsoring group are met by ICT
Obtaining assurance for the sponsoring group that the delivery of new capability is compatible with the realisation of benefits
Working with the CIO/Management team to ensure that the work of the program/departments, including the scope of each project, covers the necessary aspects required to deliver the change management or services that will lead to operational benefit(s).
Identify potential people-side risks and anticipated points of resistance, and develop specific plans to mitigate or address the concerns.
Defining project training requirements and measuring the effectiveness of these training sessions.
Identifying, defining and tracking the benefits and outcomes required of ICT change management activities
Leading the activities associated with benefits realisation for change management and ensuring that continued accrual of benefits can be achieved and measured after the program has been completed
Establishing and implementing the mechanisms by which benefits can be delivered and measured
Taking the lead on transition management for the project/departments; ensuring that business as usual is maintained during the transition and the changes are effectively integrated into the business
Supervising the preparing the affected business areas for the transition to new ways of working
Optimising the timing of the release of project deliverables into the business operations
Develop effective working relationships with the various stakeholders involved in and affected by the change so that support is obtained for implementing project and department initiative.
Designing and implementing and communication strategy and change initiatives to ensure commitment and buy-in to the change process and roles
Ensuring new skills and mindsets required for the changed processes are learnt through capacity building where required in projects. Monitoring and evaluation of the capacity building activities.
Develop a Training strategy and facilitate the execution
Put in place a E learning Training platform for ICT projects across the enterprise
Manage the effective execution of ICT project Training
Qualifications and Experience
Degree in Change Management or related degree an Industrial Psychology, Industrial Psychologist is advantageous.
At least 5 years’ experience in managing the people transformation and change management initiatives within a large organisation.
Substantial experience in major transformation and change management initiatives.
Substantial experience in Training and Adult learning education
Business change techniques, such as business process re-engineering Experience in Leadership Development and Couching
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