Chief People Officer at Auditor-General of South Africa

Roles & Responsibilities

Strategic imperatives:  

• Build and lead the organization’s people portfolio; 
• Gain an understanding of the organization and participate fully in all strategic deliberations; 
• Act as a strategic partner to the executive leadership, and provide insightful, innovative thinking and problem solving on critical people issues; 
• Help to communicate and uphold the organization’s values and ensure that they come through in all key initiatives and people-oriented decisions; and 
• Drive large-scale change management and organizational restructuring. 

Exco Responsibilities: 

• Primarily responsible for contributing to the strategic direction of the AGSA, the overall formulation of the strategy to achieve the vision of the AG. 
• Responsible for inpoutting into the annual strategic plan, the annual budget that will underscore the annual strategic plan as well as reporting on the annual performance of the organisation.  
• Ensuring that sub-strategies and/or strategic initiatives are aligned to the overall strategy, give input into them, play an active role in monitoring them and ensuring they are implemented in an effective and efficient manner.  
• Responsible for the organisational risk management, determining the risk appetite and risk tolerance, management for the design, implementation and effectiveness of risk management. 
• Establishment of effective governance structures and processes and chairing the allocated organisational sub-committees.  
• On-going research and development on organisational related processes and general audit business support processes. 
• Adequate on-going environmental scanning and analysis to ensure that the organisation stay relevant and effective. 
• Oversees policy development pertaining to, including amongst others, ethics, security guidelines, quality management, human resources, environmental and regulatory requirements  
• Responsible for understanding the drivers of the organisational budget, give input into opportunities for efficiencies, areas of duplications and also to ensure that the budget are fully aligned to our strategy. 
• Role model AGSA’s core values and demonstrate leadership consistently with all members of the AGSA community. 

People and Organisational Effectiveness Responsibilities: 

• Develop and implement a people plan that aligns with the overall mission and strategy of the organization, resulting in innovative, best practices and policies that will service the full range of AGSA’s human capital needs and help build a high-performing culture of success, accountability, transparency and collaboration.  
• Develop and maintain overall framework of Human Capital policies, standards and frameworks that will empower business and people to deliver on their commitments to the strategy and budgets;  
• Provide human capital guidance on special projects, people analytics & reporting, talent reviews, learning and training, change management, organizational design, diversity and inclusion. 
• Develop comprehensive approaches to employee development, retention and onboarding by refining or developing compensation and benefits, career paths and employee development, succession planning, and learning opportunities as appropriate to the needs of AGSA. 
• Coach and counsel executive leadership in developing themselves and their teams to achieve improved performance and engagement and develop leadership bench strength for diversity and inclusion capable of addressing the challenges of a highly dynamic organization. 
• Sets the strategic direction for the design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting on employee assistance and wellness programmes for prevention, protection and promotion of the health of self and others. 
• Mediate employee relations and performance issues and provide counsel to fellow executives on appropriate methods of performance management 
• Partner with Corporate Legal Services to ensure compliance & mitigate organizational risks. 
• Role model AGSA’s core values and demonstrate leadership consistently with all members of the AGSA community.

Business Support & Portfolio Operational Responsibility 

• Partner Business in all People matters and optimize the human capital function/team, modernize and refine key processes and activities aligned toward delivering for business and achieving strategic objectives.  
• Proactively manage resource allocation and maintain a competitive approach to recruiting and assimilating high-potential talent throughout the country.  
• Advise on people programs and processes to enhance talent attraction, retention, development, and succession.  
• Oversee reward practices and philosophy, and ensure salary benchmarking and surveys are handled on a regular basis. 
• Guide the people portfolio team in supporting Performance Management, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Culture, Rewards, Policy and Compliance.  
• Develop relationships with the employees of AGSA and become someone who is sought for advice and counsel on people, cultural, and organizational issues.  
• Partner with ICT on HRIS and related systems, protocols, capabilities, and upgrades. 
• Interact with vendors and external partners to create and maintain relationships and negotiate contracts 

Transformation, Sustainability & CSI Responsibility  

• Define and deliver Transformation and Sustainability Strategies for AGSA that ensures the relevance of the business, the long term performance and the social equity to fulfil it’s Mandate.  
• Drive policy development and implementation of legally compliant BBBEE, employment Equity and transformation objectives 
• Oversee advise and guidance of business units in the crafting of appropriate action plans to achieve objectives. 
• Facilitate integration of diverse workgroups, cultures, and newly acquired assets by creating a Culture of Inclusion and Belonging.  
• Accountable for identifying, establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with key business units and leaders across the organisation who have a material impact on the desired transformation and sustainability outcomes. 
• Oversee management and coordination of B-BBEE processes in an efficient manner and guide stakeholders for achievement at an operational level. 
• Provide oversight and guidance in relation to activities of B-BBEE teams and activities. 
• Identify, measure and report CSI and Sustainability opportunities that mindfully enhance the AGSA reputation as an employer of choice. 
• Understand and incorporate ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) sustainability factors into the creation of sustainability metrics and composite personal and organizational impact scores. 
• Develop and draft all ESG related policies and programs, maintain and update the AGSA’s Sustainability website and generate AGSA’s Sustainability report. 
• Lead comprehensive communications campaigns for the AGSA’s ESG initiatives, including the connection between Sustainability and the AGSA’s service offerings. 
• Have deep technical understanding of the various international ESG regulatory frameworks and monitor any changes to same and the impacts on the AGSA’s disclosures. 
• Accountable for positioning the organisation as a caring and responsible corporate citizen, externally and internally to its employees. 

Education, Experience and Skills  

• Honours degree or equivalent is required; 
• Preferably a Masters in the field of human resource management; 
• Minimum of 10+ years of experience as an executive in human capital management; 
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to develop, manage and inspire others; 
• Proven ability and tolerance to problem solve and lead in stressful crisis and emergency situations and environments; 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate with a wide variety of audiences; 
• Strong ability to analyze and interpret complex data and arrive at sound business decisions; 
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive information; 
• Customer focus, action and results oriented, ethics and values, integrity and trust, teamwork, leadership, negotiation and communication; 
• Experience of driving transformation in a complex organization; 
• Ability to influence and persuade at all levels within an organization, including outside of direct reporting lines; 
• Strong business focus and acumen; 
• Vision and ability to integrate and leverage the various parts of the organization; building capability for the future, rationalizing and consolidating as necessary; 
• A strong customer focus and understanding of how to deliver and communicate new value proposition; 
• Ability to operate strategically while simultaneously leading, coaching and executing at a local and international level; 
• Proven track record of building strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels.