Manager – Organisational Effectiveness at PwC South Africa

About the job

• As a design-led consultant, you apply structured problem-solving and human-centred design principles to shape organisations and workforce systems. You lead by inspiring teams, coaching others, and embedding design thinking into project delivery.
• You are responsible for translating complex business challenges into clear, actionable organisational designs, ensuring that solutions are practical, scalable, and people-centric.
• You actively contribute to innovation by leveraging digital tools, data insights, and new ways of working to enhance both client outcomes and internal delivery.

Core Skills & Capabilities (Rewritten for Design)

Systems Thinking & Organisation Design

• Analyse and map the interdependencies across structures, roles, processes, and capabilities to design cohesive organisational systems.

End-to-End Design Delivery Ownership

• Take ownership of organisation design and workforce transformation projects, including planning, stakeholder alignment, implementation, and evaluation.

Collaborative Design Leadership

• Partner with cross-functional teams to co-create solutions, ensuring shared ownership of quality, timelines, and client outcomes.

Human-Centred & Experience-Led Approach

• Apply design thinking principles to develop workforce solutions that enhance employee experience and organisational effectiveness.

Continuous Learning & Design Growth

• Build skills beyond your core expertise (e.g. digital, analytics, change), and encourage others to experiment and grow.

Coaching & Capability Building

• Mentor junior team members in design approaches, storytelling, and problem-solving, strengthening overall team capability.

Design Review & Quality Assurance

• Use design critiques and reviews to elevate solution quality and deepen team expertise.

Stakeholder Engagement & Difficult Conversations

• Navigate complex client environments, manage resistance, and lead challenging discussions with clarity and empathy.

Professional Standards & Ethical Design

• Uphold PwC standards, ensuring designs align with governance, compliance, and ethical workforce practices.

Experience

5–8 years of experience in:

• Organisation design
• Workforce strategy
• Operating model design
• HR or people consulting
• Proven experience delivering:
• Organisation design / restructuring programmes
• Operating model transformations
• Workforce planning or job architecture initiatives
• Strong project delivery experience, including managing timelines, budgets, and junior team members

Exposure to:

• Workforce analytics
• Employee experience design
• Talent strategy
• Demonstrated ability to:
• Engage senior stakeholders
• Lead client-facing workshops and design sessions

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in:
• Human Resources
• Organisational Psychology
• Business / Management or related field
• Postgraduate qualification (advantageous):
• Honours / Master’s / MBA
• Relevant certifications (preferred):
• Organisation Design
• Change Management (e.g. Prosci)
• HR certifications (e.g. CIPD)