Organisational Development Specialist at Discovery Limited

Job Description

• Plays a key role within the Centre of Expertise for Organisational Effectiveness and Experience in supporting the design, development, and delivery of initiatives that enhance organisational performance and employee experience across the organisation. This includes contributing to organisational development and design efforts, supporting leadership strategy, advancing employee wellbeing and engagement, gathering and analysing employee insights, supporting the development of evidence-based interventions, frameworks and tools and ensuring that diversity, equity, and inclusion are embedded in all aspects of the work.

Job Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Support the design and delivery of organisational development and design initiatives.
• Contribute to the development and execution of employee experience and wellbeing strategies.
• Assist in the design and implementation of leadership development frameworks and interventions.
• Creates, tests and validates proposals for questionnaires and survey design
• Conduct employee listening activities, including surveys, focus groups, and sentiment analysis.
• Analyse qualitative and quantitative data to generate actionable insights.
• Compiles monthly, ad hoc and annual reports as required
• Create compelling presentations and reports using advanced PowerPoint skills.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support change and transformation initiatives.
• Integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion principles into all employee experience and organisational effectiveness initiatives.
• Stay up to date with the latest research and trends in organisational behaviour, employee experience, and effectiveness, and extract relevant opportunities and risks for our organisation.
• Translate academic and industry research into practical insights and recommendations for internal stakeholders.
• Design and build toolkits that enable the organisation to more effectively and efficiently deliver the optimum employee experience.

Education and Work Experience

• Honours Degree in Human Resources, Organisational Psychology, Occupational Psychology, Business, or a related field. We also welcome applicants from other disciplines who bring relevant capabilities.
• Preferred: Industrial Psychologist
• Master’s Degree in a related field (Advantageous)
• Minimum of 3-5 years of Organisational Development / Effectiveness experience with demonstrable success in supporting, Organisational design, leadership strategy, conducting employee listening activities and the development of Organisational effectiveness frameworks and toolkits.  

Advantageous: 

• Experience in management consulting
• Experience or strong interest in employee listening, engagement, and experience in design.
• A demonstrated commitment to fostering inclusive environments and advancing diversity in the workplace.