Organisational Effectiveness [OE] Analytics & Governance Specialist at Illovo Sugar Africa

Minimum Qualification:

• Degree (Business / Finance / Organisational Psychology or equivalent)

Minimum Year's Experience:

• 5 years' experience with minimum 3 years' experience in business analytics

Minimum Skills:

• OE / Performance Management / L&D / Workforce Planning

Responsibilities

Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for the position of OE Analytics & Governance Specialist in the ABF Sugar People and Performance team based of Durban, South Africa or London and Peterborough, United Kingdom. Reporting to the OE Director, the successful incumbent will be responsible for providing data analytics, trends and insights to inform OE decision-making for the Division.

Key Performance Areas:

•  Provides diagnostic and analytic support for the development of business cases for complex organizational redesigns, division-wide L&D programs and large-scale OE or culture shift interventions
•  Develops OE, OD, L&D and PM dashboards and reports, and generate analytics and insights to inform prioritisation and decision making
•  Quantifies value impact of possible and potential OE scenarios to aid decision making
•  Supports with content and visual representation of data and information to aid decision making
•  Manages people analytics within large-scale OE, OD and L&D projects
•  Tracks and reports on value delivered vs. plan and return on investment for all OE, OD and L&D initiatives
•  Coordinates the organizational design governance process and maintain data base of changes, records and related collateral
•  Ensures cost and savings are reflected in budgets and overall integrated financial model
•  Establishes and manages interfaces with HR Partners in the ABFS Centre and Business Units regarding organizational design changes, records and related collateral
•  Provides guidance on minimum standards for Performance Management across the Division, including the cycle of performance management activities and ensure alignment with Talent Management processes
•  Provides support for ensuring Executive goals align with strategic priorities and are cascaded
•  Ensures Performance Management outcomes feed into people decisions (Reward, Talent Management, Learning and Development)
•  Designs and manages the performance data infrastructure (database, KPI tree and performance visualisation, scorecards and trackers)
•  Provides trends and insights from quantitative & qualitative data to inform high performer growth rate and performance culture
•  Designs, develops and drive adoption of fit-for-purpose resources to support improvement of Performance Management systems active across the Division

Specifications:

•  Impressive, demonstrable track record and skills/experience gained within a similar position(s), at a similar level
•  Sound business acumen
•  Demonstrated strong analytical capabilities, with a flair for working with numbers, identifying patterns and trends and possessing the ability to transform data into meaningful insights
•  Excellent attention to detail, with a demonstrated ability to provide quality assurance of data
•  Highly confident with the use of databases, Excel and Project Management Tools; some knowledge of advanced analytical tools and Continuous Improvement process
•  Excellent planning, organising and project management skills
•  Self-starter & finisher; ability to take initiative and drive change
•  Self-driven, with the ability to work proactively and independently as well as be a strong team player
•  Excellent communication, interpersonal and facilitation skills
•  Willingness to travel to all ABF Sugar operations in Africa and Europe