Cape Town is South Africa’s oldest city, its second-most populous and an important contributor to national employment. It is the legislative capital of South Africa, the administrative and economic centre of the Western Cape, and Africa’s third-biggest economic hub.The City of Cape Town aims to ensure fast, effective service and communication with our pu...
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Principal Organizational Development Specilaist-Change Management and leadership
A three-year tertiary qualification, with a focus in social sciences or behavioural sciences. Preference would be a postgraduate qualification in Organisational Psychology or equivalent
Certification in change management methodology would be an advantage
Eight (8) years or more working experience coupled with experience in organizational behaviour/change management/organisational development
A valid driver's license is preferred.
Key Performance Areas
Facilitate the development and implementation of change management and change leadership strategies across all the directorates / departments of the City of Cape Town
Engage and build relationships with various stakeholders proactively through communication and collaboration to enable effectiveness of organisational change
Plan and execute specific key strategic initiatives (organisational; technical; cultural) by applying change management principles for large scale transversal and key City projects
Provide input to and implement change readiness assessments, develop communication, sponsorship, stakeholder engagement and training plans while also identifying areas of resistance
Develop specific interventions to address resistance at individual and team levels and facilitate change sessions/ conversations with senior management and teams
Build change management capability by collaborating with the Organisational Development team to institutionalise change leadership in the city as key leadership / management competency
Utilise a variety of organisational development, people management and change management methodologies and best practice approaches to deliver on key functions.