Psychometric Assessment Specialist - 5343 at Auditor-General of South Africa

Requirement Overview

• To provide a comprehensive professional assessment centre service in support of the organisation’s people strategy with a specific focus on the people portfolio value chain (i.e. attract, develop and retain) through the implementation of various talent and development initiatives

Roles & Responsibilities
Competency assessments

• Conduct psychometric assessments to support recruitment and development initiatives.
• Integrate psychometric assessment reports, interpret and validate assessment reports.
• Provides psychometric assessment feedback to all stakeholders.
• Initiate and champion assessment initiatives to ensure value add to the organisation.
• Development and update new development centre exercises, tools and processes.
• Educate line management on assessment centre value-add.
• Regularly benchmark assessment batteries to ensure they remain relevant to business needs and are future fit.
• Maintain and ensure compliance with all psychometric ethical standards and practices.
• Ensures effective record management and confidentiality of all assessment related documentation and discussions.
• Develop, monitor and manage deadlines and assessment service level agreements (SLA’s) with all stakeholders
• Continuous personal development and compliance with HPCSA requirements for Psychometric practitioners 
• Develop and create personal development journeys for candidates. 
• Manage Projects within the centre and design assessment solutions fit for purpose
• Manage recruitment of psychometric interns and effective implementation of psychometric internship
• Mentor psychometric interns

Administration

• Coordinate assessment process, schedule candidates for assessments.
• Manage workflows and allocations within the assessment centre 
• Managing various assessment on-line platforms
• Effective record keeping on MIS
• Managing confidential record keeping
• Contribute to all procurement processes related to assessment centre projects 

Management Reporting 

• Provide reliable management information to support management decisions through regular feedback on assessment and development centre activities and trends
• Deliver monthly centre reports on statistics and any other reports as and when required
• Provide projections based on assessment trends to inform Contract management and procurement processes 

Stakeholder engagement

• Conduct regular training/ information sessions to stakeholders on all  centre functions
• Consolidate stakeholder feedback and implement improvement initiatives 
• Build internal stakeholder relationships and deliver within agreed service level agreements (SLA’s)
• Build external stakeholder relationships with assessment service providers ensuring delivery within agreed service level agreements
• Collaborate with Subject Mater Experts (SME’s) across the People Portfolio to ensure alignment and consistent provision of services to all stakeholders.

Skills, Experience & Education

• Minimum Honours degree in Industrial Psychology, Psychology or equivalent.
• Minimum must be registered as a Psychometrist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). 

Experience

• At least five years’ experience in an HR environment, 3 of which must be in an assessment / talent centre environment with solid Psychometry experience

Closing date: 9 March 2026