Senior Organisational Development Practitioner (CMS08/2025) at Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Requirements:

• National Diploma (NQF6) in Management Services/ Operations Management/Industrial Psychology or relevant qualification in the related field. A minimum of two (2) years’ experience in the relevant field Organisational Development.
• Understanding of the organisational development principles and procedures. Understanding of the Human Resource Management Legislation and regulatory framework. Knowledge of administrative procedures, Job Evaluation grading system, Job evaluation process and basic change management principles.
• Skills: Good Communication skills (written and spoken). Basic Research and analytics skills. Change Management, Presentation and People management skills. Ability to work long hours voluntarily, gather, analyse information develop and apply policies. Be able to work individually and in team and to work under extreme pressure. Ability to work with difficult persons and to resolve conflict. Certification of PERSAL introduction and Job Evaluation (EVALUATE) system will be an added advantage.

Duties:

• Provide support on organizational development investigation. Receive and acknowledge request for structural changes and development. Conduct preliminary analysis on existing functions.
• Coordinate discussion meetings with stakeholders. Conduct job evaluation and compile job descriptions. Advise managers on the development and review of job descriptions.
• Provide support and gather information for the job content. Align job purpose and KPA’s with the business plans. Maintain job description database and provide statistic when required. Conduct JE investigation, general grading reports. Present results to the JE panel.
• Provide support for business process mapping. Render business process mapping. Provide support in the development of standard operating procedures.