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Johannesburg: Head of Job Architecture, Organisation Design & Strategic Workforce Planning posted by Isilumko Staffing

Johannesburg: Head of Job Architecture, Organisation Design & Strategic Workforce Planning posted by Isilumko Staffing

Posted on 2025-07-15 00:00:00

Employer Isilumko Staffing
Category Banking
Location Gauteng  / Johannesburg

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced leader to provide OD, JA & SWP expertise within assigned business units or enterprise functions. This role will leverage expertise to drive business transformation services for Business & HR Executives, leading the design and implementation of organisation design, job architecture, and strategic workforce planning solutions that align with our business strategy and workforce transformation objectives.

Key Responsibilities:
– Job Architecture, Organisation Design & SWP:
– Contribute to the development and innovation of an integrated OD, JA & SWP product and service for the Enterprise.
– Conduct detailed organisational diagnostics to identify business problems and opportunities for OD, JA & SWP initiatives.
– Perform continuous workforce analysis to support ongoing OD, JA, and Strategic Workforce Planning.
– Translate diagnostic data into commercial insights and recommendations.
– Develop and maintain strategic workforce plans built on both external and internal data.
– Embed OD, JA, SWP as an operational practice delivering commercial value for the business.
– Partner with business leaders to lead operating model and organisation design transformations.
– Design and implement organisation design and business transformation services.
– Connect organisation design and strategic workforce planning for integrated commercial outcomes.
– Facilitate capability frameworks, job architecture design, and capability assessments.
– Lead the design of business cases for transformational change.
– Track and report on business case outcomes and workforce transition plans.
– Conduct global OD, JA, SWP benchmarking and provide insights to Business Leaders.
– Provide design governance and assurance throughout the OD process.
– Build HR capability in OD, JA & SWP through business transformation services.

– Delivery Management:
– Establish delivery capabilities for OD & business transformation objectives.
– Implement governance processes for effective programme delivery.
– Integrate OD, JA, SWP delivery within broader organisational change mechanisms.
– Identify and mitigate delivery and implementation risks.
– Lead change management and communications planning.
– Facilitate forward-looking design thinking processes.

– Finance, Risk & Governance:
– Ensure alignment of OD and SWP processes with organisational governance and risk policies.
– Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
– Achieve desired business case and financial outcomes related to OD and workforce transition strategies.
– Manage people risk associated with OD, SWP & JA initiatives.
– Audit OD & SWP practices to ensure organisational alignment and standardisation.

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Experience & Qualifications:
– 10 years experience translating business strategies into practical organisation and people initiatives.
– Relevant B degree or studying toward completion of a relevant B degree (Honours/Masters preferred) in Human Behaviour/Commercial field.
– Proven track record in operating model and organisation design at a business unit level.
– Experience partnering with senior leaders/executives and leading business unit organisation design changes.
– Experience in HR practice design, implementation, and leadership.
– Expertise in designing and implementing enterprise-wide solutions that drive commercial impact.
– Understanding of workforce experience and design approaches.
– Experience in product operationalisation and commercialisation across channels.
– Experience in process and systems design, implementation, and enablement.
– Proven ability to guide executives through complex operating model problems/opportunities.
– Experience in leading and coaching others.
– Known for embracing diversity and inclusion, leveraging it to deliver significant business impact.
– Strong commercial judgment and decision-making skills.
– Proven track record in solutioning (people, process, systems).

Preferred Domain Knowledge:
– HR Strategy
– Employee Experience Design & Fulfilment
– Change & Communications
– Talent Acquisition and Attraction
– Learning & Development
– Talent Management
– Operating Model & Organisational Design (expert)
– Strategic Workforce Planning (expert)
– People Analytics
– Human Behavioural Science
– Employee Relations
– Reward & Recognition
– Culture, Leadership & Team Effectiveness (expert)

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