Johannesburg: Group Specialist – Job Architecture, Organisation Design & Strategic Workforce Planning posted by Isilumko Staffing

We are seeking a highly skilled Group Specialist to provide exceptional support in Organization Design (OD), Job Architecture (JA), and Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) to our Enterprise OD, JA, and SWP teams. The role involves consulting, benchmarking, and designing frameworks that align with our organizational objectives.

Key Responsibilities:
OD, JA & SWP Consulting & Support:
– Offer expert consulting and advisory services on large-scale operating model initiatives and programs.
– Provide diagnostic and analysis support for operating model and organization design initiatives.
– Independently lead workstreams, including scoping, designing, and implementing outcomes.

Framework Design & Maintenance:
– Design job architecture frameworks, OD blueprints, and capability frameworks.
– Maintain and update repositories for OD blueprints, JA, and capability & skills frameworks.

Benchmarking & Insights:
– Lead benchmarking initiatives across the Enterprise.
– Analyze benchmarking data to provide data-driven insights for OD, JA & SWP plans.

Integrated Talent Management:
– Work with integrated teams to reimagine OD, JA, SWP practices.
– Co-design, implement, and maintain policies, systems, and processes.
– Share outputs across the HR value chain and guide integrated talent plans.

Capability Building:
– Develop and deliver capability-building tools and learning journeys.
– Support delivery of coaching, training, and info-sharing across HR & Line Communities.

Delivery Management:
– Participate in delivery & execution teams for JA, OD, SWP design & implementation services.
– Align with agile working practices and support change & communications initiatives.

Finance, Risk & Governance:
– Coordinate OD, JA, SWP governance and mitigate operational risks.
– Support business case development and ensure compliance with risk and regulatory frameworks.
– Coach and mentor HR team members and conduct peer reviews.

Qualifications & Experience:
– 5-8 years of experience in providing JA, OD, SWP services.
– Relevant Degree/Honours in a Human Behaviour-related field.
– Expertise in OD, JA, SWP, and experience partnering with HR communities.
– Practical skills in OD blueprinting and Strategic Workforce Planning.
– Experience in developing workforce transition plans and HR product ownership.
– Proven track record in leading SWP, OD, JA components.
– Experience designing HR policies, frameworks, tools, and systems.
– Understanding of workforce experience and skills segmentation.
– Experience in training and coaching others.
– Demonstrates commercial judgment and decision-making.

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)