Head - Talent and Organizational Development

Duties & Responsibilities Planning, organising, developing, implementing and providing effective management of the organisational development strategy that facilitates the alignment and integration of people effort, processes and technology with the business goals and culture. Applying knowledge of organisational assessment to designing, developing, implementing and evaluating change management programmes in a way that minimises business disruption while maintaining employee wellbeing. Leading the review, decomposition and reconstruction of business processes and organisational models and make recommendations for own-run outsource decisions for the purposes of organisational efficiency. Championing the implementation and maintenance of the Group quality management systems in line with the ISO standards. Championing the continuous improvement, alignment, and implementation of the Group performance management system, making sure that it is simple and easy to implement. Championing the employee engagement and culture agenda, to ensure continuous alignment of employee effort to the Group’s mission, vision, and shared values. Designing and implementing strategically-linked leadership pipeline development and technical competency acquisition programmes, which include, graduate development, supervisory development, management development, TOPP, CFA and actuarial development programmes. Leading the implementation of the learning and development cycle to ensure that the Group realises the return of investment from people development programmes. Effectively managing the department’s people, financial and material resources. Qualifications & Experience: The ideal candidate must possess the following: Undergraduate degree in behavioural sciences plus a relevant qualification/training in organisation development, facilitation, or related. Postgraduate qualification in business management is an added advantage. Seven years’ experience in the human resource management field, two of which should have been in talent and organisational development at a managerial level. Additional Requirements Demonstrable track record of implementing sustainable talent and organisational development initiatives. A tech-savvy individual with the ability to remotely implement talent and organisational development initiatives. Practical knowledge of using statistical packages and qualitative data analysis tools to convert data into information for the purposes of evidence-based decision-making. Proficiency in using Microsoft office packages to present information for the purposes of decision-making. Exceptional communication and group dynamics management skills.