Senior Change Manager at Old Mutual South Africa

• The successful incumbent will utilize their knowledge of Change Management to develop a blended, flexible Change Management Framework which the business can leverage to ensure the alignment of people, process and systems enabling an agile way of work, and embedding new ways of work faster. This role is responsible for analyzing, planning, implementing and evaluating change strategies, facilitating a collaborative approach and framework to change across the enterprise and building ownership and capability in change leadership.

Role Description / Key Performance Areas

• Design and develop a blended fit for Purpose Change Management Framework, which supports OML’s EVP, employee experience and Agile way of work
• Develop the relevant tools | toolkits and communication material for the Change framework
• Develop the appropriate capability across the enterprise to support key strategic initiatives
• Ensure Change Leads, Line Management and HRBP’s are updated on the Framework and coached to ensure understanding of processes.
• Co-ordinate agreed project-driven Change Management initiatives across the Company
• Support change leadership and management at the enterprise level
• Develop a tracker| dashboard to monitor strategic and other change initiatives in the business across the enterprise.
• Define and measure success metrics and monitor change progress
• Consult and coach project teams
• Create actionable deliverables for change management levers: communications plan, sponsor roadmap, coaching plan, training plan, resistance management plan
• Integrate change management activities into a view of the OML change landscape and the implications on engagement, well-being and performance

Capability build

• Create a community of practice for change management to strengthen the capability in the organization, as an initiative for change practitioners to share, collaborate and solution challenges.
• Enabling capability build by promoting learning via open communication, mentoring, coaching.
• Coach managers and supervisors
• Coordinate efforts with other functional specialists

Qualifications Required

• Relevant Postgraduate | Master’s Degree

Experience Required

• 5 - 8 years consulting experience or 5 years management experience delivering HR consulting services with demonstrated experience in leading medium to large transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrate knowledge and experience in leading projects focused on supporting the organization on the future readiness and ways of working. Demonstrated specialist experience in change management (that includes Transformation Management, Organizational design/development, Communication, Stakeholder Management, Change Impact Assessments, Leadership Development, Training management, Business Readiness, and Change Adoption)
• Experience in managing an operating model transition and transformational programmes
• Previous experience/exposure to Agile methodology would be advantageous.

Competencies

• Strategic
• Innovation
• Leading with Influence
• Stakeholder Management
• Collaboration
• Strong planning and Organizational skills
• Coaching skills
• Executing
• Customer First
• Personal mastery
• Preference will be given to suitably qualified candidates in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

Skills

• Collaboration, Excellent organizational, planning and prioritizing skills, Innovation, Leading with Influence, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Innovation

Closing Date

07 February 2023