THE JOB AT A GLANCE
Provide strategic leadership for RMA’s enterprise-wide transformation agenda by developing and governing the organisation’s B-BBEE, transformation, and social impact strategy. The role ensures compliance with legislative requirements, drives sustainable transformation outcomes, strengthens stakeholder partnerships, and maximises social and commercial value creation.
The Head: Transformation is accountable for overseeing performance across all B-BBEE scorecard elements, including Ownership, Management Control and Employment Equity, Skills Development, Enterprise and Supplier Development, Preferential Procurement, and Socio-Economic Development. The role leads governance, planning, budgeting, reporting, verification readiness, and the management of the Transformation Manager, Bursary Manager, and Corporate Social Initiatives Manager.
WHAT YOU WILL DOTransformation Strategy and Enterprise Governance
- Develop and implement the enterprise transformation strategy and annual plans aligned to RMA’s business objectives and social insurer mandate.
- Establish governance frameworks, policies, reporting mechanisms, and performance oversight across transformation and social impact initiatives.
- Advise EXCO, Board Committees, and leadership on transformation priorities, risks, opportunities, and compliance requirements.
- Translate transformation objectives into measurable business plans, targets, budgets, and accountability frameworks.
B-BBEE Scorecard Leadership and Verification
- Lead the enterprise B-BBEE strategy and scorecard improvement roadmap.
- Coordinate accountability across all B-BBEE scorecard elements.
- Oversee verification readiness, audit evidence, and relationships with verification agencies and advisors.
- Ensure accurate, compliant, and supportable scorecard submissions.
SED, CSI and Social Impact Portfolio
- Direct the organisation’s Socio-Economic Development (SED), Corporate Social Investment (CSI), and social impact strategy.
- Oversee programme design, funding, partner management, monitoring, evaluation, and impact measurement.
- Ensure regulatory compliance, governance integrity, and verification readiness across all social investment activities.
Enterprise Development and Supplier Development
- Develop and oversee Enterprise and Supplier Development strategies that support sustainable growth of qualifying enterprises.
- Identify beneficiaries, implement support programmes, and monitor commercial and developmental outcomes.
- Ensure effective governance, risk management, reporting, and maintenance of supporting evidence.
- Build partnerships and initiatives that strengthen supplier capability and economic participation.
Preferential Procurement and Inclusive Supply Chain
- Partner with Procurement to improve supplier diversity and B-BBEE procurement performance.
- Increase spend with compliant and designated suppliers.
- Monitor procurement transformation metrics and ensure accurate, auditable reporting.
Skills Development, Bursaries and Pipeline Investment
- Oversee bursaries, study assistance, learner programmes, and education investments as key transformation levers.
- Ensure alignment between skills development initiatives, workforce needs, scarce skills, and SETA opportunities.
- Govern beneficiary selection, funding, academic progression, placement, reporting, and verification requirements.
Employment Equity, Management Control and Ownership Enablement
- Provide transformation oversight for Employment Equity and Management Control scorecard elements.
- Monitor workforce representation targets and transformation commitments.
- Escalate material risks and performance gaps through appropriate governance structures.
- Coordinate ownership-related B-BBEE evidence with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
Corporate Stakeholder Partnerships and Representation
- Build and manage relationships with government, regulators, industry bodies, educational institutions, NPOs, suppliers, and community partners.
- Represent RMA in transformation, sustainability, and corporate responsibility forums.
- Establish partnerships and co-funding opportunities that enhance organisational impact and value creation.
Financial Management, Risk and Assurance
- Manage the transformation and social investment budget, including planning, forecasting, and expenditure control.
- Ensure compliance with governance, procurement, regulatory, audit, and risk management requirements.
- Maintain a comprehensive risk framework covering regulatory, operational, financial, verification, and reputational risks.
Reporting, Impact Measurement and Executive Insight
- Develop and oversee an integrated transformation and impact measurement framework.
- Produce monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for EXCO, Board Committees, governance forums, and verification purposes.
- Use data and analytics to evaluate programme effectiveness, optimise investment decisions, and enhance transformation outcomes.
People Leadership and Functional Excellence
- Lead and develop the Transformation Manager, Bursary Manager, and Corporate Social Initiatives Manager.
- Establish performance standards, priorities, and operating practices for the function.
- Build a high-performing, ethical, evidence-based transformation capability that delivers measurable business and social impact outcomes.