Senior Manager: Organisational Development (Parktown)

Description

THE JOB AT A GLANCE

• Reporting to the Head of Organisational Effectiveness, the incumbent will provide strategic and practical organisational development support aligned with RMA’s strategy, target operating model and desired culture.
• The role will lead culture and team effectiveness interventions, organisational wellbeing, psychometric assessment strategy and delivery, and competency framework maintenance.
• Working with relevant partners, the incumbent will translate employee insights and assessment findings into targeted interventions that strengthen organisational effectiveness and support leadership development, career pathing and employee growth.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Analyse organisational needs and design, manage and evaluate OD initiatives that strengthen culture, team effectiveness and delivery of the strategy and culture
• Implement and monitor the holistic wellbeing strategy, coordinating service providers and addressing organisational factors affecting employee wellbeing
• Develop and manage RMA’s assessment centre and psychometric assessment approach, translating findings into practical recruitment and development recommendations
• Design and deliver culture interventions aligned with the desired culture, using employee surveys and feedback to guide action and measure progress
• Maintain competency framework, support career development and leadership interventions in partnership with Talent Management and Leadership Development.

Experience With Key Performance Areas

• Develop and review talent and OD policies and procedures
• Design, implement and maintain the competency framework
• Deliver OD interventions aligned with strategy and culture
• Design and evaluate culture and team effectiveness interventions
• Manage psychometric assessments and assessment centre delivery
• Continuous Research and benchmarking of OD processes
• Support development planning, career guidance and career pathing
• Manage Coaching and Mentorship Programmes
• Manage external facilitators, consultants and service providers
• Business needs identification and HR solution alignment to improve business, team and individual performance
• Implement and monitor wellbeing strategy and initiatives
• Use employee feedback and assessment insights to guide interventions.

Employee Engagement

• Manage the execution of “best company to work for” culture, in line with the strategy of RMA
• Manage the annual employee survey process and the facilitation of feedback and development of follow up action plans
• Facilitate employee focus group sessions to ensure employee engagement
• Line manager support on relevant OD / HR initiatives and programmes
• Provide consultancy and advisory service to management and staff on all OD related matters
• Monitor action-plan delivery and evaluate improvements in culture, employee experience and engagement.

Assessments

• Establish and manage RMA’s assessment centre and assessment framework
• Coordinate psychometric assessments and manage assessment providers
• Provide assessment feedback to employees, managers and HRBPs within professional scope
• Interpret assessment findings to inform recruitment, development and succession decisions
• Ensure appropriate assessment use, confidentiality and quality standards.

Requirements

WHAT YOU'LL BRING TO THE TABLE

• BA Degree in Industrial Psychology; NQF 7: Honours in Industrial Psychology
• Master's in Industrial Psychology
• Registration with the HPCSA as a Psychometrist
• Registration with HPCSA as an Industrial Psychologist
• 8 or more years’ experience in Organizational Development
• Experience with various OD tools
• Advanced facilitation experience.

Closing date: 29th October 2026