Responsibilities:

• Lead leadership and talent development programmes and build the people development architecture across levels, ensuring learning translates into measurable on-the-job capability.
• Build and embed a company-wide talent management, succession and career pathing approach, including calibrated talent reviews, bench strength analysis, and clear progression routes for high-potential employees.
• Develop and maintain competency frameworks and career pathways that define excellence per role and enable consistent readiness, development and internal mobility decisions.
• Drive targeted OD diagnostics and interventions to improve organisational effectiveness across sites.
• Set learning standards, priorities and impact measures—partnering closely with the Training & Development team for delivery and reporting.
• Use assessment insights to strengthen individual development plans and provide talent and capability insights.
• Work closely with the Talent Acquisition team to align workforce plans, role requirements and selection outcomes with internal pipeline and succession needs—hiring for both immediate and future potential.
• Champion performance enablement by equipping managers to set expectations, hold meaningful development conversations, and translate performance outcomes into targeted actions.
• Lead culture and values enablement through practical, site-level leadership interventions and drive early talent pipelines (learnerships, internships, student programmes) with clear progression pathways. 

Requirements:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Industrial/Organisational Psychology, Human Resources or related field.
• HPCSA registration as an Industrial Psychologist / Psychometrist.
• 5+ years’ experience in OD / Talent / Leadership Development / Performance Enablement
• Proven experience embedding succession planning, talent reviews, leadership development and capability governance (not only designing frameworks).
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder influence skills, able to partner credibly with operational managers.
• Strong analytical capability: translate data into insight, practical action, impact measurement and decision support.
• Sound knowledge of relevant SA legislation (BCEA, Employment Equity Act, Skills Development Act).
• Valid driver’s licence and own reliable transport

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