DEPUTY DIRECTOR: ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Department of Water and Sanitation · Pretoria Head Office
- Closing date
- 30 October 2026
- Reference
- 301026/07
- Salary band
- R 1 101 468
- Application method
- Email application
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Department: Department of Water and Sanitation Location: Pretoria Head Office Salary: R1 101 468 per annum (Level 12), (all-inclusive salary packages) Requirements: An NQF level 7 qualification in Management Services/Operations Management/ Production Management/ Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Five (5) years management experience in Organisational Development environment. Sound experience in job evaluation processes and relevant system. Knowledge and understanding of organizational development and design principles. Knowledge of operations management tools. Knowledge of change management. Ability to develop operations management values chain. Ability to conduct high-level feasibility studies. Knowledge of policy development and implementation. Understanding of legislative and policy frameworks governing the public sector. Good communication skills both (verbal and written). Presentations, report writing and networking skills. Understanding of programme and project management. Strategic capability and leadership. People management and empowerment. Knowledge management. Service delivery and innovation. Problem solving and analysis. Client orientation and customer focus. Accountability and ethical conduct. Duties: Manage the development and review of organisational structure, job profiles and job grading. Conduct functional and establishment investigations. Manage the development of business process, SOP’s and service standards. Develop guidelines on operations management tools. Manage the implementation of all planned change. Research and develop change programmes that best fit for the organisational improvements. Monitor and evaluate the implementation of organisational structure, job profiles, job grading, operations management interventions and continuous improvement. Ensure maintenance of organisational structure, job profiles, job gradings, continuously improvement of the business process, SOP’s service standards and operations management policy. Management of human resources. Closing Date: 2026-10-30T23:59:00+02:00
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Requirements
- ✓An NQF level 7 qualification in Management Services/Operations Management/ Production Management/ Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- ✓Five (5) years management experience in Organisational Development environment
- ✓Sound experience in job evaluation processes and relevant system
- ✓Knowledge and understanding of organizational development and design principles
- ✓Knowledge of operations management tools
- ✓Knowledge of change management
- ✓Ability to develop operations management values chain
- ✓Ability to conduct high-level feasibility studies
- ✓Knowledge of policy development and implementation
- ✓Understanding of legislative and policy frameworks governing the public sector
Key responsibilities
- •Manage the development and review of organisational structure, job profiles and job grading
- •Conduct functional and establishment investigations
- •Manage the development of business process, SOP’s and service standards
- •Develop guidelines on operations management tools
- •Manage the implementation of all planned change
- •Research and develop change programmes that best fit for the organisational improvements
- •Monitor and evaluate the implementation of organisational structure, job profiles, job grading, operations management interventions and continuous improvement
- •Ensure maintenance of organisational structure, job profiles, job gradings, continuously improvement of the business process, SOP’s service standards and operations management policy
- •Management of human resources