DIRECTOR N000627
Listing reference: nwu_000383
Listing status: Under Review
Apply by: 28 January 2022
Position summary
Industry: Education & Training
Job category: University and Academy
Location: Potchefstroom
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: The annual total remuneration package will be commensurate with the level of appointment as advertised and in line with the NWU policy guidelines.
Introduction
NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY (POTCHEFSTROOM CAMPUS)
DIVISION: PEOPLE AND CULTURE
DIRECTORATE: TALENT MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
VACANCY: DIRECTOR
PEROMNES GRADE: 5
POSITION NUMBER: N000627
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
To develop strategies and best practices for the attraction, development and retention of key talent in the organisation in line with organisational strategic objectives. Special focus will be given to driving a holistic deployment of expert advisory services in recruitment, talent management, learning and development, organisational development, strategic workforce planning, budgets, and costing.
Job description
Responsibilities:
Strategy development:
· Collect, analyse and maintain data gathered to inform targeted leadership development (e.g., succession planning).
· Develop talent management strategies and policies for the NWU, taking into account current and future needs of the organisation.
· Establish and maintain talent retention programmes.
· Develop and take joint accountability for implementation of a cohesive, long-term integrated talent management strategy with unitary application across NWU.
· Strategically position and facilitate the marketing and promotion of the NWU's assessments and related service.
Talent Management:
· Ensure the buy-in of NWU leadership and top management as well as the support and cooperation of all relevant stakeholders.
· Develop, disseminate, and implement edge creating talent management policies, processes, and practices for high-performance.
· Recommend and manage the implementation of policy interventions for effective organisational change and transformation in the interest of corporate strategy and with greater focus on management of key talent.
· Identify and implement best practice talent management programs and initiatives including management of talent inventories, on boarding initiatives, social capital initiatives, mentorship, shadowing, etc.
· Conduct surveys and analysis of employment trends within the NWU to inform decision-making and planning with respect to recruitment, deployment, compensation, and transfer of human capital.
· Identify internal and external opportunities and networks that can build potential talent and support NWU talent management strategy.
· Integrate talent management outputs into other strategic People and Culture business drivers such as transformation, leadership development, culture, recruitment and selection and EVP.
· Advise the organisation on HR capacity planning, talent acquisition, people development and offer professional sourcing services to operating units.
· Establish NWU competency framework for success model delivery.
Organisational Development:
· Execute and take joint accountability for the implementation of an institutional operating model to drive NWU strategy realisation and transformation.
· Research and design an architectural model in shaping the desired organisational model based on best practices.
· Lead organisational, role and work design to achieve alignment and integration across NWU.
· Lead organisation effectiveness, team development, and restructuring interventions.
· Maintain strategic relationships for purposes of expectation management, knowledge sharing and integration.
· Co-develop and implement a change management strategy for NWU aligned to the People and Culture strategic pillars.
· Develop, Maintain the job evaluation policy and guidelines.
· Establish and sustain continuous climate and culture measure(s) and implement corrective interventions to drive the transformation agenda.
· Monitor effectiveness of organisational culture, values, design, policies, procedures and practices in attracting, retaining and nurturing key talent in the organisation and building NWU employee brand and value proposition.
· Design an EVP for success model delivery and take joint accountability for implementation.
· Lead continuous employee engagement and commitment analytics and intervention design.
· Create and maintain an environment of equal employment opportunity, diversity and competitive advantage in support of the university’s diversity and inclusion strategic plan.
Learning and Development:
· Champion continuous improvement, management, organisation and staff development-training programs; supports the broader HR goal of enhancing the delivery of effective and efficient support services by assuming a leadership role in the transformation to a high performance organisation.
· Lead the University’s compliance with all legislations, regulations and national policy directives applicable to the Human Resources Development function, i.e. Nationals Skills Development Strategy (NSDS), National Human Resources Development Strategy (NHRDS), etc., recommend alignment strategies for approval, and ensure such strategies are implemented.
· Research, identify and introduce best practices and measure the service improvement in the staff L&D area.
· Oversee skills development compliance and alignment with SDA, NQF, NSDS, HRDS-SA, ETDPSETA and other SETA's requirements.
· Design and implement a learning and development system to align training programmes, policies, procedures and standards across all campuses.
Strategic Workforce Planning:
· Develop and implement a SWFP model.
· Oversee implementation and execution of the 5-year strategic workforce plan.
· Oversee the conduct of training to up skill managers on the workforce planning process, model and tools, joint accountability- Learning and Development.
· Oversee the facilitation development of a workforce plan per department and faculty.
· Oversee the execution of quarterly reviews with managers to review and revise workforce plans.
· Oversee workforce analytics, skills gap analysis and staff budgeting.
· Sustain a strategic workforce plan to impact sourcing strategies, development, and succession management.
· Representation on Institutional Employment Equity and Skills Development committees.
Management and Leadership:
· Policy integration of a variety of expert input and coherent implementation across a large organisation.
· Team composition, effectiveness, and efficiency.
· Stakeholder relationship development and effectiveness.
· Corporate governance conformance, reporting and risk management.
· Budgeting, cost management and cost-effectiveness.
· Unit processes and systems design, utilisation, effectiveness, and efficiency.
· Personal effectiveness, wholeness, and development.
· Values-based behaviour leadership and personal compliance.
Minimum requirements
· Honours degree in Human Resources or equivalent (essential)
· Masters' degree in Human Resources or equivalent (desirable)
· 10 Years concurrent experience in Human Resources of which preferably:
- 8-10 years as a Human Resources Generalist
- 5 years Management experience
- Experience in Higher Education (strong recommendation)
Functional/Technical Competencies (Knowledge and Skills):
· Organisational awareness by demonstrating knowledge of policy, procedures and discipline.
· Understand or exposure to a talent management international best practice.
· Good project management skills.
· Highly motivated, energetic self-starter who is proactive.
· Understanding and application of relevant legislative requirements.
· Extensive experience in aspect of talent management, recruitment and rewards and recognition.
· Ability to work under pressure and exhibit behaviour that speaks to brand promise of NWU.
· Membership on professional bodies: SABPP, SARA will serve as a strong recommendation.
· Demonstration of language proficiency to function optimally in the various functionally multilingual environments of the NWU.
ENQUIRIES REGARDING JOB CONTENT MAY BE DIRECTED to: Prof Mala Singh on 018 299 4970
ENQUIRIES REGARDING RECRUITMENT PROCESS MAY BE DIRECTED to: Yvette Lamprecht 018 285 2104
CLOSING DATE: 28 January 2022
COMMENCEMENT OF DUTIES: 01 April 2022
Kindly take note: applications must be submitted online through the official nwu vacancy website (PNET)
Applications must be accompanied by detailed CV and prove of qualifications
Incomplete applications and those submitted through any other platform will not be considered.
The University subscribes to and applies the principles of Employment Equity (EE) Act and is committed to transformation. Preference will be given to candidates from the designated groups, in accordance with the principles of the EE Act and NWU Employment Equity Plan.
The University reserves the right not to make an appointment. Communication will be limited to shortlisted candidates only.
If you are not contacted within two months from the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful
