Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Lead the development, execution and communication of holistic and integrated enterprise change strategies and frameworks that support the strategic objectives of the SARB.
• Define and communicate change toolkits, governance processes, training programmes and aggregated transformation roadmaps for the delivery of changes that will lead to business and operational benefits.
• Drive the delivery of a single view of change across the SARB.
• Manage relationships with key business stakeholders, including group communications, human resources and the change management network, to facilitate cross-functional collaboration and ensure an aligned change management approach.
• Coordinate and align change strategies to manage the impact on internal and external stakeholders, which include other regulators, authorised dealers, financial institutions and companies.
• Define the communications strategy and approach for the change portfolio, working together with the Head of Communications Division.
• Use advanced analytics to provide comprehensive reports on the enterprise change management function, including overall change readiness, adoption and business impact within the SARB.
• Maintain a network with other central banks or similar type industries on enterprise change management leading trends.
• Develop and manage relationships with key business stakeholders through the Strategy Management Office (SMO) business partnering model to enable effective strategy execution.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to the enterprise change management function and ensure compliance with relevant governance frameworks as defined by the SARB and the SMO Centre of Excellence.

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• an Honours degree in Human Sciences or a related qualification; and
• 8−10 years’ job-related change management experience with large-scale organisational change.

The following would be an added advantage:

• a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree; and
• a previous experience as the Head of Enterprise Change.