The Department of the Premier, Western Cape Government, is offering two (2) permanent employment opportunities for Organisational Development Practitioners specialising in Organisational Design. The successful candidates will be responsible for executing and implementing organisational design and development interventions, including job evaluation, business process redesign, and change management. This role requires an appropriate 3-year tertiary qualification in Social Sciences, Humanities, Industrial Psychology, or a related field, plus a minimum of 1 year of relevant experience. The annual salary is R376,413 (Level 08). Applications close on 03 March 2025 and must be submitted online via the Western Cape Government jobs portal.
POST: ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONER: ORGANISATIONAL DESIGN
REFNO: DOTP 13/2025 (X2 POSTS)
SALARY: R376 413 per annum (Level 08)
CENTRE: Department of the Premier, Western Cape Government
CLOSING DATE: 03 March 2025
REQUIREMENTS:
- An appropriate 3-year tertiary qualification (National Diploma/B-Degree or higher) in Social Sciences/ Humanities/ Industrial Psychology/ Public Management and Business Management; A minimum of 1 year relevant experience.
- Recommendation: A valid Code B (or higher) driving licence.
- Competencies: Knowledge of the following: Latest advances in public management and industrial psychology theory and practice; Statutory framework governing the broad management of the Public Service; Policies of the government of the day (national and provincial); Provincial government functions and services; Intergovernmental relations; Organisation development theory, practice and techniques; Systems theory; Key elements/determinants of organisational performance as they relate to the field of organisation development including diagnostic and intervention processes and techniques; Key elements of organisational behaviour (such as leadership styles, interpersonal relations, power and politics, decision making, conflict, problem solving and ethics); The Equate/Evaluate Job Evaluation System; Group dynamics (roles and stages of group development); Project management; Benchmarking; Appreciative inquiry; Research methods /statistics (action research, quantitative and qualitative).
- Skills needed: Communication (written and verbal); Research; Analytical; Diagnostic; Conceptual, interpretive and formulation; Networking; Planning and organising; Project management; Intervention design; Innovative problem-solving; Benchmarking and Facilitation.
- Abilities: Function as a self-managing employee; Team player (including the ability to function in multi-functional teams); Interpretive and conceptualisation/formulation; Render advice and guidance in an objective yet dedicated manner; Multi-task, including simultaneous execution of two or more projects; Function under rapidly changing and pressurised circumstances..
DUTIES:
- Provide a Organisation Development service by executing and implementing Org Design and OD interventions by means of facilitation, group problem solving, capacity building and other appropriate OD techniques including areas Job evaluation, business process redesign and change management interventions; Contribute to the rendering of macro and transversal organisation design services; Document and report on OD interventions; Contribute to the facilitation of mandatory transversal service delivery and Batho Pele initiatives; Contribute to the optimisation, enablement and maintain organisation development methodologies, tools and techniques and provide input into the Directorate’s information management system and database with specific reference to OD interventions.
ENQUIRIES: Mr D Heynes Tel No: (021) 466 9555
APPLICATIONS:
To apply submit your application online only: via http://www.westerncape.gov.za/jobs or https://westerncapegov.erecruit.co.
NOTE:
All shortlisted candidates must make themselves available to be interviewed at a date, time and place as decided by the selection panel.
Please ensure that you submit your application on or before the closing date as no late applications will be considered.
The selection process will be guided by the EE targets of the employing department.
Kindly note that technical support is only available from Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 16.00.
Should you experience any difficulties with your online application you may contact the helpline at 0861 370 214.
All shortlisted candidates will be subjected to a technical exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which will be communicated by the Department.
Following the interview and technical exercise, the selection panel will recommend candidates to attend a generic managerial competency assessment (in compliance with the DPSA directive on the implementation of competency-based assessments).
The competency assessment will be testing generic managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS Competency Assessment tools.
The nominated 175 candidate will be required to complete the Senior Management Pre-Entry Programme before they may be appointed into this post.
The purpose of the Senior Management Pre-Entry Programme, which is a public service specific training programme applicable to all applicants who aspire to join the SMS, is to ensure that potential SMS members have a background on processes and procedures linked to the SMS.
The duration of the online Pre-Entry Programme is 120 notional hours (15 days).
Full details may be sourced by the following link: https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-preentryprogramme/ Furthermore, thanks to the huge public interest we receive many applications for our positions, and as such will not be able to respond personally to all applications.
Therefore, should you not hear from us within 10 weeks from close of advert please consider your application unsuccessful..
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