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Our client in the software sector is seeking a highly skilled Program Director on a contract duration of 6 months.
Program Director
Recruiter:
A 1L Realization (Pty) Ltd
Job Ref:
JHB000683/Tshid
Date posted:
Friday, July 4, 2025
Location:
Centurion, South Africa
SUMMARY:
Our client in the software sector is seeking a highly skilled Program Director on a contract duration of 6 months.
POSITION INFO:
Job Summary:
The Program Director is responsible for overseeing and coordinating a portfolio of projects and initiatives aligned with the organization’s strategic goals. This role involves leading cross-functional teams, managing program budgets and timelines, ensuring stakeholder alignment, and driving successful delivery of program objectives. The Program Director plays a critical leadership role in ensuring consistency, communication, and alignment across projects while fostering innovation and continuous improvement.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
- Minimum of 8–10 years of experience in program or project management, with at least 3 years in a leadership capacity.
- Proven track record of managing large-scale, cross-functional programs in complex environments.
- Strong understanding of project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches).
- Excellent leadership, organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience in budgeting, resource planning, and risk management.
- Relevant certifications such as PMP, PgMP, or PRINCE2 are an advantage.
- Strategic thinking with the ability to balance short-term priorities and long-term goals.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced and evolving environments.
- Seniority level Director
- Employment type Contract
- Job function Business Development and Sales
- Industries Advertising Services
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Network Program Director
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A key roll in network projects delivery. Ensure customers experience an effective and efficient presales and service delivery engagement. Support network sales in critical opportunities/ programs to establish clear and realistic plans for delivery of products and services and ensure readiness to deliver on the pre-sales plan and ensure full alignment of contractual obligations with the customer. Lead the delivery of critical opportunities with full responsibility of the program / project delivery via establishing the delivery delivery processes, tools and methods . Must have a background in service delivery, network rollout, financial acumen and a good business understanding. Esure customer satisfaction and serve as the escalation point for all products and services delivery activities. Drive the establishment of of key projects in line with preseales and contractual commitment. Drive the recovery plan when necessary to secure reaching of targets.
Assistant Program Director - Juvenile Justice New Worcester
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Worcester
Join Eliot – A Place to Belong, Grow, and Inspire ChangeAt Eliot, your work has purpose. You’ll be part of a compassionate, mission-driven team committed to resilience, empowerment, and lasting change. We foster an inclusive workplace where all backgrounds and perspectives are valued, creating a culture of belonging and professional growth.
Benefits at EliotWe prioritize your well-being, work-life balance, and career growth. Benefit eligible positions include:
- Generous Paid Time Off – Vacation, sick time, and paid holidays
- Comprehensive Benefits – Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Retirement Savings – 401(k) with employer match
- Wellness & Family Support – Discounted fitness services and access to trusted childcare resources
- Financial Security – 100% company-paid life and accidental death insurance
- Professional Growth – Ongoing training, career advancement programs, tuition reimbursement, and leadership development
Overview :
Eliot is seeking an Assistant Program Director to support the day-to-day operations of our Independent Living Program for court-involved youth. The ideal candidate is a strong leader with experience in youth services and community-based programming. This role involves teaching youth independent living skills, executing treatment plans and supporting and engaging youth in community, educational, medical, behavioral health, and vocational activities.
Responsibilities :
- Oversee daily operations and ensure compliance with DYS, DEEC, contract, and agency policies.
- Assist youth in the development and execution of treatment and crisis plans.
- Work with collaborators to identify and secure community resources and support.
- Serve as an active member of the youth’s treatment team.
- Create an accountable environment through unannounced and announced visits.
- Train youth on independent living skills in life domains.
- Create a daily schedule for the youth to include vocational or educational opportunities, recreation, maintenance of apartment and connections to support.
- Uphold professional boundaries and model ethical behavior and cultural sensitivity.
- Maintain certifications in all required training.
Qualifications :
- BA/BS in a related field with at least 2 years of relevant experience.
- Effective communication, collaboration and organizational skills.
- Must be 21+, with a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and emergency contact access.
Schedule: Wednesday and Sunday (10am-6pm), Thursday, Friday, Saturday (1pm,-9pm), Monday and Tuesday OFF
$70,000 - $80,000 USD
At Eliot, we are committed to supporting you at every stage of your career, providing opportunities for growth, purpose, and community. We foster belonging in the workplace by identifying and removing barriers that may prevent individuals of all backgrounds from reaching their full potential, advancing into leadership roles, and fully engaging at all levels of the organization.
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#J-18808-LjbffrAssociate Residency Program Director- Anesthesiology Worcester, MA
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Associate Residency Program Director- Anesthesiology Worcester, MA page is loadedAssociate Residency Program Director- Anesthesiology Worcester, MA Apply remote type On-site (100% Onsite) locations Worcester, MA University Campus time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id R25106812Are you a current UMass Memorial Health caregiver? Apply now through Workday.
Everyone Is a Caregiver
At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.
The Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine at UMass Chan and Memorial Health and in Worcester, MA is recruiting into the role of Associate Residency Program Director for our growing and fully integrated Residency Program of 44 Residents. UMass Memorial Health is the region’s Level I Trauma Center and Safety Net Hospital serving a Community of more than 1.5 million Residents. The Associate Program Director reports to the Program Director and assists in the operation of the residency program. The Associate Program Director must dedicate to this role at least the defined % FTE required by the specialty-specific program requirements (using a 40- hour work week unless otherwise stated). Salary support for the Associate Program Director as defined in the ACGME specialty-specific program requirements will be provided. Eligible candidates should have no less than 2 years of clinical experience in Academic Medicine and be board certified in Anesthesiology.
Qualifications
Qualifications of the Associate Program Director must include the following:
- Requisite expertise and documented educational and administrative experience acceptable to the
Residency Review Committee
- Current certification in the specialty by the corresponding American Board of Medical
Specialties, or specialty qualifications that are acceptable to the Review Committee
- Current medical licensure
Responsibilities
- The Program Director must define the responsibilities of the Associate Program Director to meet the needs of the program while maintaining overall authority, accountability and oversight for the operation of the program.
- Areas of involvement by the Associate Program Director may include:
- Education
- To assist the Program Director in overseeing and ensuring the quality of didactic and clinical education in all sites that participate in the program.
- To assist the Program Director in ensuring that the program does not place excessive reliance on residents for service as opposed to education.
- To assist the Program Director in ensuring the residents have the required experience with procedures, diagnostic and therapeutic methods.
- Supervision
- To assist the Program Director in monitoring resident supervision at all participating sites.
- Evaluation
- To assist the Program Director in developing, implementing and assessing the reliability and validity of evaluation methods.
- Quality Improvement
- To assist the Program Director in ensuring that departmental clinical quality improvement programs are integrated into the residency program.
- Duty Hours/Learning Environment
- To assist the Program Director in monitoring resident duty hours, according to Sponsoring Institutional policies, with a frequency sufficient to ensure compliance with ACGME requirements.
- To assist the Program Director in ensuring that resident schedules do not result in excessive service demands and/or fatigue.
- To assist the Program Director in monitoring the need for and ensure the provision of back-up support systems when patient care responsibilities are unusually difficult or prolonged.
- To assist the Program Director in monitoring resident stress, including mental or emotional conditions inhibiting performance or learning, and drug or alcohol related dysfunction.
- Faculty Development
- To continue medical education research and scholarly development that would lead to progressive professorial advancement and national recognition in an area of clinical education expertise.
- Education
- Responsibilities not specifically outlined in the above ACGME Requirements:
- Attend all residency town hall meetings (if not on vacation or offsite)
- Be a member of and attend (when not on vacation or offsite) meetings of the following committees:
- Clinical Competency committee:
- Serve as the CCC Chair.
- Serve in the role of Class Leader for 1 class (In collaboration with the clinical base year director and other appointed CCC class leaders).
- Program Evaluation committee.
- Residency Recruitment committee.
- Serve as a residency interviewer (all 9 sessions per year).
- Serve as a residency application reviewer.
- Clinical Competency committee:
- In collaboration with the Program Director, the Associate Program Director will participate in the mentoring/advising of medical students, up to and including having availability during office hours and writing letters of recommendation.
- Support
- The Associate Program Director will receive a stipend for their role.
- The Associate Program Director will receive a minimum 0.2 FTE academic time in accordance with ACGME requirements.
Benefits *New Compensation Package*
As a member of UMass Memorial Health, our anesthesiologists have received a newly updated compensation package that values your contributions:
- Salaries from $447K to $20K based on experience, fellowship training and sub-specialty practice
- Sign-on bonuses and newly added referral bonus program
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage
- Nine weeks of paid time off (vacation/CME/holidays)
- Practice/CME allowance - 6,000 per fiscal year
- Employer-funded retirement contributions of 8% of base salary, with additional retirement vehicles
- Comprehensive tuition reimbursement benefit
- Paid family and medical leave; short-term and long-term disability programs
- Built-in post-call days to ensure work-life balance
- Ability for additional income with incentivized voluntary additional call
- Hospital liability insurance
The department comprises 160 clinical providers with diverse cultural backgrounds, delivering advanced perioperative care across seven clinical sites: three hospitals, two ambulatory surgery centers and two GI centers. The department, in partnership with the Medical School, is committed to the ongoing professional development of our faculty. An academic appointment is awarded commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Visit our department website to learn more about our department.
Qualifications
Eligible individuals should have the following qualifications:
- Must hold a MD or DO degree and qualify for a Massachusetts license
- Be board certified or board eligible in anesthesiology
Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae to:
J. Matthias Walz, MD, FCCP
Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery, UMass Chan Medical School
Chair, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, UMass Memorial Health
C/o Krystal Vincent
UMass Memorial Health
UMass Memorial Health is the largest not-for-profit health care system in Central Massachusetts with 20,000 caregivers and 2,500 physicians, many of whom are members of UMass Memorial Medical Group. Our comprehensive system includes UMass Memorial Medical Center, UMass Memorial Health – Harrington, UMass Memorial Health – HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital, UMass Memorial Health – Marlborough Hospital, and UMass Memorial Health – Community Healthlink. Together, we impact every aspect of life in the region by making health and wellness services available to everyone, at the bedside, in the clinic or community, or even at home, advocating for social equality and providing economic stability and opportunity. There are many ways to heal. We pursue them all. Relentlessly. Visit .
UMass Memorial Medical Center
A teaching hospital with over 700 beds and 8,000 caregivers, UMass Memorial Medical Center is dedicated to ensuring the health and well-being of our communities across Central Massachusetts. With our academic partner, UMass Chan Medical School, we are the source of academic and clinical excellence in primary and specialty care, community service, teaching and research. Visit .
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.
As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.
About UsAt UMass Memorial Health , everyone is a caregiver. No matter their responsibilities or title, every employee or “caregiver” fills an important role for our patients and their families every day.
Who is a caregiver? It’s not just the person who delivers the care. It’s all the people who make it work … and make it better. Caregivers give everything that helps patients heal, from expertise to extra attention. They give clean, comfortable rooms. Fast, accurate answers. And an easier, less stressful experience. They give warm, reassuring smiles, and helping hands.
We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, our community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.
#J-18808-LjbffrAssociate Residency Program Director- Anesthesiology Worcester, MA
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Associate Residency Program Director- Anesthesiology Worcester, MA page is loaded Associate Residency Program Director- Anesthesiology Worcester, MA Apply remote type On-site (100% Onsite) locations Worcester, MA University Campus time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id R25106812 Are you a current UMass Memorial Health caregiver? Apply now through Workday.
Everyone Is a Caregiver
At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.
The Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine at UMass Chan and Memorial Health and in Worcester, MA is recruiting into the role of Associate Residency Program Director for our growing and fully integrated Residency Program of 44 Residents. UMass Memorial Health is the region’s Level I Trauma Center and Safety Net Hospital serving a Community of more than 1.5 million Residents. The Associate Program Director reports to the Program Director and assists in the operation of the residency program. The Associate Program Director must dedicate to this role at least the defined % FTE required by the specialty-specific program requirements (using a 40- hour work week unless otherwise stated). Salary support for the Associate Program Director as defined in the ACGME specialty-specific program requirements will be provided. Eligible candidates should have no less than 2 years of clinical experience in Academic Medicine and be board certified in Anesthesiology.
Qualifications
Qualifications of the Associate Program Director must include the following:
- Requisite expertise and documented educational and administrative experience acceptable to the
Residency Review Committee
- Current certification in the specialty by the corresponding American Board of Medical
Specialties, or specialty qualifications that are acceptable to the Review Committee
- Current medical licensure
Responsibilities
- The Program Director must define the responsibilities of the Associate Program Director to meet the needs of the program while maintaining overall authority, accountability and oversight for the operation of the program.
- Areas of involvement by the Associate Program Director may include:
- Education
- To assist the Program Director in overseeing and ensuring the quality of didactic and clinical education in all sites that participate in the program.
- To assist the Program Director in ensuring that the program does not place excessive reliance on residents for service as opposed to education.
- To assist the Program Director in ensuring the residents have the required experience with procedures, diagnostic and therapeutic methods.
- Supervision
- To assist the Program Director in monitoring resident supervision at all participating sites.
- Evaluation
- To assist the Program Director in developing, implementing and assessing the reliability and validity of evaluation methods.
- Quality Improvement
- To assist the Program Director in ensuring that departmental clinical quality improvement programs are integrated into the residency program.
- Duty Hours/Learning Environment
- To assist the Program Director in monitoring resident duty hours, according to Sponsoring Institutional policies, with a frequency sufficient to ensure compliance with ACGME requirements.
- To assist the Program Director in ensuring that resident schedules do not result in excessive service demands and/or fatigue.
- To assist the Program Director in monitoring the need for and ensure the provision of back-up support systems when patient care responsibilities are unusually difficult or prolonged.
- To assist the Program Director in monitoring resident stress, including mental or emotional conditions inhibiting performance or learning, and drug or alcohol related dysfunction.
- Faculty Development
- To continue medical education research and scholarly development that would lead to progressive professorial advancement and national recognition in an area of clinical education expertise.
- Education
- Responsibilities not specifically outlined in the above ACGME Requirements:
- Attend all residency town hall meetings (if not on vacation or offsite)
- Be a member of and attend (when not on vacation or offsite) meetings of the following committees:
- Clinical Competency committee:
- Serve as the CCC Chair.
- Serve in the role of Class Leader for 1 class (In collaboration with the clinical base year director and other appointed CCC class leaders).
- Program Evaluation committee.
- Residency Recruitment committee.
- Serve as a residency interviewer (all 9 sessions per year).
- Serve as a residency application reviewer.
- Clinical Competency committee:
- In collaboration with the Program Director, the Associate Program Director will participate in the mentoring/advising of medical students, up to and including having availability during office hours and writing letters of recommendation.
- Support
- The Associate Program Director will receive a stipend for their role.
- The Associate Program Director will receive a minimum 0.2 FTE academic time in accordance with ACGME requirements.
Benefits *New Compensation Package*
As a member of UMass Memorial Health, our anesthesiologists have received a newly updated compensation package that values your contributions:
- Salaries from $447K to $20K based on experience, fellowship training and sub-specialty practice
- Sign-on bonuses and newly added referral bonus program
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage
- Nine weeks of paid time off (vacation/CME/holidays)
- Practice/CME allowance - 6,000 per fiscal year
- Employer-funded retirement contributions of 8% of base salary, with additional retirement vehicles
- Comprehensive tuition reimbursement benefit
- Paid family and medical leave; short-term and long-term disability programs
- Built-in post-call days to ensure work-life balance
- Ability for additional income with incentivized voluntary additional call
- Hospital liability insurance
The department comprises 160 clinical providers with diverse cultural backgrounds, delivering advanced perioperative care across seven clinical sites: three hospitals, two ambulatory surgery centers and two GI centers. The department, in partnership with the Medical School, is committed to the ongoing professional development of our faculty. An academic appointment is awarded commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Visit our department website to learn more about our department.
Qualifications
Eligible individuals should have the following qualifications:
- Must hold a MD or DO degree and qualify for a Massachusetts license
- Be board certified or board eligible in anesthesiology
Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae to:
J. Matthias Walz, MD, FCCP
Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery, UMass Chan Medical School
Chair, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, UMass Memorial Health
C/o Krystal Vincent
UMass Memorial Health
UMass Memorial Health is the largest not-for-profit health care system in Central Massachusetts with 20,000 caregivers and 2,500 physicians, many of whom are members of UMass Memorial Medical Group. Our comprehensive system includes UMass Memorial Medical Center, UMass Memorial Health – Harrington, UMass Memorial Health – HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital, UMass Memorial Health – Marlborough Hospital, and UMass Memorial Health – Community Healthlink. Together, we impact every aspect of life in the region by making health and wellness services available to everyone, at the bedside, in the clinic or community, or even at home, advocating for social equality and providing economic stability and opportunity. There are many ways to heal. We pursue them all. Relentlessly. Visit .
UMass Memorial Medical Center
A teaching hospital with over 700 beds and 8,000 caregivers, UMass Memorial Medical Center is dedicated to ensuring the health and well-being of our communities across Central Massachusetts. With our academic partner, UMass Chan Medical School, we are the source of academic and clinical excellence in primary and specialty care, community service, teaching and research. Visit .
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.
As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.
About UsAt UMass Memorial Health , everyone is a caregiver. No matter their responsibilities or title, every employee or “caregiver” fills an important role for our patients and their families every day.
Who is a caregiver? It’s not just the person who delivers the care. It’s all the people who make it work … and make it better. Caregivers give everything that helps patients heal, from expertise to extra attention. They give clean, comfortable rooms. Fast, accurate answers. And an easier, less stressful experience. They give warm, reassuring smiles, and helping hands.
We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, our community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.
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Strategic Workforce Planning Specialist
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The incumbent will be responsible and accountable for the facilitation, guiding, directing, consolidation, monitoring and status reporting of SANBS Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) processes, initiatives, actions and implementation plans.
Key Performance Areas
KPA 1: Direct and facilitate, guide & drive SWP in SANBS
- Provide specialists input by facilitating and directing, and driving all SWP processes and activities to ensure consistent application with optimal return for the business.
- Manage the SWP process from start to finish and accept final responsibility of the organization-wide workforce plan.
- Develop and implement the SWP policy, governance and frameworks.
- Coordinate and schedule all SWP processes and activities ensuring alignment with the annual business cycle, leadership and reporting protocols.
- Ensure all divisional SWP plans are timely submitted and comply with the SWP procedures and specifications.
- Support divisions with SWP implementation and actions and proactively advise to ensure optimal return on investment.
KPA 2: Relationship Management
- Strategic partner to the Executives, Senior Managers & Managers within SANBS to support SWP.
- SWP stakeholder relationships management across the Departments and Divisions.
- Support and enable a common SWP understanding in SANBS.
- Ensure integration of all the functions in the SWP process and synergies and opportunities are fully exploited.
- Close working relationship with Learning & Development to ensure the training matrix is active and supports all the SWP processes and actions.
KPA 3: Management of the SWP Annual Scenario Planning processes
- Facilitate, direct and coordinate the annual SWP scenario planning process per department ensuring consistent application across SANBS.
- Custodian of SWP templates and tools, ensuring templates and tools are reviewed when required to support efficiencies and effectiveness.
- Ensure efficient scheduling and communication to support timely delivery.
- Consolidate all divisional scenario plans in the SANBS plan, clearly articulating time, deliverables, actions and accountability.
KPA 4: Monitoring of SWP action plans, implementation
- Proactively monitor the implementation and progress on all SWP action plans and identify potential opportunities to improve when required.
- Interpret, provide input and revise (if necessary) divisional action plans, if no longer serving the organization.
KPA 5: Reporting
- Consolidated SWP Reporting: Quarterly & Annually, ensuring accuracy and timely reporting.
- Develop and submit reports detailing the link to business performance and quantify impact.
- Develop reports associated with the 5-year strategic plan time horizon of the organization.
KPA 6: Up-to-date, accurate data and information management for SWP
- Implement and ensure all information utilized on the SWP system and/or database/s is up-to-date and accurate.
- Quality assurance checks and audits of information on a regular basis to ensure accuracy, relevancy and up-to-date information.
- Ensure a procedure to maintain all information sources utilized effectively.
- Develop appropriate and efficient systems to ensure accurate data management.
- Interpret the SANBS workforce data and provide recommendations to senior leadership.
KPA 7: SWP Stakeholder Management
- Support a consistent and common understanding of SWP across SANBS by developing communications for utilization by the Executives and Managers.
- Draft SWP messaging and communication to support SWP implementation.
- Drive change management to ensure strategic alignment with all relevant stakeholders in the process.
KPA 8: Risk Management
- Identify potential early warning SWP risks and propose mitigating actions for approval and implementation.
- Assist and support internal and external auditors by submitting correct data and reports.
- Ensure organization-wide adherence to SWP policy and procedures.
- Integrate SWP risks into the broader organizational strategic risk register.
KPA 9: Continuous Improvement and quality management
- Identify opportunities to improve SWP and business processes at appropriate intervals.
- Proactively identify opportunities and potential synergies across the business with skills planning and integration to talent mapping processes.
- Incorporate SWP opportunities into the SANBS quality management system.
- Track and monitor process improvements actions.
KPA 10: SWP Governance
- Ensure SWP policies and procedures are up-to-date and support the business needs and requirements whilst adhering to labour laws and legislation.
- Ensure SWP templates are reviewed timeously to support efficiencies and effectiveness of SWP operations.
- Ensure a common understanding of SWP processes and procedures across SANBS.
Cognitive Skills
- Analytical thinking and attention to detail.
- Management Control.
- Project Management.
- Change Management.
- Holistic / Big Picture.
- Judgment and Decision making.
- Problem solving.
- Planning, Organizing and Monitoring.
- Knowledge of ER theory, concepts and best practice.
Personal Skills
- Ethical behaviour.
- Excellence Orientation.
- Resilience and stress management.
- Self-Management.
- Customer Service Orientation.
- Confidentiality.
- Resourceful.
Interpersonal Skills
- Communication.
- Conflict Management.
- Knowledge Sharing.
- Organizational Awareness.
- Relationship Building.
- Teamwork.
Professional Technical Skills
- Systems Competence.
- Business and Financial Acumen.
- Best Practice Thinking.
- SWP Practice.
- Business process understanding.
- Presentation and Business writing skills.
Leadership Skills
- Practical Execution Management.
Education
- Degree in Business, Strategic Management, Human Resources, Industrial Psychology or equivalent.
- Honors degree will be an advantage.
Experience and Knowledge Requirements
- 5 to 8 years relevant experience.
- Proven track record in the application of analytics in decision-making.
- Advanced Excel and data management skills.
- Understanding of the strategic management principles and processes.
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of strategic human resource management.
- Excellent understanding of operational business activities and relationship to manpower planning.
- Excellent understanding of skills development.
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of strategic workforce planning.
- The ability to translate business needs and requirements into practical people solutions.
- Knowledge of Labour Legislation.
- Advanced knowledge of information technology systems (SAP preferred).
- Up-to-date knowledge and understanding of new developments and strategies in Human Resources, transformation, high-performance cultures and change environments.
- Exposure and experience in/to a unionized environment.
- The ability to inspire, influence and create a positive work environment and atmosphere.
- The ability to understand, respect and work with all levels, different management styles, different personalities, work approaches, and cultures.
Strategic workforce planning specialist
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