Key Focus:Plan, source, develop, facilitate, and evaluate training and development interventions.Oversee the Group's development portfolio, change management, organisational development, implementing best practice, emerging opportunities, supporting changing business needs, and/or individual career growth and advancement.Minimum Job Requirements:Honours Degree in Human Resource Management, OD, Industrial Organisation Psychology.Certificate in Project Management.Registered as an Industrial Organisational Psychologist/Psychometrist, a strong advantage.Min. 8 to 10 years experience in a similar role, within a manufacturing environment.Registered with HPCSA, SIOPSA or SABPP an added advantage, as is a Certification on Psychometric Assessments.Relevant Experience:Proven track record in building organisational capability through development practices.Previous experience as an organisational appointed Skills Development Facilitator.Seasoned in meeting requirements related to BBBEE/WSP/ATR/EE/SETA/Industry forums and DoL/internal audits.Clear history of being a Development Specialist within people development.Experience in managing an organisational learning budget.Adept with leading and implementing programmatic change initiatives.Proven experience in Organisational Development and/or Design practice. Familiarity with agile methods an advantage.Highly collaborative and approachable team member with strong soft skill and ability to lead a team. Excellent stakeholder management.Experience in managing Senior Managers.High level of organisation, attention to detail, professionalism, and reliability.Ability to prioritise and manage work in a fast-paced environment across multiple projects and work streams with competing time/resource demands.Key Performance Areas:Report to the Head of HR:Contribute to the business strategy by identifying, prioritising, and building people capabilities, behaviours, and structures.Lead the development of innovative OD and L&D projects, programmes, and initiatives.Provide direction and leadership in the development and implementation of change management processes.Lead the team to deliver a comprehensive service to wider business and the HRBP Teams.Develop, initiate, and maintain effective programs for talent development, retention, promotion, and succession planning.Develop, implement, and maintain customised leadership offerings.Identify high potential employees across all levels (new and existing) within the business and ensure development is in place to drive business sustainability.Drive culture transformation interventions and practices.Lead the development of retention strategies for scarce skills.Develop a clear company-employer brand and ensure implementation in all HR processes.Define framework for career counselling, coaching, and mentoring.Establish ways to measure the total effectiveness of all OD, learning and development programs.Monitor and report training data and statistics.Ensure all professional development, consultation and/or other procedures are in conformity with current standards of scientific or professional knowledge.Act as a Change Ambassador driving the business-specific change management, processes and interventions.Collaborate with external Consultants and vendors as needed to support organisational development initiatives.