Manager: Organisational Development and Change Management (D3)

The Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority
(merSETA) is a Schedule 3A public entity established in terms of the Skills Development Act (Act
No. 97 of 1998) Registration Number 17/merSETA/01/04/20 to facilitate skills development for the
Metal and Engineering, Motor Retail and Components Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing,
Plastics Manufacturing and New Tyre Manufacturing Sectors Automotive Components
Manufacturing Chamber.
INTERNAL & EXTERNAL ADVERT
We have an excellent opportunity for the following professionals to join the Corporate Services Division.
Manager: Organisational Development and Change Management (D3)
Reference Number: MOD/HO/11/09/26
Salary Level: R92 351,75 per month
FIXED-TERM CONTRACT: 24 MONTHS
HEAD OFFICE
Role: The incumbent will be responsible for leading and overseeing the internal HR consultancy function
which will include overseeing projects across key practice areas such as operating model design,
organizational design, organizational transformation and change management, team effectiveness and
cross-functional collaboration, and process and performance improvement. The role also involves designing
the implementation of a number of changes and interventions that will enable and improve the effectiveness
of the business on organisational, team and individual level.
Key Responsibilities
The ideal candidate should be able to fulfill and perform the following responsibilities:
Organisational change & transformation delivery
• Lead change across complex transformation initiatives (e.g., operating model redesign,
organisational redesign, new ways of working).
• Conduct change impact assessments, readiness assessments and stakeholder analyses; develop and
execute tailored change plans.
• Identify resistance risks and implement mitigation strategies to enable smooth transitions and
adoption.
• Embed change into core business processes, policies and performance frameworks to sustain
outcomes.
Culture, engagement & capability building
• Design and implement culture, engagement and organisational development interventions that
reinforce merSETA values and enable strategic delivery.
• Lead the roll-out of behaviour, mindset and ways-of-working shifts to build a high-performing,
efficient and agile organisation.
• Coach and advise leaders and teams through change to build internal capability and leadership
excellence.
• Develop and deliver change management enablement (including change management training for
leaders and managers) to strengthen organisational change capacity.
Organisational effectiveness, diagnostics & continuous improvement
• Use diagnostic surveys, employee insights and evaluation tools to design, implement and evaluate
organisational improvements.
• Establish success metrics and reporting to measure change impact, adoption and benefits
realisation.
• Oversee capacity analysis and process mapping to identify efficiency opportunities and support
performance optimisation.
• Support divisions to diagnose operational problems and design implementable solutions
(programmes/procedures).
Stakeholder management & partnering
• Build trusted partnerships with internal stakeholders (HR, managers, executives, unions and cross-
functional teams).
• Collaborate across HR and business units to embed initiatives and ensure coordinated
implementation and communications.
Qualifications and Experience
• Postgraduate degree (NQF level 8) in one of the following fields – or an equivalent NQF level 8
that matches the Postgraduate degree in these areas
? Industrial Psychology
? Human Resource
? Social Science or related field
• A minimum of 8 years experience within Human Capital of which five (5) years’ has been hands-
on experience in Organisational Effectiveness and Change Management
• Experience in the implementation of Strategic Human Resource projects in the public sector is
essential
• Technical expertise in organizational design principles, organisational culture, change
management methodologies and performance optimization
• Experience with project management and leading cross-functional teams
Skills and Competencies:
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills (including senior leadership).
• Excellent verbal and written communication, facilitation and presentation skills.
• Change and communication practices; ability to develop compelling, practical materials.
• Behavioural science/psychology-informed approach to culture and change.
• People analytics and employee insights orientation; ability to define and use metrics to
demonstrate impact.
• Consulting mindset: diagnostic ability, solution design, and disciplined execution.
• Strong planning, organisation and delivery focus in a complex environment.
Advantageous requirements
The following will be advantageous and may strengthen an application:
• Formal change management certification (e.g., PROSCI / ADKAR or similar).
• Qualifications in Organisational Psychology / OD / HR beyond the minimum requirement.
• HPCSA registration.
• Registered coach.
This role requires extensive travel around the country to all merSETA regional offices.
Offer
The merSETA, offers a competitive salary package and an opportunity to work with a dynamic and diverse
team. If you meet the requirements and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please submit your
application for consideration.
CLOSING DATE: 11 September 2026
The merSETA is an equal opportunity employer and preference will be given to suitably qualified Affirmative
Action Candidates and People Living with Disabilities in line with the Employment Equity Plan. To apply for
this opportunity, submit a fully completed merSETA Job Application Form, a detailed Curriculum Vitae,
clearly quoting the Reference Number only as a subject in the email: [email protected]
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. You should not be contacted within 2 months after the closing
date, please know that your application was not successful.
The merSETA reserves the right not to make an appointment.
NB: All applications that do not submit a fully completed merSETA Job Application Form and do not
quote the correct reference number in the subject line will be automatically disqualified.
Applicants are required to follow all instructions as outlined in the advert when submitting their
applications.
This is re-advertisement of the vacancy applicants are encouraged to re-apply if they are still
interested.