Change Management Specialist | Gauteng | Contract

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Are you passionate about driving meaningful organisational change that delivers lasting business impact? This is an opportunity to influence strategy, strengthen organisational capability, and help shape a high-performing workforce within a complex and dynamic environment. We are seeking an experienced Change Management Specialist to lead organisational development and change initiatives that align people, processes, and strategy. Working closely with business leaders and HR, you will develop and implement organisational development interventions, leadership capability programmes, performance management frameworks, and change initiatives that enable sustainable business transformation. You will play a key role in improving organisational effectiveness by analysing people-related processes, embedding organisational values, strengthening talent management practices, and ensuring change programmes are successfully adopted across the business. This position also includes oversight of organisational development budgets, governance, reporting, risk management, and continuous improvement initiatives. Our client is a well-established organisation operating within a highly regulated environment. They are committed to building a high-performance culture through innovation, leadership development, and continuous organisational improvement while investing in the long-term success of their people. What You'll Do Lead organisational development and change management initiatives. Design and implement organisational development interventions aligned to business strategy. Drive organisational effectiveness through people, culture, and process improvements. Develop leadership competency frameworks and leadership development programmes. Implement performance management frameworks, policies, and supporting systems. Develop and enhance organisational competency frameworks. Support talent management and succession planning initiatives. Analyse organisational structures and recommend improvements. Drive employee engagement and organisational culture programmes. Manage organisational development budgets and reporting. Identify, assess, and mitigate organisational development and change management risks. Compile reports and monitor the effectiveness of organisational development interventions. Ensure governance, procurement, and internal control requirements are maintained. What You Bring NQF Level 7 qualification in Human Resource Management, Industrial Psychology, or a related discipline. Minimum of 5 years' experience in Organisational Development, Change Management, and Skills Development. At least 5 years' experience in a managerial or specialist capacity. Strong knowledge of organisational design, leadership development, talent management, and performance management. Experience managing complex organisational change programmes. Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation, and communication skills. Excellent analytical, planning, and problem-solving abilities. Experience working within structured governance environments. What Success Looks Like Organisational change initiatives are successfully implemented and adopted. Leadership capability is strengthened through effective development programmes. Performance management frameworks support organisational objectives. Employee engagement and organisational culture continue to improve. Risks are proactively managed and organisational development programmes deliver measurable value. Strategic people initiatives contribute directly to business performance.