Change Enablement Consultant

Job Purpose

To design, develop and implement strategic change initiatives to enable people practices to successfully deliver on the organisational business strategy.

Job Responsibilities

• Deliver change project results effectively, on time and within risk parameters


• Execute change management practices that are methodical, planned and deliberate in the delivery of the project objectives


• Influence practice by indicating the impact it has on organisational coherence


• Consider the duration, impacted audiences, complexity of changes and organisational capability as well as informing the selection of an appropriate change strategy to conduct a change size and impact assessment


• Create a change plan in support of implementing the strategy in partnership with the larger project/program team to collectively realise the change benefits


• Identify change team members representative of the organisation to maximise the delivery of sustainable change


• Select Change interventions to optimise the shift required to progress the enrolment of stakeholder/s


• Implement required change interventions to ensure achievement of the change enrolment objectives  with due consideration to institutional policies, practices and agreements


• Compile change reports highlighting progress, issues and risks to key decision makers to ensure change governance and implementation progress


• Assist in determining the strategic change  management enablers, contribute to and challenge the relevant business cases to co-create various strategic plans


• Integrate various People Practice indicators to articulate the people impact 


• Apply/Integrate Change Management models and methodology to design change and communication plans/frameworks


• Implement innovative change practices through the design and development of initiatives


• Apply change management  principles to plan and execute specific key strategic initiatives (organisational change, technical and cultural)


• Apply proven Change Management practices to deliver sound benefits in a governed way


• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc)


• Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy (e.g.. Green Strategy)


• Seek opportunities to improve business processes and systems by identifying and recommending effective ways to operate and adding value to Nedbank


• Prioritise and plan own activities to deliver on agreed business requirements


• Give advice on the improvement of change effectiveness


• Assess and analyse various business indicators and put forward recommendations


• Conduct Stakeholder Analysis to determine an appropriate engagement approach and optimise participation and support for the planned change


• Monitor stakeholder involvement levels and maximise buy-in


• Develop collaborative relationships through face to face meetings


• Build credible business partnerships through professionalism and quality of advice and leadership.


• Engage various stakeholders deliberately and proactively  through communication, collaboration and dedicating time


• Influence and coach key stakeholders to enable effectiveness of  change management.


• Role model the competencies of change leadership to build change management capability

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

Preferred Qualification

Post graduate degree in Industrial and Organisational Psychology or related (Bcom/BA Psychology)

Preferred Certifications

Preferred - Change Management certification (Prosci/HCMBok/Lean Change Management)

Minimum Experience Level

3 to 5 years experience in a Change Management role

Technical / Professional Knowledge

Behavioural Competencies

Employment Equity Statement

Preference will be given to individuals from underrepresented groups.