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Absa

Lead: Organisation Design Change

LocationJohannesburg
Work modehybrid
Company size10,000+ people
First seen3d ago
Last seen1d ago
Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.
With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.
Job Summary
About the role
To Lead large-scale organisation and transformation programmes by by translating strategic design intent into implementation roadmaps, transition plans, milestones and change adoption outcomes. Develop organisation design change enablement strategies and transition plans to transform and materialize Group Operating Model, future Design and Workforce design transitions, aligned to stakeholder impacts, business readiness, leadership alignment, communication requirements and adoption risks.
To Enable and support the embedment of organisation design frameworks including revised naming conventions and accountability architecture, to enable role clarity, decision rights, interaction models and organisational accountabilities through effective change management. Lead the development of transformational change plans that support cross-functional delivery, dependency management and implementation discipline, while monitoring risks, issues and adoption effectiveness to embed sustainable organisation design changes across the business.
Job Description
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Organisation Design Change Advisory & Impact Management:
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Provide specialist advisory support on the organisational, workforce, leadership, cultural and behavioural implications of organisation design, operating model and structural changes.
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Translate organisation design outcomes into actionable change requirements, stakeholder considerations, capability implications, adoption priorities and implementation dependencies.
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Lead readiness assessments and impact analyses to determine implications for structures, roles, accountabilities, capabilities, governance forums and ways of working.
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Identify organisational risks, dependencies, change saturation points and barriers to successful adoption, recommending mitigation actions and targeted interventions.
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Enable the embedment of organisation design frameworks, standards and practices, including revised naming conventions and accountability architecture, to clarify roles, decision rights, interfaces and organisational accountabilities.
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Ensure change considerations are integrated throughout the organisation design lifecycle and aligned with parallel transformation programmes to improve implementation success and long-term sustainability.
Change Strategy, Planning & Business Readiness:
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Support large-scale organisation design and transformation programmes by translating strategic design intent into structured implementation roadmaps, phases, milestones and measurable adoption outcomes.
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Develop change enablement strategies and transition plans aligned to stakeholder impacts, business readiness, leadership alignment, communication requirements and adoption risks.
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Establish readiness frameworks, measures and dashboards to assess organisational preparedness and track adoption progress.
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Coordinate readiness activities across impacted business units, functions and stakeholder groups to support successful implementation and business continuity.
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Develop implementation and change plans that enable organisation design frameworks to be adopted and embedded into governance, role architecture, naming conventions, accountability structures and day-to-day ways of working.
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Monitor readiness, adoption risks and capability gaps, recommending targeted interventions to address resistance, transition challenges and dependency risks.
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