HUMAN CAPITAL SERVICES

POST - DIRECTOR: ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TALENT MANAGEMENT

FIVE YEARS’ FIXED TERM CONTRACT (RENEWABLE)

REF - 30000072

Minimum Requirements:

• Honours Qualification in Human Resources, Organisational Psychology, Industrial Psychology,
  Organisational Development, or related field (NQF 8)
• 7–10 years’ experience in OD, talent management, HR strategy or organisational effectiveness, with 5 years in senior management.

• Leads institutional OD initiatives aligned with DUT Strategy.
• Conducts organisational diagnostics, culture assessments, and change readiness scans.
• Designs OD frameworks, tools, and methodologies for organisational improvement.
• Facilitates change management processes for structural, policy, or cultural shifts.
• Develops and oversees DUT’s Talent Management and Succession Planning framework.
• Implements talent review processes and leadership pipeline development.
• Coordinates leadership and management development programmes for academic and support staff.
  
• Leads the institutional performance management framework and annual performance cycle.
  
• Oversees workplace skills plans, annual training reports, and compliance.
• Conducts institutional training needs analysis aligned with strategic priorities.
• Develops L&D strategies for academic, professional, and leadership staff.
• Partners with SETAs and training providers for accredited programmes.
• Supports structural reviews, organisational design, and job profiling.
• Ensures accurate job descriptions, job evaluation processes, and grading.
• Partners with HR Business Analytics to inform workforce planning.
• Ensures OD principles align with budget, staffing models, and strategic plans.
• Oversees culture transformation initiatives and inclusion programmes.
• Supports implementation of EE strategies and institutional transformation plans.
• Ensures alignment of talent decisions with equity and transformation priorities.
• Implements diversity awareness, inclusion training, and organisational culture initiatives.
• Leads development and review of OD, PM, Talent, L&D, and Transformation policies.
• Prepares reports for EXCO, Council, Audit, and HR Committees.
• Ensures governance compliance across OD and talent processes.
  
• Provides strategic leadership, coaching, and direction to OD, Talent, Performance Management, L&D, and Transformation teams to ensure alignment with institutional goals and Strategy.
• Manages the full performance cycle for direct reports, including setting KPAs, monitoring progress, conducting reviews, addressing underperformance, and ensuring development plans are implemented.
• Ensures workforce planning, role clarity, workload distribution, and optimal team structures are in place to support efficient delivery of OD and Talent Management services.
• Drives a high-performance culture by modelling DUT values, promoting accountability, empowering  staff, and fostering an environment of continuous learning and improvement.

Salary: Market related

Contact Person: Miss ZJ. Ngcobo

Status of Position: 5 years’ fixed term contract (renewable)

Applications should include:

• A fully completed prescribed application form which can be obtained from dut.ac.za (under the QUICK LINKS tab - @careers)
• A detailed curriculum vita (explicitly stating experience or knowledge in the above-mentioned fields)
• Covering Letter
• Copies of all relevant academic records and certificates
• ID Copy
• Matric Certificate
• Current contact information of referees

Please note:

The University reserves the right not to appoint.

While DUT strives for equal opportunities, preference will be given in terms of the University’s Equity Plan.