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Main Purpose of Job

Senior Manager

To support service / business area leadership in the implementation of strategic plan through the effective management of team/s. To promote our leadership capabilities which are living our purpose, influence, performance drive, strategic direction and talent development.

Ability to run with proposals. Pull together a team to support (cross service lines if needed), deal review and pricing, etc.

Ability to lead large engagements

Key Performance areas

1.     Strategic Impact

·       Supports the implementation of strategy of the Service Line / Business Area in relation to specific area of expertise

·       Implements the strategy within area of responsibility by conforming to plans set by leadership in all engagements / projects including:

o   Sales Targets of R15m

o   Revenue targets of R15m

o   Utilisation expectation of >50%

o   Talent management

o   Communication to teams

·       Tracking of plans in engagements / projects 

·       Actively identifies sales opportunities in broader market

·       Contributes to preparation of proposals/tenders and presentations

2.     Client Impact: External / Internal

·       Maintains high level oversight of client engagements / projects

·       Forms appropriate judgements based on careful analysis to makes sound business decisions on engagements / projects

·       Develops productive, credible and trusting relationships with key players and their teams during assignments / projects

·       Builds a network of senior-level internal relationships across Deloitte to understand other business unit offerings and to market own area

·       Establishes and maintains strong relationships with external business leaders across industries

3.     Operational Effectiveness

·       Communicates detail of SLA’s to teams and maintains high level monitoring of adherence by all parties

·       Manages engagement/project risk through supervision of completion of required documentation and processes as mandated by RIL, as well as risk to client confidentiality

·       Leads / manages complex client engagements and maintains high level oversight of all engagements / projects within sphere of responsibility

·       Meets regularly with clients and teams to understand issues, anticipate needs and address these

·       Consistently drives improvement on deliverables through effective leadership

·       Keeps SL/BU leadership updated on status of all assignments

4.     Development/Growth of Team

·       Mentors and develops team members and counselees on an ongoing basis

·       Empowers managers through appropriate delegation of work

·       Demonstrates commitment to transformation agenda of the firm

·       Provides consistent recognition and encouragement to teams and leads by example

5.     Budgets / Profitability

·       Resources engagement teams with suitable talent, balancing correct levels and numbers and recruiting as necessary

·       Manages margins effectively through accurate budgeting, pricing and profitability management on engagements

·       Monitors that time and expenses to engagements are recorded and submitted weekly

6.     Differentiators for the role

Change

·         Experience in applying and adapting global change methodology and tools to large business transformations, spanning multiple phases

·         Can lead and develop teams, reviewing and guiding their delivery and building their change management skills

·         Develops change management proposals independently, from scope and approach and commercial/ pricing

·         Experience in applying change management to key Technology growth areas – eg Salesforce/ Coupa/ WorkDay or Cloud Service providers such as AWS/ Google

·         Recognised as a thought leader/ contributor in the field of change management in and outside of HC

·         Scoping and planning of strategic change managements projects using Deloitte IP and methods to drive the clients’ change journey

·         Delivery of change management projects, including digital transformation and technology driven change

·         Supporting team members and guiding them through delivery on a client change journey

Digital Adoption

·         Is “literate” (able to explain) digital technologies such as AI, Internet of Things, Blockchain, Software as a Service (SAAS)

·         Is able to simplify these concepts to create literacy in others- internally and at clients

·         Experience or understanding of the key elements of Digital Maturity Assessment

·         Experience in working in agile or devops environments

·         Experience in a digital transformation project

·         Experience in applying change management to key Technology growth areas – eg Salesforce/ Coupa/ WorkDay or Cloud Service providers such as AWS/ Google

Organisation Design Functional Skills

·       Scoping and Planning of OD Projects using Deloitte IP and methods to frame the design process

·       Delivery of OD D3 Method Phases and management of the use of tools as appropriate. OrgVue/ AONA

·       OD Lab and Workshop design and facilitation at advanced level

·       OD Business case development and transition planning

HR Transformation and Strategy

·       Scoping and Planning of HRT projects using Deloitte IP and methods to frame the design process

·       Delivery of HR Op Model and detailed design using OD method and HIHROM framework

·       HRT lab and workshop design and facilitation at advanced level

·       HR Strategy alignment, business case development and transition planning for HRT projects 

Qualifications & Experience required 

Required

·       Honours B Degree in either Organisational/ Industrial Psychology or Business-related degree

·       7 years’ working experience

Preferred

·       Master’s Degree relevant to Service Area / Business Management, etc.)

·       10 - 12 years in a similar role to the required competence of areas, i.e., OD, Strategic Change, HRT, or leadership, preferably in an external client facing role; 5 of these in a management role

Key Competencies required:

 Technical Competencies

·       Expertise in field with excellent industry and business knowledge

·       Strong business acumen

·       Demonstrated leadership skills

·       Sales and negotiation skills

·       Ability to manage and execute projects

·       Demonstrated execution of complex projects to profitable outcomes 

·       Skilled in drafting and presenting client proposals

·       Excellent report writing skills

·       Good financial knowledge

Behavioural Competencies:

·       Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal

·       Effective interpersonal and relationship building skills

·       Sound mentorship and coaching ability with desire to develop self and others

·       Strong client delivery focus

·       Highly adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease

·       Focus on quality and risk

·       Sound problem solving ability

Leadership Capabilities

·       Leadership & Team Effectiveness design and facilitation

·       Senior executive & executive team effectiveness session and LAB facilitation

·       Leadership and team effectiveness session / process design

·       CxO LAB design

·       Senior leadership coaching

Leader-led transformation programme design and management

·       Enterprise and culture transformation programme design and management

·       Enterprise leadership strategy alignment programme design and implementation

Leadership pipeline design, development, implementation and management

·       Enterprise leadership succession planning design and advisory

·       Leadership competency framework design and advisory

·       Talent development framework design and implementation

·       Leadership development programme design, development, implementation and management

·       Leadership programme module design SME area driven and facilitation

·       Targeted skills and capability development

Leadership assessment design, delivery and management

·       Competency framework design

·       Assessment centre and battery design

·       Broad competency tool experience and accreditation

·       Deliver leadership assessments

·       Large assessment project design and management