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CITY POWER - General Manager: Transformation
CITY POWER WORKPLACE
City Power Johannesburg SOC Limited is a municipal entity wholly owned by the City of Johannesburg. City Power commenced operations on 01 January 2001 and is responsible for electricity distribution within its area of supply in the City of Johannesburg.
HR & Transformation Group
General Manager: Transformation Ref: 019
EXECUVAL 2031
Reporting to – Group Executive: HR & Transformation
Purpose
To define, manage, monitor and support the transformation strategy in the areas of employment equity, skills development, learning academy, enterprise development in partnership with supply chain management on supplier development, partnering with learning institutions, maintaining the City Power library as well as ensuring City Powers compliance to BBBEE legislation and the codes of good practice. The position will also formulate key initiatives and plans to drive and manage BBBEE performance. Playing a key role in the execution of the key interventions and initiatives. Such support is to be provided through the development of frameworks and the provision of guidance and shared learnings that enable objective evidence-based positioning to be created by the organisation to underpin its engagement with regulators, stakeholders and decision makers.
Key responsibilities
•Formulate Transformation strategy and principles in line with the broader City Powers strategy and BBBEE legislation
• Monitor implementation of various BBBEE initiatives in areas of ownership, management control, employment equity (EE), skills development and enterprise development
• Define, implement, and support the EE plan and initiatives
• Develop EE reporting and monitoring tool
• Manage the graduate in training programme
• Manage the City Powers WSP/ATR/IDP
• Define and manage City Powers youth development programme in support of EPWP
• Manage the implementation of the leadership development programme
• Manage the implementation of the women in leadership development programme
• Partner with Supply Chain Management on enterprise development initiatives
• Establishment of partnerships (MOU) with learning institutions and professional bodies
•Manage City Power’s library collection and provision of library services
Competencies
Leadership Competencies
• The ability to build and maintain strategic relationships and influence the real decision makers so as to leverage actions for future use in attaining organisational goals.
• The ability to explore and implement new ways of delivering services that contribute to the improvement of City Power processes in order to achieve organisational goals. Ability to manage change effectively and with minimum disruption to the business.
• The planning and resourcing of long-term work by senior management which involves how resources should be utilised in order to enhance the performance of City Power and its influences from the external environment.
• Must be able to provide a vision, set direction for the organisation and inspire others in order to deliver on the organisational mandate.
Behavioural Competencies
• The ability to exhibit courage and resilience when confronted with issues, opposition, ethical dilemmas or failures.
• The ability to demonstrate commitment to City Power’s core values and principles.
• The ability to emphasise collaboration, teaming, and cooperation in operations.
• The ability to feel pride and ownership for the success and brand of City Power.
Functional Competencies
• The ability to lead and bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organisation, to meet organizational goals in line with the legislation around the transformation in line with the BBB-EE Scorecard.
• Ability to develop and implement the City Power’s training and development strategy and skills development plans and programmes, in line with the relevant mandates governing training and development in the Public Service.
Minimum qualifications
• Honours degree in Human Resource Management or Behavioural Sciences or Business Management, or the equivalent.
Related Minimum Experience
• 15 years’ experience, of which 5 years in a management level
• At least 5 years BBBEE/leadership development, skills development, library management, enterprise development.
• Graduate in training management experience is required
• In depth knowledge of relevant legislations including BBBEE CoGP- gazetted in 2007, Employment Equity Act, Preferential Procurement Framework Act, Skills Development Act, Verification & Reporting guidelines gazetted in 2008.
• Define, implement, and support the EE plan and initiatives
• Develop EE reporting and monitoring tool
• Manage the graduate in training programme
• Manage the City Powers WSP/ATR/IDP
• Define and manage City Powers youth development programme in support of EPWP
• Manage the implementation of the leadership development programme
• Manage the implementation of the women in leadership development programme
• Partner with Supply Chain Management on enterprise development initiatives
• Establishment of partnerships (MOU) with learning institutions and professional bodies
•Manage City Power’s library collection and provision of library services
Competencies
Leadership Competencies
• The ability to build and maintain strategic relationships and influence the real decision makers so as to leverage actions for future use in attaining organisational goals.
• The ability to explore and implement new ways of delivering services that contribute to the improvement of City Power processes in order to achieve organisational goals. Ability to manage change effectively and with minimum disruption to the business.
• The planning and resourcing of long-term work by senior management which involves how resources should be utilised in order to enhance the performance of City Power and its influences from the external environment.
• Must be able to provide a vision, set direction for the organisation and inspire others in order to deliver on the organisational mandate.
Behavioural Competencies
• The ability to exhibit courage and resilience when confronted with issues, opposition, ethical dilemmas or failures.
• The ability to demonstrate commitment to City Power’s core values and principles.
• The ability to emphasise collaboration, teaming, and cooperation in operations.
• The ability to feel pride and ownership for the success and brand of City Power.
Functional Competencies
• The ability to lead and bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organisation, to meet organizational goals in line with the legislation around the transformation in line with the BBB-EE Scorecard.
• Ability to develop and implement the City Power’s training and development strategy and skills development plans and programmes, in line with the relevant mandates governing training and development in the Public Service.
Minimum qualifications
• Honours degree in Human Resource Management or Behavioural Sciences or Business Management, or the equivalent.
Related Minimum Experience
• 15 years’ experience, of which 5 years in a management level
• At least 5 years BBBEE/leadership development, skills development, library management, enterprise development.
• Graduate in training management experience is required
• In depth knowledge of relevant legislations including BBBEE CoGP- gazetted in 2007, Employment Equity Act, Preferential Procurement Framework Act, Skills Development Act, Verification & Reporting guidelines gazetted in 2008.
In case of further information regarding this advertisement (circular 002/2019; Ref 019), please contact:
Team: Talent Acquisition Tel (011) 490 -7099/ (011) 490-7103/ (011) 490-7394
Kindly forward your detailed CV’s via E-MAIL: recruitment.hr@citypower.co.za or by no later than 03 May 2019.
Note:
City Power is an Employment Equity Employer; therefore preference for this position will be given to candidates whose appointment will enhance representivity (especially Gender and Disability). If you do not hear from us within 2 months of the closing date, you may assume that your application was unsuccessful.
Applicants must note that further checks will be conducted once they have been shortlisted and that their appointment will be subject to positive outcomes on these checks, which include qualification authentication, criminal records and previous employment.
City Power reserves the right not to fill the position or to re-advertise it. Where applicable, candidates may be expected to undergo psychometric assessments.
It is the applicant’s responsibility to have their foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and to provide the evaluation results.
Please include copies of your qualifications with your application.
No walk-ins for this advert only emailed and faxed CV’s will be acceptable.