Head: Organisational Effectiveness

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Sanlam Full time
Who are we?

Sanlam Developing Markets [SDM] (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sanlam Life Limited) is one of the top financial services providers in the South African entry-level and emerging middle market.

It aims to understand the unique requirements of clients and offers a wide range of simple and affordable financial solutions that cover needs such as funeral insurance, savings for education, life cover and personal accident plans.

In terms of the Sanlam Group Governance Policy, SDM is managed by the SA Retail Mass cluster, which is part of the Sanlam Life and Savings cluster within the Sanlam Group.

The cluster focusses on retail products, as well as group schemes. What will you do?

Responsible for a section of the human resources division in an organisation or for the entire human resources function in a smaller organisation or within one or more divisions or subsidiaries.

Includes recruitment, relations issues, staff counselling, career path planning, employee mobility, employee assistance, and managing the performance appraisal exercise. May deal with annual salary increases, employees dismissal, warning, and other legal aspects related to the HR function. What will make you successful in this role?

  • Knowledge of all applicable legislation in South Africa.
  • At least 8 10 years' experience and knowledge of organisational effectiveness pillars (culture, change, org design, and people analytics).
  • Experience in successfully leading, planning and managing organisational effectiveness initiatives and projects across a large organisation.
  • Knowledge and experience of the HR life cycle/value chain.
  • Experience in engaging with key business and external partners across all levels (especially at senior levels)
  • Commercial, business and financial principles and practices.
  • Governance and risk management principles.
  • Stakeholder management experience. Qualification and Experience Degree or Diploma with 8 to 10 years related experience or qualified by extensive experience. Knowledge and Skills Strategic Planning Drives transformation and change organisational design and development Risk and Governance Management Leading others and resource management Personal Attributes Organisational savvy
  • Contributing through others Decision quality
  • Contributing through others Drives engagement
  • Contributing through others Business insight
  • Contributing through others Build a successful career with us
We're all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees.

We know that you have hopes for your future - your career, your personal development and of achieving great things.

We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth.

Through its four business clusters - Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office - the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

Core Competencies Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others Customer focus - Contributing through others Drives results - Contributing through others Collaborates - Contributing through others Being resilient - Contributing through others Turnaround time
The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity.

This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa.

The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.

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