63000360 - Management Advisor,

MANAGEMENT ADVISOR

Job Purpose:

To provide an independent service of facilitating and adding specialised knowledge and experience in strategic planning and render an advisory service to management.

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Undertake strategic planning exercises for client departments and organisations.

• Examine and advise of functions performed, business plans and methods and staffing needs.

• Examine and report on staffing assessments and method investigations of a post, a group of posts or a section.

• Co-ordinate projects and ad-hoc major projects including grading and placement,transfer of staff, functions and assets.

• Design and plan new business systems involving computerisation and mechanisation.

• Keeping abreast of developments and changes and advise management.

• Examine and report on grading issues.

Competencies:

• Organisational Awareness

• Consulting

• Planning & Organising

• Monitoring & Control

• Change Management

• HR Technology/ Information Management

• Workforce Planning

• Communication

• Action & Outcome Orientation

• Problem Solving & Analysis

• Coaching & Mentoring

• Impact & Influence

Essential Requirements:

• Degree (NQF Level 7) in Operations Management or Production Management or Industrial Engineering or Management Services or any other related and equivalent qualification.

• Valid motor vehicle driving license.

• 4 Years relevant experience.

Preferred Requirements:

• Postgraduate qualification (NQF Level 8) in Operations Management or Production Management or Industrial Engineering or Management Services or any other related and equivalent qualification.

• Project Management certificate.

• 5 Years relevant experience.

SENIOR MANAGEMENT ADVISOR

Job Purpose:

Provides an independent service of facilitating and adding specialised knowledge and experience in strategic planning and renders an advisory service to management.

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Undertakes strategic planning exercises for client, departments and organisations.

• Conduct operational reviews of sections or divisions in terms of functions performed processes, methods and staffing needs.

• Examine and report on staffing assessments and method investigations of a post, a group of posts or a section.

• Co-ordinate projects and participate/ undertake ad hoc major projects including grading and placement processes, transfer of staff, functions and assets.

• Convene strategic planning sessions.

• Involved in committee work by providing management input.

• Design and plan new business systems involving computerisation and mechanisation.

• Presenting papers at annual conferences of various institutions.

• Examine and report on grading issues and conducting surveys of duplication of functions.

• Provide management input on matters relating to grading, locomotion and other working groups.

Competencies.

• Organisational Awareness.

• Consulting.

• Planning and Organising.

• Monitoring and Control.

• Change Management.

• HR Technology/Information Management.

• Workforce Planning.

• Communication.

• Action and Outcome Orientation.

• Problem Solving and Analysis.

• Coaching and Mentoring.

• Impact and Influence.

Essential Requirements:

• Degree (NQF Level 7) in Operations Management or Production Management or Industrial Engineering or Management Services or any other related and equivalent qualification.

• Valid motor vehicle driving license.

• 5 Years relevant experience.

Preferred Requirements:

• Postgraduate qualification (NQF Level 8) in Operations Management or Production Management or Industrial Engineering or Management Services or any other related and equivalent qualification.

• Project Management certificate

• 6 Years relevant experience.

PRINCIPAL MANAGEMENT ADVISOR

Job Purpose:

Provides an independent service of facilitating and adding specialised knowledge and experience in strategic planning and renders an advisory service to management.

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Examines functions performed and functional division, processes, methods and staffing needs, management practices and labour issues, business plans and strategic considerations, reporting lines and delegations of authority.

• Assumes responsibility for staffing assessments and methods investigations.

• Co-ordinates major projects e.g. grading and placement process, transfer of staff, functions and assets, administration and takeover of townships etc.

• Convenes and/or chairs Workgroups and participates/undertakes major ad-hoc projects.

• Provides management input or represents the Director on committees.

• Manages and advises on the Corporate Archive System.

• Keeps abreast of changes and developments.

• Examines and reports on grading issues, typically conducting surveys of actual duties performed by similar posts.

Competencies:

• Organisational Awareness.

• Consulting.

• Planning and Organising.

• Monitoring and Control.

• Change Management.

• HR Technology/Information Management.

• Workforce Planning.

• Communication.

• Action and Outcome Orientation.

• Problem Solving and Analysis.

• Coaching and Mentoring.

• Impact and Influence.

Essential Requirements:

• Degree (NQF Level 7) in Operations Management or Production Management or Industrial Engineering or Management Services or any other related and equivalent qualification.

• Valid motor vehicle driving license.

• 6 Years relevant experience.

Preferred Requirements:

• Postgraduate qualification (NQF Level 8) in Operations Management or Production Management or Industrial Engineering or Management Services or any other related and equivalent qualification.

• Project Management certificate

• 7 Years relevant experience.

This post reports to SENIOR MANAGER (MANAGEMENT SERVICES)