Organisational Development Practitioner: Departmental Work Organisation Capacity Development

About the role

The Department of the Premier (Western Cape) is hiring an Organisational Development Practitioner: Departmental Work Organisation Capacity Development, based in Department of the Premier, Western Cape Government. This is a contract post, paying R413,001 – R486,501 a year. How to apply: Only applications submitted online will be accepted. To apply submit your application online only: via http://www.westerncape.gov.za/jobs or https://westerncapegov.erecruit.co Reference number to quote: DOTP Closing date: 09 November 2026 Use the new Z83 form and attach a detailed CV.

Responsibilities

• Provide and support departmental work organisation capacity improvements, Provide a job design service, Provide transversal organisation design and alignment services, Provide and facilitate transversal service delivery and Batho Pele initiatives, Provide input and support with practice enablement and development.

Requirements

• A qualification at NQF level 6 (equivalent or higher qualification), at least 1 year relevant experience.
• Competencies:
• Knowledge of the following: Organisational performance as they relate to the field of organisation development
• Organisation development theory
• Practice, and techniques regarding organisation design
• Process development and improvement and behaviour
• Legislation
• Regulatory frameworks
• Policies and best practices that have a bearing on the line functions
• Information systems that aid in the management of knowledge and information pertaining to the line function
• Project management
• Operational management practices
• Procurement and tendering processes
• Policy development, and operational management
• Monitoring and review processes
• Modern systems of governance and administration
• Public service procedures
• Processes and systems
• Regional and local political
• Economic and social affairs impacting on the provincial government of the Western Cape
• Constitutional
• Legal and institutional arrangements governing the South African public sector
• Public finance
• Human resources and discourse management processes
• Public Finance Management Act
• National and Provincial Treasury Regulations
• Skills needed:
• Numeracy
• Literacy
• Computer Literacy
• Written and verbal communication
• Analytical skills
• Benchmarking skills
• Conceptual
• Interpretive and formulation skills
• Diagnostic and intervention design skills
• Facilitation and presentation skills
• Influencing
• Negotiation and motivation skills
• Innovative problem-solving skills
• Interviewing and listening skills
• Mentoring and coaching skills