People & Change - Manager

Department:

East Market Area

Job type:

Experienced Hire

Closing date:

22-Nov-13

Reference Number:

ADSP00025

The Company

PwC firms help organizations and individuals create the value they are looking for. We are a network of firms in 158 countries with more than 180,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in Assurance, Tax and Advisory services

We are looking for a Managers to manage consulting assignments for our clients in HR, people value chain and organisational change initiatives including: human resources strategy, organizational structure design and optimisation, job analysis and evaluation, reward strategies, workforce planning, skills assessments, performance management and strategic change management and human resource operations and technologies

Roles & Responsibilities

Undertake business development through active identification of leads, conversions of leads to expressions of interest, proposals and engagements
Managing People & Change projects of high complexity through projects plans, economics, monitoring and evaluating risks, budgets and delivery of projects as per required standards
Identifying and addressing client or management needs: build, maintain, and utilize networks of client or management relationships; manage resource requirements, project workflow and budgets
Managing risks within the standard PwC’s global policies and procedures
Ensuring engagement economics through efficient project management, billing, collection and WIP management
Development of new methodologies or approaches to address client or PwC needs
Act as trusted business advisor with client through knowledge sharing, technical expertise and project management
Manage, coach, develop and mentor staff and project teams
To participate in the firm's activities 

Requirements

Education:
•A Bachelor’s Degree in HR Management or Organisational Psychology or any Social Science or Business degree
•Master’s degree in Organizational Development, Human Resource Management or other related studies will be an added advantage

Job Experience:
Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Human Capital Consulting in a professional services environment or relevant experience in a large/global organization.
Experience in building and maintaining strong relations with senior level clients and key industry contacts
Demonstrated expertise of and a proven record of consistent success selling, structuring and managing complex human capital programs, including knowledge of people-related competencies
Demonstrated understanding of market and industry trends in order to develop business initiatives and relationships that help achieve competitive advantage
Experience in delivering assignments on change vision and strategy, organizational design, training strategies, and curricula and course development, cultural transformation plans and stakeholder management
Demonstrated leadership skills and experience leading projects and diverse teams
Strong analytical and problem solving capabilities
Ability to develop others through coaching

Job Knowledge Requirements:
Specialist in Human Capital practices or strategic change management and transformation
Demonstrable industry knowledge and expertise in at least one the following industries – Financial Services, Government Agencies, Consumer products , Telecommunication, Energy and Mining
Working knowledge and understanding of compliance and risk review procedures, business processes and internal controls are desirable

Job Related Skills and Competencies:
Flexible approaches to meeting goals as team manager
Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues and senior clients
A proven track record of establishing and maintaining strong relationships
A proactive approach to problem solving, delivering results and meet client expectations
Basic IT Skills
Strong report writing skills
Project management skills – ability to manage across multiple and complex projects,
Understand and live the PwC values
Demonstrable creativity and innovation
Excellent presentation, communication and facilitation skills
Adapting and responding to change
Adaptable to working and engaging with multiple cultures across the network and across clients 

Additional Information

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