Job Description

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) presents an exciting opportunity for a seasoned expert to take on the role of Group Lead: Organisation Design and Effectiveness (OD&E) to join the P&C team at CCBA. This role is for a visionary leader with a passion for optimising organisational structures and driving effective workforce planning.The successful applicant will be reporting into the Group Head: Organisational Effectiveness.CCBA is the largest African Coca-Cola bottler, accounting for 40% of all Coca-Cola volumes on the continent. CCBA is a Non-Alcoholic Ready to Drink (NARTD) market leader with an extensive footprint in Africa, employing over 17 000 employees and serving a combined population of over 300 million people across the continent. CCBAs vision is to refresh Africa every day and make the continent a better place for all, growing successfully as a business and creating a better shared future for our people, customers, consumers, communities, planet and shareholders. We conduct ourselves with the utmost integrity for shared value and the greater good. We are a world class, customer-orientated, socially and environmentally conscious fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company that is driven by engaged, motivated and inspired employees.In this role, we want to attract top-tier talent with expertise in organisational design and effectiveness, emphasising the strategic importance and impact of the role within CCBA. This is a pivotal position in an opportunity to shape the future of our enterprise by enhancing performance, building capability, and reinforcing our target culture.
Key Duties & ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities:Lead the enterprise Organisation design: Serve as a senior thought leader in the organisation on all aspects of (OD&E), including emerging operational models, organisational structures, and job architectures.Optimise workforce planning: Drive strategic workforce planning, ensuring our talent aligns with our growth and scaling objectives.Champion organisational culture: Reinforce and evolve our organisational culture by designing effective work structures and practices.Innovate and research: Continuously explore new organisational models and architectures, such as networks, scrums, and holarchies, to keep CCBA at the forefront of industry trends.M&A Expertise: Lead people and organisational work streams during mergers and acquisitions, ensuring seamless integration and alignment with CCBAs culture and objectives.Core Areas of Responsibility:Organisational Models & Structures: Develop and implement cutting-edge organisational models that support our business strategy.Capability Management: Establish frameworks for assessing and enhancing organisational capabilities.Job Architecture: Define and maintain job architectures, including job evaluation, grading, and profiling.Workforce Planning: Design and implement workforce planning strategies that align with future talent needs.Work Practices & Governance: Lead efforts to refine work practices, governance structures, and decision-making processes.Mergers & Acquisition Integration: Oversee the integration of new teams during mergers and acquisitions, ensuring a smooth transition and alignment with CCBAs values.
Skills, Experience & EducationQualifications:Further degree (Honours or Masters) in Industrial Psychology, Human Resources or Organisational Development.Experience:12 to 14 years experience in a Human Resources corporate or consulting environment with at least 6 years focused on working in one or more Organisational Development / Organisational Effectiveness domains.Expertise in OD&E: A deep understanding of organisational design, job architectures, and workforce planning, with a proven track record of driving large-scale organisational transformations.Thought Leadership: A continuous learner who stays ahead of emerging trends and can lead the enterprise in adopting new organisational models and practices.Strategic Vision: The ability to align organisational structures and workforce strategies with the overall business objectives.Collaboration & Influence: A strong communicator who can engage with senior leaders, influence decision-making, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
General The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional or relevant information as criteria for short-listing.PolicyAt Coca-Cola Beverages Africa we are proud to celebrate diversity and we strive to achieve an equal opportunity workplace by being cognisant of affirmative action requirements. It is our policy to be mindful and compliant with all our regional requirements and national laws for those regions. Employment at Coca-Cola Beverages Africa is based solely on an individuals merit and qualifications directly related to their field of competence. We do not discriminate against an employee or potential employees because race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability and gender identity.At the heart of our recruitment processes is the need to create a value driven experience for all applicants. To all recruitment agencies: Coca-Cola Beverages Africa does not accept agency resumes for roles that we post and make available. Please do not forward any resumes to any Coca-Cola Beverages Africa employees and Talent Teams as we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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