Specialist: Talent Assessments 49 views

Purpose:

A financial services company is seeking a Specialist: Talent Assessments who will be responsible to leverage exceptional talent practices expertise and business insight to strategically partner with our business units; you will design, implement, and manage assessment solutions to meet the integrated talent needs of our organisation, including recruitment, development, and organisational culture.

Key Job Outputs:

• Staying at the forefront of industry trends and integrating leading practices into our assessment strategies
• Supporting and contributing to the evolution of the assessment strategy and product vision
• Providing meaningful advisory and data-driven decision support for talent acquisition, management (identification, succession), and development (upskilling/reskilling) using commercially oriented assessment tools
• Translating integrated talent requirements into implications for assessments at individual, team and organisational levels
• Collaborating across the talent management value chain to design and implement assessment solutions that meet business needs
• Exploring innovative approaches and technologies to enhance our assessment practices and transform business value through assessments
• Partnering with HR and Line Executives to drive strategic business decisions with talent assessment data and advisory
• Translating assessment data into commercial insights and talent recommendations at all organisational levels
• Ensuring a phenomenal workforce experience through effective assessment implementations that contribute to candidate, team, and organisational development
• Mentoring and line-managing psychometric interns, ensuring their development and integration into the Talent Assessment team
• Building and maintaining strong relationships across all organisational levels to maintain the credibility of talent advisory roles

Core Competencies:

• Innovative
• Continuous learning
• Proactive
• Curious
• Agile
• Passionate
• Critical thinking mindset
• Communication and presentation skills
• Collaborative and consultive
• Assessment software proficiency (competency-based, psychometrics and other relevant techniques
• Data analytics
• Reporting tools

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in industrial psychology (preferred); Honours Degree in Industrial Psychology or similar (required)
• HPCSA registration as Psychologist (preferred); HPCSA registration as Psychometrist Independent Practice (required)

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in talent assessment and management
• Proven experience in designing, implementing, and evaluating assessment solutions
• Experience in project management and agile delivery methodologies
• Strong experience in stakeholder management, consultation and mentoring interns
• Deep knowledge of South African labour laws, regulations, and ethical guidelines related to assessment practices

Salary:   Market related

Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful.

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