Job Requirements
A master’s degree in industrial psychology; Compulsory registration as Psychologist (Industrial) with the Health Professions Council of South Africa; A minimum of 1-year industrial psychology internship. Competencies: Knowledge of the following: Group dynamics (roles and stages of group development); Health Professions Act, 1974; HPCSA Code of Ethics for Professionals; HPCSA training requirements; Scope of practice for Psychologists; Maintenance of professional registration through participation in continuous professional development; Research methods and statistics (action research, quantitative and qualitative); Mentoring and coaching practices; Project management; Protection 171 of Personal Information Act, 2013 Key elements of policies, frameworks, norms and standards on organisational performance; Labour Relations; Exposure culture measurement tools, leadership and team interventions and assessment tools. Skills needed: Analytical; Change management; Conceptual, interpretive and formulation; Conflict resolution; Diagnostic; Diversity management; Facilitation and process consultation; Influencing; Innovative; Problem-solving; Intervention design; Interviewing; Leadership; Listening; Mentoring and coaching; Motivation; Negotiation; Networking; Planning and organising; Presentation; Professional judgment and reasoning ability; Project management; Research; Strong people skills and relationship building; Team building and strong interpersonal skills; Verbal and written communication.
Duties
Develop, guide and advise on complex theories and models in order to enhance behavioural, group and organisational behaviour; Responsible to perform psychometric and other assessments in order to determine the potential and/or suitability for training, development and recruitment and to determine individual, group and organisational effectiveness; Assess organisational behaviour dynamics; Design and develop assessment tools; Advise on institutional improvement and development based on diagnostic surveys and assessments; Advise on development of policies; Report on IP research; Develop and Execute culture and leadership development interventions to improve organisational performance; Apply paradigms, theories and models to enhance organisational behaviour; Facilitate and implement Western Cape Government Transversal Culture Programmes; Project management and Reporting; It will be advantageous to have the following: Experience in Leadership and Culture Interventions.
What is the Salary
R872 709 per annum (Grade 1) – OSD as prescribed.
Location
Department of the Premier, Western Cape Government.
How to Apply
Ms J Roux at Tel No: (021) 466 9713 / 082 906 5530
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
Apply Before:
3/23/2026
Reference No:
DOTP
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