Chief Advisor Change Management

Job Summary

CHIEF ADVISOR CHANGE MANAGEMENT Listing reference: eskom_007499 Listing status: Online Apply by: 2 November 2026

INTRODUCTION Position/Task Grade: G17 Area of specialization: To provide a professional strategic advisory service for the development and implementation of effective business support strategies and plans in the business unit (BU), encourage effective business performance and the realisation of Eskom’s strategic intent. Department: Performance and Talent Business Unit: Performance and Talent Location: Megawatt Park Reference Number: 50978070LS Closing Date: 02 November 2026

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, organise, control and coordinate resources and commercial assets
• Develop and manage contracts and service level agreements
• Coordinate, align and implement the function’s operational plan
• Establish, implement and manage integrated management systems
• Provide strategic leadership and guidance to the function
• Plan audits

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Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Qualification(s)

• B Degree/B Tech/Advanced Diploma in Finance/Commerce/Electrical/Marketing at NQF7 with 360 credits

Related Experience:

• 7 years’ Experience in Operations and maintenance, business support

Remuneration & Benefits

Behavioural

• Embrace diversity
• Customer orientation
• Results orientation
• Learning orientation
• Trustworthiness
• Professionalism

Leadership

• Strategy generation and alignment
• Change leadership
• Mentoring and coaching
• Team developed, player
• Building effective teams
• Represent Eskom
• Living the Eskom values

Knowledge

• Transmission and Eskom business, policies and guidelines
• Involve technical, financial and legal experts
• Reporting on business
• Ability to organise a business unit
• Eskom governance processes
• South Africa’s electricity laws

Skill

• Business awareness and management
• People and interpersonal
• Project management
• Business planning and strategy formulation
• Communication, engagement and report writing
• Facilitation
• Financial
• Programme management
• Stakeholder management
• Service level agreement (SLA), contract negotiation and management
• Political astuteness
• Able to handle interfaces
• Sound judgement and decision making