Job Evaluation & Organisational Design Specialist

Role Description The Job Evaluation & Organisational Design Specialist is a full-time, hybrid role based in Randburg, with some flexibility to work from home. The specialist will conduct job analysis and evaluations, develop and maintain job grading frameworks, and support organisational design initiatives that align structures with strategic objectives. Day-to-day tasks include collecting and analyzing role-related data, mapping and refining organisational structures, preparing evaluation reports, and presenting findings to internal and client stakeholders. The role also involves collaborating with consultants and clients to design roles and career paths, supporting change management related to organisational redesign, and contributing to the development of methodologies and tools.

What you'll be responsible for:

• Draft, review and maintain high-quality job profiles and job descriptions.
• Conduct and facilitate job evaluations, ensuring consistent and defensible grading outcomes.
• Engage with managers, executives and other stakeholders to understand roles, responsibilities and organisational requirements.
• Contribute to organisational design projects, including organisational structure reviews, job architecture, role alignment and spans and layers analysis.
• Prepare clear reports and recommendations arising from job evaluation and organisational design work.
• Support remuneration benchmarking by aligning roles to appropriate market benchmarks and survey data.
• Analyse organisational and remuneration information to identify inconsistencies, anomalies and opportunities for improvement.
• Manage assigned deliverables and contribute to the successful delivery of client projects.
• Support broader Emergence consulting assignments across Reward, Organisational Design and other Human Capital interventions.

What skills we're looking for:

• A relevant degree or diploma in Human Resources, Industrial/Organisational Psychology, Business or a related field.
• Practical experience in job evaluation and job grading.
• Experience with one or more recognised job evaluation methodologies such as Paterson, Peromnes, Hay/Korn Ferry, Mercer IPE or similar.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability with excellent attention to detail.
• The ability to interpret complex roles and organisational information and translate this into clear, logical outputs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Confidence engaging with stakeholders and clients at different levels of an organisation.
• Good project management skills and the ability to manage multiple deliverables.
• Exposure to organisational design, job architecture or remuneration benchmarking would be advantageous.
• Consulting experience would be beneficial but is not essential

The person we're looking for

You'll enjoy this role if you are naturally curious about how organisations work, how jobs fit together and how roles should be valued.

You're comfortable asking probing questions, challenging inconsistencies and applying structured thinking to ambiguous situations. At the same time, you understand that successful consulting isn't only about technical accuracy - it's about building credibility with clients, communicating clearly and delivering practical solutions.