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Talent and Performance Manager

Posting Country:  South Africa
Date Posted:  20 Feb 2025
Full Time / Part Time:  Full Time
Contract Type:  Permanent

At Vodacom, we’re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it's our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this. 

We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.

With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference. 
 

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When it comes to putting people first, we're number 1. 

The number 1 Top Employer in South Africa. 
Certified by the Top Employer Institute 2025.

Role Purpose/Business Unit:

 

This roles resides within the Vodacom Talent Capability and Skills Transformation area. 


This CoE is responsible for:

  1. Setting Vodacom’s talent and performance management strategy and assist in evolving the talent and performance framework/tools and processes; 
  2. Having a dedicated, global focus on the end-to-end talent and performance lifecycles for Vodacom
  3. Participate in setting the global minimum assessment standards and providing associated tools for selection and development, ensuring inclusive and effective assessment practices. 


The Talent and Performance lead is a key role responsible for ensuring data driven talent and performance decision making and that core, high profile talent and performance processes run smoothly. It reports into the EHOD: Talent Capability and Skills Transformation
 

Your responsibilities will include:

 

  • Partner with Market Talent Leads to support them in defining a talent strategy for the Market, which is aligned to the Vodacom/ Vodafone strategy. 
  • Work closely with Vodafone Talent and Performance Management teams to ensure that Vodacom stays aligned with Vodafone practices
  • Hold regular community calls with the Markets to ensure that they stay abreast of any changes in the Talent and Performance domains
  • Develop a Vodacom Africa Talent and Performance communications plan, which is aligned with the Vodafone communications plan and share with markets
  • Run capability build sessions with the Market Talent and Performance Leads
  • Partner with Talent Acquisition to ensure the buy strategy is fully integrated into overall talent strategy 
  • Develop talent mobility strategies that will enable flexibility of talent movement across the Vodacom Markets
  • Develop talent mobility framework and governance, which is aligned to the Vodafone strategy
  • Work closely with Emerging Youth Talent to ensure that pipeline is aligned to organization’s TechCo transformation 
  • Partner with Market Talent Leads to ensure that there is clear succession planning for all scarce and critical roles 
  • Develop Specialists Career Paths 
  • Develop performance management framework (minimum standards) – Drive high performance culture
  • Drive implementation of key initiatives and programs within the Talent space
  • Partner with Rewards to develop retention strategy / framework for talent
  • Support EHOD Talent and Capability with Talent Reviews and Performance Calibrations across the Markets
  • Provide data analytics and insights to enable organisation to make informed Talent decisions

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

 

  • A degree/3-year diploma (e.g. Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Business Management, etc.) - essential 
  • A post-graduate qualification will be advantageous 
  • Demonstrated 8+ years' experience working in HR in Talent and Performance Management


Core competencies, knowledge and experience :

  • Experience in talent and performance management, facilitating Talent Reviews, Performance Calibration, succession planning, etc.
  • Knowledge of best talent and performance management practices 
  • High level of commercial acumen and business knowledge
  • Proven ability to challenge and influence senior stakeholders
  • Strategic thinking and decision making
  • Project management skills
  • Exposure to Talent Assessment tools
  • Expertise in data reporting and analysis  
  • Experience and exposure to Talent Forums and Talent exchange initiatives at C-Suite 
  • Work under pressure and meet deadlines 
  • Highly discrete, as will be dealing with highly confidential data 
  • Experience and exposure to Talent reporting tools and insights

We make an impact by offering:

 

  • Enticing incentive programs and competitive benefit packages
  • Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits
  • Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies

 


Closing date for Applications: 06 March 2025. 


The base location for this role is Midrand, Vodacom Campus. 


The company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates, and values diversity & inclusion.

Commitment from Vodacom

Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences - we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.

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