Title:  Lead: Change & Comms

We Go Places! How about you?
Location: Windhoek
Function: General Management
Sub Function: ​​​​​​​General Management - Management
Type of Contract: Permanent

Grade: D2

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:  

NBL is on a journey to become the best-connected Brewer.

Digital Backbone (DBB) is one of the biggest business transformation programs in NBL’s history, connecting everyone, everywhere: changing how we work for the better, forever. We’re looking for awesome colleagues to join us in this mission.

The Lead: Change & Comms will lead, drive and coordinate all change management, transformation and communication activities relating to the program – supporting the Transition Manager and wider project team with the execution of these activities.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

• An Honour's degree in a relevant field; a Master's degree being advantageous
• 5- 8 years demonstrated experience in Change Management and Communication
• Solid experience of project management activities and able to match these to different communication opportunities
• MS Office proficient (MS Office systems)
• Experience in large scale business transformation, preferably concerning the introduction of technology, will be considered an added advantage
• Has a good working knowledge of NBL with a strong network which can be activated to help build a change community
• Ability to work in an international environment

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Execute the DBB Change & Communication Management strategy and plans in the business, acknowledging all aspects of change analysis, plan, implementation, communication, and other associated change considerations.
• Work closely with the NBL Deployment Team and tailorize change and communication aspects for the business, as needed.
• Share concerns and risks of non-compliance of the determined plan.
• Measure change adoption throughout the implementation.
• Create, execute and review the Stakeholder Management plan.
• Build the relationship with the Management Team as main sponsor for the programme and support them in becoming visible change leaders.
• Plan and coordinate the training for key- and end users based on the guidance of the Global Training Team.
• Prepare the individual assessment based on the Role Impact Assessment.
• Create and execute, together with the People Function, the HR plan to prepare for the organisational change.
• Manages local communication moments to bring the right level of business understanding and interaction to ensure a successful project delivery.
• Team with Corporate Team and Employee Engagement Coordinator to implement the comms plan as part of broader corporate culture change agenda.

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Clear understanding of how the business operates
• Strong in stakeholder management, relationship building and collaboration at all levels of the organisation
• Good organisational and planning skills
• Strong cultural awareness and versatility in styles
• Must be a team player and able to work collaboratively with and through others
• Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations, dealing with complexity and time pressure
• Pro-active thinking
• Influencing and networking abilities
• Comfortable working within a clearly defined framework
• Methodical and disciplined work approach
• Learning ability/continuous learning
• Pro-active drive to transition inter-departmentally post the conclusion of Project DBB

CLOSING DATE:  06 March 2024

Namibia Breweries Limited as an Equal Opportunity Employer is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values inclusion and diversity. Preference will be given to Namibian Citizens and designated persons as prescribed by the Namibian Affirmative Action (Employment) Act, Act 29 of 1998.