Senior Advisor Job Vacancy in Cape Town at ESKOM South Africa

Job Title: Senior Advisor Continuous Improvement x7
Position/Task Grade: G14
Area of specialization: To provide a continuous improvement service for Outages by setting the Outage Strategy and Performance targets and managing the implementation of standardized outage processes and tools in operating unit
Department: Outage Management
Business Unit: Various
Location: Mpumalanga and Cape Town
Reference Number: 49971780NTP/329-787483
Closing Date: 21 June 2012

Minimum Requirements

Qualification(s)
B Tech (Technical/Project Management) plus 5 years project management experience
Or
National Higher Diploma (Technical/Project Management) plus 5 years project management experience

Skills and Competencies

Behavioural skills
Ignite passion
Encourage right behaviour
Grow people
Promote Teamwork
Promote open and transparent communication
Leadership Skills: (Team player, motivating teams, coaching, mentoring, developing etc)
Pulling together (Integrity and Values, emotional maturity, etc)
Build capacity (Managing talent and retention, builds an effective team, negotiate and conflict resolution, learning orientation)
Drive performance (business acumen, results orientation, customer orientation, networking
Capabilities (Ignite passion, trust building, conceptual thinking, self-awareness and confidence
Shaping the future (Strategy Generation and Alignment, change leadership, Integrity and Values)
Outage management
Project management
Contract management
Commercial
Finance
SAP/Primavera/Aris
Attributes and Assessment:
Ability to see the big picture
Interview
Demonstrate experience
Use scenario sketching
Standard psychometric assessment

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate Outage Process based on Continuous Improvement Processes/Tools and Technology
Define and Manage all Outage Processes and Procedures
Determine Training and Skills Deficiency
Recommend Inputs for User Requirement Specifications for Tools/Technology
Support Tools/Technology in Business related Aspects
Communication and Process Integration with all the Relevant Stakeholders
Define Outage Strategy and Performance Targets

If you have not been contacted within 28 days of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

Note that the appointment of the candidate is at Eskom?s sole discretion, taking into account factors that Eskom considers relevant including but not limited to Eskom?s employment equity policy. Eskom supports a smoke-free environment

Apply to:

http://www.eskom.co.za/c/article/214/non-executive-vacancies/