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Purpose of the Role
The Performance & Productivity Specialist will play a pivotal role in driving organisational performance. The key objective is to shape, build, and sustain a high-performance culture that embeds productivity into the organisation’s DNA, enabling long-term business success.
Key Responsibilities
Championing a High-Performance Culture
- Lead initiatives that promote and embed a culture of performance and productivity.
- Actively influence mindsets, practices, and structures to ensure performance excellence is a core part of the organisation.
- Drive change adoption, address resistance, and lead communication to support culture transformation.
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Performance Frameworks: KPAs, KPIs, and Scorecards
- Partner with executive leadership and HR to design and implement business-aligned performance frameworks.
- Work with managers and business unit heads to translate KPAs into clear, measurable, and actionable KPIs.
- Build managers’ capability to set SMART KPIs (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound).
- Support managers in developing and implementing quarterly scorecards for their teams.
- Monitor progress against scorecard goals and ensure alignment with annual performance reviews.
- Enable managers to conduct effective performance review discussions that drive engagement and accountability.
Productivity Reviews & Insights
- Apply commercial insight to evaluate and benchmark productivity across functions and against industry standards.
- Recommend process improvements, workforce optimisation, and staffing requirements to enhance productivity.
- Present actionable insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
Technology, Systems & Reporting
- Recommend and leverage HRIS, performance management software, and analytical tools to measure and track performance.
- Use data dashboards and analytics (e.g., PowerBI, Tableau) to report on progress and inform decision-making.
Key Competencies
- Strong knowledge of performance management frameworks and productivity methodologies.
- Demonstrated ability to embed a productivity mindset into organisational culture.
- Change management expertise with experience managing adoption and resistance.
- Proven ability to link strategy to measurable outcomes and commercial results.
- Excellent facilitation, coaching, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Analytical mindset with the ability to translate metrics into actionable insights.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to create clear and impactful documentation.
- High attention to detail and strong business acumen.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Organisational Development, or related field.
- A postgraduate qualification (MBA or Honours) will be advantageous.
- 5+ years’ experience in performance management, organisational development, or productivity-focused roles.
- Proven track record of designing and implementing performance frameworks that deliver measurable business outcomes.
- Commercial acumen with the ability to link performance metrics to strategic and financial results.
- Experience with HRIS and performance tools (e.g., Workday, SuccessFactors) and data dashboards (e.g., PowerBI, Tableau).
- Exposure to formal change management methodologies (e.g., PROSCI, Kotter) would be advantageous.
- Demonstrated success partnering with senior leaders and managers across multiple business functions.
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Measures of Success
- Success in this role will be evaluated through:
- Measurable improvements in business productivity.
- Enhanced employee engagement and performance outcomes.
- Sustained adoption of performance-driven practices across the organisation.
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