Specialist Organizational Development

The Organizational Development Specialist supports the organizational goals, analyzes business processes, and completes designed interventions.  They analyze business operations and processes, interview personnel to identify developmental needs, and report the impact of their interventions to Managers and Directors.  The Organizational Development Specialist supports opportunities to increase an organization's effectiveness by efficiently utilizing and managing their resources. 

Position Responsibilities may include:

• Support designed interventions in the areas of talent management, succession planning, performance management, and change management; support the achievement of business goals and objectives.
• Maintains the Organizational Change Management Toolkit and associated processes.
• Supports the OD team on organizational development and change management needs, supporting and facilitating customized strategies and solutions that drive sustainable change and build leader/organizational capability.
• Maintains expertise in providing solutions to performance issues or competency gaps and monitors program progress to completion. Conducts data collection efforts to validate tools meant to measure employee productivity, performance, or engagement.
• Executes coaching and mentoring programs including executive coaching, mentoring, peer coaching.
• Collaborates effectively cross functionally and achieves results with and through others.
• Oversees assigned OD vendor platforms and other SaaS utilized by the company.
• Stays abreast of organizational development trends and advanced thinking around solutions to further development talent and organizational effectiveness.
• Partner across functions to integrate learning initiatives with the company’s growth approach
• Performs other tasks as assigned

Nature & Scope:

• Applies practical knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience
• Encouraged to seek continuous improvements
• Performs a range of mainly straightforward assignments
• Works independently with general supervision
• Problems faced are difficult but not typically complex

Knowledge & Skills:

• Strong planning, organizational and project management skills
• Excellent written/verbal communication skills
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from various stakeholders including leadership, managers, and employees.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral or diagrams.
• Excellent communication skills, presentation skills, and networking abilities
• Strong time management skills and initiative, and the ability to collaborate on project based work .
• Proficient with Talent Management systems, assessments, and Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook)
• Excellent facilitation skills, both in person and via virtual presence
• Ability to utilize The Action Research Model

Experience:

• 3 plus years of related experience and/or training
• Desired Certified Executive Coach (IFC accepted)
• Desired Certified Korn Ferry Leadership Architect
• Certified to deliver facilitation of communication styles model (Desired CoreStrengths)

Education/Certification:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources or other related field.

People Management: No

Physical Requirements / Work Environment: Must be able to perform essential responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodations. Overnight and out-of-state travel as needed, though typically up to 20% depending upon assigned clients.   Potential for hybrid or remote work.

Reports To: Director, Organizational Development

The Company provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of a person’s race, color, religion (including religious dress or grooming practices), creed, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, uniform service member or veteran status, ancestry, disability, physical or mental disability (including HIV/AIDS), medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, request for protected leave, marital status, sex, pregnancy, age (over 40), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law. The Company will comply with all federal and state regulations and statutes pertaining to individuals with disabilities.