What are the responsibilities and job description for the Specialist, Leadership & Organizational Development position at Special Olympics?
Position Title : Specialist, Leadership & Organizational Development
Location : Special Olympics Headquarters Washington D.C.
Department : Leadership & Organizational Development
Reports to : Sr. Director, Leadership and Organizational Development
Hourly Range for US Based Staff : $20.00 - $25.09
FLSA Status : Non-Exempt
Organization Overview :
Founded in 1968, Special Olympics is a global movement to end discrimination against people with intellectual disabilities. We foster acceptance of all people through the power of sport and programming in education, health, and leadership. With nearly four million athletes and Unified Sports® partners and one million coaches and volunteers in more than 170 countries, Special Olympics delivers more than 30 Olympic-type sports and nearly 50,000 games and competitions every year. Learn more at SpecialOlympics.org.
Position Overview :
The Specialist, Leadership & Organizational Development, will work as part of a team dedicated to supporting Movement Organizational Development projects and leadership development activities. The candidate will need to build strong working relationships with senior leadership and Regional teams to ensure their collaboration with and support for the work of the Department. Outstanding candidates will have experience in project coordination, database management, administration and special events, a strong ability to execute routine workloads, understanding of international contexts and previous exposure to fast-paced environments.
Primary Responsibilities :
Organizational Development
- Help introduce and facilitate ways of sharing best practices between Programs and across Regions to support a culture of excellence and collaboration.
- Manage monthly Global Leadership and Organizational Development (GLOD) calls and in-person meetings. Develop GLOD team annual plan with projects, monthly agenda, produce meeting minutes and actions, ensure completion of the actions by the team members.
- Support International Advisory Committee (IAC) logistics and production of meeting minutes.
- Track submissions and conduct analysis of Program Quality Standards. Support development of Program categorization based on Program Quality Standards data.
- Support development and upkeep of Program Profiles (local and PowerBi versions)
- Conduct data analysis and develop reports of Program data, especially related to local level programming.
- Manage creation and organization of resource pages to organize tools for improving growth and quality of Programs and local clubs.
- Support Program annual planning process (update planning templates, support with planning template trainings, compile and analyze planning data).
- Any other duties as requested from time to time.
Leadership
Required Qualifications :
Desired Qualifications :
For USA based staff : Special Olympics offers full-time employees a generous and comprehensive benefits package, which includes : medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life insurance, disability, retirement, legal resources, and PTO.
Special Olympics provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Salary : $20 - $25
