Organizational Development Consultant -Recruited

Reporting to the Director of Executive and Organizational Effectiveness, provide organization development consulting to senior administrative and faculty leadership in schools and departments. Key responsibilities include conducting organizational assessments and organization re-design; working with leadership to foster a culture of diversity, inclusion, belonging, and equity; designing and implementing large-scale change efforts, and strategic planning. Serve as executive coach to senior administrative leaders and faculty leaders.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as OD consultant to senior administrative leaders and faculty leaders, including conducting organizational assessments and organization re-design.
• Consult to department and school/unit leadership in fostering diversity, inclusion, belonging, and equity.
• Design and implement large-scale change efforts and strategic planning efforts.
• Develop and implement organization development solutions in partnership with related departments and local school/unit leadership.
• Collaborate with relevant colleagues in developing intervention strategies.
• Serve as executive coach to senior administrative leaders and faculty leaders.
• Collect, share, and publicize resources, tools, and best practices for key initiatives, and convene relevant communities of learning.
• Design and facilitate leadership and DIB&E workshops for senior administrative leaders and faculty leaders.
• Represent the organization on University and external committees.
• Other duties and projects as assigned.
  
  

Typical Core Duties

• Lead the development of specialized talent management solutions; advise local school/unit leadership.
• Design and conduct assessment of individual, work group, or organization needs; identify areas for improvement and make recommendations.
• Develop and implement intervention strategies relevant to organization needs and strategic priorities.
• Advise client groups on all aspects of learning and development; act as a resource regarding policy development and advise on developing and recommending plans, processes, and methods.
• Develop mentoring programs and coach high-performing mid-senior level leaders.
• Lead the development of tools and best practices for key initiatives.
• Develop and deliver workshops and trainings.
• Ensure compliance with Human Resources policies, procedures, and requirements and applicable legal regulations.
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required.
• Minimum of 8 years' relevant work experience.
  
  

Additional Qualifications

• Master’s degree in organizational development (or related area) preferred along with a minimum of eight years OD consulting experience.
• Demonstrated excellence in consulting skills working with executives and large-scale interventions.
• Demonstrated expertise in a broad array of leadership and organization development areas, with special emphasis on DIB&E, organization design, strategy development, and implementing change.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly assess organizational needs and culture and implement appropriate interventions.
• Demonstrates insight and creativity and offers options and solutions when approaching issues or problems.
• Is proactive in identification and communication of issues or barriers that may impede an initiative or compromise its success and uses critical thinking skills to identify and determine alternative solutions/approaches.
• Effective communication and influencing skills, both written and oral, with the ability to clearly and concisely share information and ideas with a range of senior audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Capacity to develop and maintain strong professional relationships across the organization and to work collaboratively with colleagues.
• A flexible “can do” attitude and approach to the work.
• Ability to maintain confidential information and exercise discretion and tact.