Senior Consultant, Organizational Development (Hybrid) - Human Resources
The Senior Consultant serves as a hands-on practitioner working with academic departments, operating units, and schools to assess organizational needs and design, recommend, and implement talent and performance solutions. They lead initiatives focused on leadership, manager and team effectiveness; organizational design, culture and engagement; and change management. As a subject matter expert, the Senior Consultant applies current practices, tools, and methodologies in these areas as well while providing strategic insight into innovative approaches and solutions to enhance future-focused strategies.Job Description
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
- Consults with a continuum of leadership and management to assess, diagnose, design and implement group and organization-wide solution offerings to improve performance. Applies existing or designs custom assessments (qualitative and quantitative) to analyze individual and group behavior and recommends strategies for making needed changes based on interpretation of results.
- Provides one-on-one confidential leadership and managerial developmental coaching (with or without assessment) to departmental, division and school leadership to develop their performance.
- Leads the oversight and sets the organizational priorities for key vendors and consultant partners. OD Sr Consultants review priorities and projects and recommend external providers when needed. They partner with the unit/school in the selection and provide oversight and direction for external providers.
- Leads the facilitation of team / organizational retreats, succession planning, leadership development planning and new leader assimilation process.
- Works closely within HR Leadership to develop the organization and collaborates with other HR functions such as Learning and Development and Employee Relations to integrate organization learning into plans and talent performance solutions.
- Leads design and delivery of large-scale organization, talent management, and group solutions.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Working Conditions:
Job Location/Working Conditions
- Typical office environment
- Ability to travel to on- and off-campus locations
- Work outside normal office hours as needed
Physical Effort
- Typically sitting at desk or table
- Repetitive wrist, hand or finger movement
Equipment
- Office equipment
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.Required Qualifications
Education:
Master's degree
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Education:
Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy
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- Master's degree
- 10 years of organizational development experience in a complex setting
- Experience with large-scale systems, leadership strategies, and personal development assessment
- Ph.D. degree
- 3 years of learning, training, and development experience
- Experience with change management, coaching, facilitation, organizational analysis, talent management, executive communications, and team collaboration
- Computer literacy and proficiency with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom Video
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