Director of Organizational Effectiveness & Engagement

Elizabeth Seton Children’s • Yonkers, NY

88d • $150,000 - $170,000

About The Position

Reporting to the VP of Talent Management, this position will partner with key stakeholders to deliver on strategies focused on aligning the organization’s culture with its Mission, Vision and Values. The role is accountable for (1) defining a strategy focused on employee learning and leadership development and performance management (2) improving team effectiveness processes and developing interventions to improve workplace collaboration, and (3) overseeing the organization’s process and efforts around employee engagement. Responsibilities will include assessing and diagnosing organizational needs and delivering best-in-class organizational development solutions that promote an engaged, high-performance culture that support Elizabeth Seton Children’s strategic vision.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Organizational Development, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, or related field is required.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Organizational Development with at least 5-7 years in a management capacity.
• Expertise of adult learning principles, organizational and leadership development best practices, and related theories.
• Highly-motivated self-starter comfortable leading and managing teams through organizational effectiveness initiatives.
• Outstanding judgment and sound business skills with the ability to establish a strong rapport with staff at all levels.
• Strong orientation to creating positive and collaborative work environments of diverse populations.
• Experienced in leading cross-functional, cross-level teams.
• Extensive experience using individual talent and organizational capability assessment tools and diagnostic instruments.
• Demonstrated ability in leading & designing organizational change initiatives.
• Previous experience working in healthcare with an understanding of the unique challenges that impact healthcare talent management.
• Strong communication, presentation/facilitation and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to write internal and external communications, as well as training material.
• Working knowledge of latest social collaboration e-learning tools, systems, and technologies.
• Proficient using standard office software such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
• Experience in project management, with skills necessary to interpret what is needed for the success of a project.
• Very high level of time management skills, flexibility in competently juggling competing priorities and changing expectations.
• Excellent consulting, problem solving, and analytical skills.

Nice To Haves

• HR Certification (CHHR, PHR, SPHR, or SHRM SCP) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promotes Elizabeth Seton Children’s Mission, Vision, and Core Values to ensure application with organizational policies and procedures.
• Lead the design, development and execution of current and future Leadership and Professional Development programs.
• Define leadership and employee development capability models and ensure they remain current as company needs evolve.
• Coach leaders on managing and developing their talent everyday.
• Proactively assess OE needs at the organization, division, team, and individual levels and partner with leadership to implement actions, programs, and processes to address those needs effectively and efficiently.
• Integrate emerging research- and practice-based knowledge into the organization’s OE mindsets, strategies, and programs.
• Develop analytics and metrics to guide and drive future OE strategies, capabilities, and initiatives.
• Lead internal teams in development and implementation of change initiatives that positively impact employee engagement.
• Design, create, and facilitate development and performance improvement strategies that result in positive behavior change for people leaders and employees.
• Collaborate with leaders to build talent and succession plans across the organization ensuring critical roles have top talent and providing opportunity for talent development.
• Assess talent and pipeline risks and needs across the business in conjunction with the Leadership Team.
• Lead and influence strategic talent and succession discussions to ensure a structured and objective approach to development and succession decisions.
• Provide coaching and support to key leaders in the development of dynamic teams that support succession and company growth needs.
• Develop and implement strategies to support identifying, promoting, and retaining high performers in the organization at all levels.
• Direct the Performance Management and performance evaluation process that focuses employee's efforts on the achievement of business goals.
• Coach and support leaders to deliver regular, motivating performance and development coaching to their teams and employees.
• Lead and serve as subject matter expert and principal advisor to the Core Values Team to embed Core Values in ESC’s culture.
• Administer the employee engagement survey process, including debriefing of results and corrective actions to address areas of opportunity.
• Perform system administration functions for OE systems.
• Prepare and manage budget and adjust to support company requirements.

Benefits

• Flexible hours required, including occasional evenings and weekends to support organizational initiatives.
• Will work in a well-lighted and ventilated area.
• Will be subject to frequent interruptions.
• May be asked to work beyond normal working hours, and in other positions temporarily, when necessary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees