Organizational Development Consultant, Principal

Hennepin County • Hennepin County, MN

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

Hennepin County’s Human Resources (HR) department is seeking three Principal Organizational Development Consultants to provide expertise in organizational development and change management initiatives across county departments. These positions are full-time, benefit earning positions and are internally classified as a Human Resources Representative, Principal. In these positions, you will develop and implement countywide change management framework(s) and accompanying strategies to support leaders in planning for and executing organizational change. You will also support the design and implementation of executive leadership development programs and learning experiences, including executive coaching. Additionally, you will develop content and training aligned with organizational needs and priorities for all leaders, grow employee initiatives designed to provide professional development opportunities, enhance commitment, improve performance, reduce turnover and build a positive organizational culture. You will partner to deliver organizational development expertise to countywide projects and identify strategies for success. You will support executive and senior leaders and their teams to increase effectiveness via assessments, formal facilitation methods, and research-based tools. You will collaborate with department leadership, HR partners and other county stakeholders to address organizational challenges and opportunities. Finally, you will monitor organizational development function effectiveness using engagement analytics, best practice research, and evaluation tools and demonstrate flexibility to accomplish job duties and deliverables.

Requirements

• Eight or more years of professional human resources or related experience.
• Certificate in human resources from an approved college or university and six or more years of professional human resources or related experience.
• Two years of college including 12 semester credits in the fields below and six or more years of professional human resources or related experience.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in business administration, industrial relations, human resources administration, organization development, public administration, psychology or a field closely related to the position and four or more years of professional human resources or related experience.
• Commitment to utilizing equity informed approaches and practices in the workplace.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion with a focus on disparities elimination.

Nice To Haves

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Designing and implementing formal change management approaches in large organizations.
• Designing and implementing executive leadership development programming.
• Coaching executive leaders using formal programs and methods.
• Consulting with leaders to identify and implement strategies to strengthen workplace culture, team effectiveness, leadership development, and employee engagement.
• Certificates/certifications in tools and/or methodologies related to team effectiveness, leadership development, change management, facilitation, organizational culture, and/or process improvement.
• OD principles and practices.
• Organizational behavior and team/group dynamics.
• Drivers of employee engagement.
• Leader and team assessment, leadership development, and talent management tools and processes.
• Translate complex organizational development concepts to employees and leaders, both written and verbally.
• Manage organizational projects and initiatives that span multiple departments or business areas.
• Adapt programs, strategies and tools to meet a variety of evolving business needs.
• Facilitate a broad range of stakeholders and deliver outcomes.
• Establish key performance indicators to track progress over time.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement countywide change management framework(s) and accompanying strategies to support leaders in planning for and executing organizational change.
• Support design and implementation of executive leadership development programs and learning experiences, including executive coaching.
• Develop content and training aligned with organizational needs and priorities for all leaders.
• Grow employee initiatives designed to provide professional development opportunities, enhance commitment, improve performance, reduce turnover and build a positive organizational culture.
• Partner to deliver organizational development expertise to countywide projects and identify strategies for success.
• Support executive and senior leaders and their teams to increase effectiveness via assessments, formal facilitation methods, and research-based tools.
• Collaborate with department leadership, HR partners and other county stakeholders to address organizational challenges and opportunities.
• Monitor organizational development function effectiveness using engagement analytics, best practice research, and evaluation tools.
• Demonstrate flexibility to accomplish job duties and deliverables.

Benefits

• Current Hennepin County employees who refer a candidate who is hired into an open competitive position may be eligible for a $500 referral bonus.
• Competitive benefits
• Positive workplace culture
• Meaningful work that impacts our community
• Competitive pay
• Work-life balance
• Opportunities to grow

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal