Organizational Development Consultant, Principal

About the role

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.

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.
• Monitor organizational development function effectiveness using engagement analytics, best practice research, and evaluation tools.
• 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 of 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.
• 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.

Nice to have

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Experience: 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.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of: 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.

Skills

• Ability to: 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.

Benefits

New Employee Orientation (NEO) for all new benefit-earning employees is in-person in downtown Minneapolis. Details about NEO will be provided upon hire.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $75,000 - $95,000 annually, commensurate with experience.

Schedule

These positions are hybrid and work will be performed on-site two to three days per week at 625 South 4th Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55487, other county locations, and remotely as job duties require. Work hours will be Monday through Friday, with typical hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

About the Department

In Human Resources, we make it our mission to provide an employee experience that attracts and retains the best talent to serve our residents. HR programs and services are instrumental in realizing the county's stated organizational value: "Continuous development and engagement of our workforce to reflect innovation, creativity, and diversity in planning for the future."

About Hennepin County

Hennepin is the largest county government organization in Minnesota. Our employees work every day to improve the health, safety and quality of life for our residents and communities. All of our jobs align with our mission to serve residents through transformative services that eliminate disparities, create opportunity for all, and our vision of a community where all people are healthy, all people are valued, and all people thrive. Our employees receive a combination of competitive benefits and positive workplace culture not found at other organizations. This includes meaningful work that impacts our community, competitive pay, work-life balance, a variety of benefits and opportunities to grow. Learn more at The Bridge (login as Guest).

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