Jobs · Human Resources · Alabama

Organizational Effectiveness Consultant

Encompass Health · Birmingham, AL · 3 wk ago
On-siteHuman ResourcesFull-time

Position Purpose

The Organizational Effectiveness Consultant serves as a trusted advisor and thought partner to senior leaders, HR leadership, and business stakeholders to diagnose organizational challenges and drive sustainable improvements in performance, engagement, and culture.

Responsibilities And Tasks

  • Acts as a trusted organizational effectiveness consultant to senior leaders, RHRVPs, HRDs, and executives, providing insight, challenge, and recommendations grounded in organizational development (OD) and change management best practices.
  • Diagnoses organizational and team effectiveness issues using qualitative and quantitative data, including engagement results, focus group findings, and operational insights.
  • Led or supports organizational change and design initiatives from design through implementation, evaluation, and sustainability.
  • Provides consultative guidance to HR, Talent Management, Learning & Development, and other enterprise partners to shape and execute strategic initiatives such as performance management, talent calibration, succession planning, and leadership development.
  • Leads the design, governance, administration, analysis, and executive level reporting of employee listening processes, including engagement, onboarding, and exit surveys.
  • Prepares clear, compelling insights and reports for senior leadership that highlight trends, root causes, risks, and organizational impact.
  • Designs customized facilitation guides and interventions aligned to engagement data, organizational context, and specific employee populations.
  • Facilitates senior leadership team sessions, focus groups, and strategy alignment discussions, ensuring psychological safety and productive dialogue.
  • Debriefs senior leadership teams on research findings and consults on practical, sustainable actions to improve performance, engagement, and culture.
  • Translates data into actionable recommendations and advises leaders on prioritization and execution of action plans.
  • Builds strong internal networks and partnerships; influences stakeholders through credibility, data, and sound judgment.
  • Manages projects to completion on time and within budget, ensuring quality outcomes and measurable impact.
  • Makes sure programs are adopted and effective, providing feedback to HR Strategy & OD leadership to support continuous improvement.
  • Sets up high-performing, cohesive teams by clarifying purpose, goals, roles, and operating norms.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in HR, I/O Psychology, Instructional Design, or other field; Master's preferred.
  • At least 3 years of experience in organizational development, change management, or human resources consulting.
  • At least 1 year in HR, talent, or organizational development role serving as an advisor to leaders.
  • Experience with facilitating teams to drive high performance.
  • Experience with talent assessment and advanced psychometric assessment tools, such as, MBTI, Birkman, DiSC, Hogan, etc. preferred.
  • Healthcare experience a plus.

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