OD Specialist
Roles and Responsibilities
- Conducting organizational assessments to identify areas where the organization could improve its performance, culture, or structure.
- Developing and implementing training programs to enhance employee skills and knowledge.
- Facilitating change management efforts, including communications and training.
- Designing and implementing performance management programs to ensure that employees are meeting performance standards and goals.
- Coaching managers and employees on leadership and teamwork.
- Analyzing data and creating reports to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
- Collaborating with other departments to ensure that the organization is aligned with its mission and goals.
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement within the organization and help it adapt to changes in the market and industry.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assessing the development needs of all operational, business, and functional units, as well as evaluating and overseeing the implementation of organizational development strategies and processes.
- Leading the design, development and implementation of programs, policies and strategies customized to fulfill organizational development needs and achieve program objectives.
- Measuring the achievement of established goals.
- Supporting individual development planning for executives and emerging leaders.
- Offering comprehensive consultation services to employees at all levels around policies, procedures, conflict resolution, problem-solving, compliance, and litigation prevention.
- Consulting with management on performance, organizational and leadership matters.
- Managing performance appraisal and feedback programs and coaching managers on the performance review process and the appropriate feedback, language and documentation they should use.
- Recommending and implementing policies and procedures based on a thorough knowledge of local employment and benefit laws.
- Assessing and collaborating with management to address interpersonal and work-related issues, and consulting with supervisors and managers to identify suitable mediation approaches, such as coaching, skills training, or intervention.
- Ensuring effective and legally compliant plans to address employee performance issues and to implement performance improvement plans.
- Collecting and evaluating input from all organizational levels regarding noteworthy accomplishments, areas for advancement, highlights, and concerns.
Skills and Qualifications
Required skills and knowledge:
- Organizational Behaviour and Development Theories
- Change Management
- Leadership Development
- Employee Engagement
- Project Management
- Project Plan Development
- Tracking progress against goals
- Analytical and critical thinking skills
- Analyzing data
- Identifying patterns and trends
- Making data-driven decisions
- Effective Communication Skills
- Conflict Management
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Workshop and Meeting Facilitation
- Data Analysis Tools
- Regulatory and Compliance knowledge
- Solve practical problems
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as Organizational Development, Organizational Psychology, Human Resources, or a business-related discipline
- Master’s degree in organizational psychology, Organizational Development, or Business Administration preferred.
- A minimum of 2 years’ experience as an Organizational Development Specialist in a related industry.
- Extensive knowledge of skills development and capacity-building strategies.
- Advanced proficiency in office and business administration software.
Key Competencies
- Knowledge of Organisational Development Theories
- Strategic Business Development
- Project Management
- Hungry, Ambitious, Innovative Leader
- Leadership, Learning, Selling and Service Orientation
- Presentation and Written Advocacy Skills
- Consultative Selling Skills
Method of Application
Send CV and Cover Letter to: angela.airhienbuwa@learningimpactmodel.com