Senior Organizational and Leadership Development SpecialistJob ID:240588Location:MD-Metro Bldg New CarrolltonFull/Part Time:Full-TimePosting Open-Close10/21/2024-11/11/2024UnionNRPRegular/Temporary:RegularJob DescriptionGeneral Hybrid Work Statement:This opportunity is a hybrid opportunity allowing for flexibility between virtual and in-person work subject to the Authority¿s telework policy.Marketing Statement:Metro is seeking an engaged and exceptionally talented Senior Organizational and Leadership Development professional to join its Performance and Learning and Development Talent team. This role is part of an internal organizational development and change management team that drives organizational effectiveness, leadership development, and coaching across the organization.The successful candidate will have a passion for helping organizations solve complex challenges and support them through critical transformations. They will lead and drive agile, leadership-focused, and high-performing talent management programs and initiatives. Additionally, they will design, develop, and deliver leadership development programs. They will offer data-driven solutions by presenting and reviewing progress towards goals and objectives, measuring program effectiveness, and identifying opportunities for enhancement. They will suggest innovative actions to further drive results.The candidate must have a proven ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects across a variety of stakeholders, appropriately navigating expectation management and priority conflicts.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSMinimum EducationBachelors degree in Human Resources, Organization Development, Organization Behavior, Industrial-Organization Psychology or Business Administration.Minimum Experience
Seven (7) years as an internal Organizational Development consultant while effectively partnering with external consulting firms. Demonstrated experience leading cultural change and influencing key stakeholders.
Experience in HR transformation efforts and/or workforce trends that influence organization culture. Five (5) of these years must have been working with culture change, Organizational Effectiveness, management/leadership development, and/or Organization Development principles and deploying organization effectiveness, team effectiveness, and change management tools such as Prosci.
Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree in human resources, Organizational Development, Organizational Behavior, Industrial-Organization Psychology or Business Administration.
Certification: Prosci Change Management Practitioner
ICF Certified Coach
Medical GroupSatisfactorily complete the medical examination for this position, if required. The incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of this position either with or without reasonable accommodations.SUMMARYThe Senior Organizational and Leadership Development Specialist is responsible for designing, implementing, and evaluating programs that enhance the effectiveness of the organization and its leaders. This role involves assessing organizational needs, developing strategies to improve performance, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and development. The Specialist works closely with senior management to identify leadership gaps, development leadership training, and lead change management initiatives.Key responsibilities include conducting training sessions, facilitating workshops, leverage data and insights to continuously evaluate the effectiveness leadership development programs, and providing coaching and mentoring to WMATA leaders. The incumbent enhances organizational collaboration, improves communication, and builds organizational capacity.JOB DUTIESPrincipal Job Duties
Assess organizational development needs through surveys, interviews, and data analysis.
Design and implement leadership development programs that align with the organization's strategic goals.
Facilitate workshops and training sessions on topics such as change management, team building, and leadership skills.
Provide coaching and mentoring to leaders to enhance their effectiveness.
Develop and monitor metrics to evaluate the impact of development programs.
Collaborate with HR and senior management to support leadership development and talent management initiatives.
Stay current with industry trends and best practices in organizational and leadership development.
Proactively addresses and responds to Organization Development (OD) issues by bringing stakeholders together, to assess root causes and performance gaps implementing and/or supporting implementation of appropriate interventions, including strategic planning, tactical and project planning, facilitation, leadership coaching, instruction, program design, materials development, and performance analysis.
Uses data, benchmarking and research to build business cases and expert recommendations to senior leaders on organizational capability gaps and appropriate solutions to strengthen the business.
Facilitates large-scale change initiatives, in support of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)¿s strategic goals.
Facilitates, supports, and consults on organizational structure design, and redesign efforts to ensure the realization of intended business objectives.
Initiates, supports and facilitates endeavors to enhance organizational effectiveness through interventions based on structure, programs, processes, and systems aimed at gaining a sustainable competitive advantage.
Develops strategies that assess organizational change readiness. Facilitates mindset shifts and/or behavior changes, across a diverse set of stakeholders and geographies.
Improves group and departmental functioning and facilitates group and departmental planning and interaction to improve group and department productivity, decision making and performance in a team-based and program management-based cultural environment.
Identifies and uses assessments and surveys, to analyze individual and group behavior. Recommends strategies for making needed changes.
Builds trust and collaborates with teams in a virtual environment. Partners effectively with partners within HR and OD leaders across the enterprise, to transfer knowledge and skills.
Influences and supports changes in organizational behavior. Serves as an internal consultant to facilitate team building, resolve work group conflict, and change in group norms, values and culture.
Other Duties
Maintains and promotes awareness and accountability with safety policies and procedures while performing job functions. Promotes a positive safety culture and encourages reporting of safety concerns consistent with our Agency Safety Plan, other regulatory requirements within the Safety Management System and just culture principles.
The functions listed are not intended to limit specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Nor is it intended to limit in any way the right of managers and supervisors to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision.Evaluation CriteriaConsideration will be given to applicants whose resumes demonstrate the required education and experience. Applicants should include all relevant education and work experience.Evaluation criteria may include one or more of the following:Skills and/or behavioral assessmentPersonal interviewVerification of education and experience (including certifications and licenses)Criminal Background Check (a criminal conviction is not an automatic bar to employment)Medical examination including a drug and alcohol screening (for safety sensitive positions)Review of a current motor vehicle reportClosingWMATA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable federal law.This posting is an announcement of a vacant position under recruitment. It is not intended to replace the official job description. Job descriptions are available upon confirmation of an interview.
