Organizational Effectiveness Specialist

Job Family : Operational Effectiveness Consulting

Travel Required : Up to 10%

Clearance Required : Active Secret

What You Will Do :

The Organizational Effectiveness Specialist will join Guidehouse to support a public diplomacy office at the Department of State. The client uses Organizational Effectiveness Specialists to provide tools, training, and community building that enable public diplomacy professionals to do their jobs more effectively.

As an Organizational Effectiveness Specialist supporting this effort, you will join a team passionate about serving clients around the globe. Day to day, you will deliver targeted needs assessments and rapidly develop and deploy organizational effectiveness support for public diplomacy sections, drawing from industry best practices and standards. You will play a role developing and providing support to enhance individual and team performance, facilitate team development, develop leadership skills, and improve organizational processes for staff across all embassies and consulates, as well as internally for the client’s business units, adapting to organizational changes and optimizing their operational models.

What You Will Need :

An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "SECRET" Federal or DoD security clearance

Bachelors Degree

FIVE (5) years' experience in leadership development, process improvement, and content development and facilitation around improving individual, team or organizational performance using organizational psychology principles, including THREE (3) years’ experience in executing, implementing, and sustaining organizational change.

What Would Be Nice To Have :

ICF Coaching certified

Ability to work in a dynamic and collaborative team environment

Ability to provide assistance such as technical guidance and/or training to coworkers

Ability to bridge cultural and language barriers while working with clients where English may be a second language

Ability to learn and adopt concepts and strategies related to strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation, audience analysis, best practices and techniques

Ability to travel internationally to any location requested

Prior consulting experience

Ability to view problems from multiple angles and apply a variety of solutions to solving them

Ability to professionally represent Guidehouse when participating and leading client-facing discussions and meetings

Excellent attention to detail

Excellent organizational, written, and oral communication skills

Proficiency in the use of cloud-based and traditional word processing software, spreadsheets, presentations (e.g., G Suite, Microsoft, et al), databases and project management tools

Background in organizational psychology

Experience with Asana and Salesforce

The annual salary range for this position is $98,000.00-$163,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer :

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Basic Life & Supplemental Life

Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

Student Loan PayDown

Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

Skills Development & Certifications

Employee Referral Program

Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

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