Organizational development manager job description

The L&OD Manager has knowledge and experience in training and learning principles with expertise in working with evolving organizations. The L&OD Manager will be responsible for leading a team who collaborates with others including stake holders, managers, and supervisors to develop and implement creative, engaging, and high-quality training for our employees, across all levels, operations, and work locations, in-person, and virtually.

This role is as much about strategic thinking as it is about substantive implementation. This is a working manager position with an expectation that this role leads by example with a train-the-trainer mentality, mentor, coach, and practitioner attitude.
A Few Reasons You Might Love This Job:

· The Office of the City Administrator is the place of choice for people who are invested in a career in public service.

· We offer flexibility with a hybrid remote and in-person work environment.

· You can be a change agent in ideology and practice.

· You will work on a supportive team.

· You will not be invisible, your voice and ideas will be heard and valued.

Examples of Important and Essential Duties:

· Monitoring and providing support to divisions and departments for their training and organizational development needs.

· Managing the performance of the L&OD team.

· Preparing and monitoring reports to ensure compliance with various City and department mandatory training requirements.

· Providing consultation, advise, and coaching to Department heads, directors, managers, and supervisors on organizational strategy and performance planning, and management development;

· Coordinating organizational and employee development activities to improve workforce growth and performance;

· Preparing and/or monitoring the design and development of training programs; monitoring staff implementation of programs, training, and facilitation;

· Collaborating with subject matter experts to determine learning needs and analyzing learning gaps to design programs and learning content.

· Advising on best practices for content creation and execution using innovative organizational development.

· Designing/adapting assessment tools or approaches for assessing learning needs, determining appropriate instructional design and content, and evaluating the effectiveness of related training programs.

· Performing other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

About Carlisle

At Carlisle Companies Incorporated, we are a leading supplier of innovative Building Envelope products and energy-efficient solutions for customer creating sustainable buildings of the future. Through its Construction Materials (CCM) business and family of leading brands, Carlisle delivers innovative, labor-reducing and environmentally responsible products and solutions to customers across the planet through the Carlisle Experience. Drive by our strategic plan, Vision 2025, Carlisle is committed to generating superior shareholder returns and maintaining a balanced capital deployment approach, including investments in our businesses, strategic acquisitions, share repurchases and continued dividend increases. Carlisle also is a leading provider of products to the Aerospace, Medical Technologies and General Industrial markets through its Interconnect Technologies (CIT) and Fluid Technologies (CFT) business segments. Are you ready to work with us?

Position Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an Organizational Development Manager to join our team at Carlisle. As a part of this team this role will implement strategies in support of our Leadership System, building competitive advantage and driving us toward the achievement of our Vision 2025.

The Organizational Development Manager is responsible for elements of career management, succession planning, diversity and inclusion strategies, and the organizational development processes that enable the company to align talent with the company's strategic objectives.

Key Functions and Responsibilities

The Organizational Development Manager will be involved in a variety of activities including, but not limited to the following:

* Partner with key stakeholders across all functions and Divisions to track and support the development activities for successors of Carlisle's key positions
* Coordinate and follow-up on actions from talent meetings to grow leadership talent and improve the organization's succession and bench strength
* Drive adoption of talent planning processes that lead to tangible results in leadership an high potential employee development, targeting sourcing and talent acquisition
* Lead continuous improvement efforts in the Carlisle Leadership System to increase efficiency and effectiveness of the process and integrity of the data
* Conduct appropriate needs assessments, solution determinations, implementation plan and sustainability/adoption efforts with Divisions and/or functions
* Identify effective processes to accurately assess talent and readiness of high potential employees
* Create tools, resources, and education to drive talent growth strategies that build the talent pipeline for leadership and other critical roles needed by the business
* Identify, develop, and implement behavior/competency-based career development tools and resources to enhance professional development
* Utilize change management strategies to enable successful adoption and utilization of tools and processes in both current and future needs
* Build solutions that have a measurable impact to business outcomes specific to talent readiness, leadership effectiveness, and organizational design - improving efficiency, enhancing operations, and driving profitability
* Track implementation and progress of all organizational development initiatives
* Leverage data, analytics, and research to support the development of talent strategy and decision-making

It is everyone's responsibility to ensure we follow and encourage others to follow all safety policies and procedures throughout their work.

Skills and Abilities

* Demonstrated skills and proficiency in the following areas: enterprise point of view, collaboration across a matrixed organization, ability to influence effectively at multiple levels of an organization, strong teamwork and proven skills communicating effectively.
* Ability to manage multiple projects in close partnership and collaboration with the businesses, executing a high degree of independence, diplomacy, and confidentiality.
* Ability to communicate effectively with employees at all levels across the organization
* Systems thinker who understands all the connections and integration points through the entire talent management lifecycle.
* Strong project and process management skills.
* Able to analyze data quickly and thoroughly and provide sound business recommendations based on data.
* Financial/business acumen

Qualifications

* Bachelors level degree
* 5+ years of progressive human resource experience with a blend of experience across HR business partner and talent roles.
* A proven track record of translating vison/strategy into operational execution in Human Resource/Talent roles.
* Experience understanding business needs and objectives to ensure alignment of priorities

Carlisle strives to enhance and support the diversity of its employee group. We are firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination or harassment of any kind based on race, gender, ethnic or national origin, religion, creed, disability, sexual orientation or any other status protected under applicable law. Carlisle will provide reasonable accommodation upon request for religious reasons or if you are a qualified individual with a disability who needs accommodation to perform your work duties.

**Opportunity**

The OCM Manager will have responsibility for continually refining and implementing a strategy to utilize the Abt Change Framework and the Change Hub to support change projects across the organization. The OCM Manager will supervise a team of experienced change management specialists who practice with latitude and autonomy in their responsibilities as project Change Leads or as advisors to Functional Change Leads depending upon the size and scope of the project. In addition to managing assignments and mentoring the Change Specialists, the OCM Manager will be the POC for all corporate initiatives and will serve as Change Lead for projects needing a heightened focus on strategy. A successful OCM Manager will possess the ability to influence and collaborate with the leaders at all levels across the organization. They will do so by advising on the best approach to change management for their projects in order to drive faster employee adoption, higher utilization, and greater end user proficiency in within the future state changes to increase benefit realization, value creation, ROI and the achievement of results and outcomes.

**Key Roles and Responsibilities**

+ Manage a team of Change Management Specialists - serve as mentor, assign projects, monitor performance, collaborate on project roadblocks, and provide feedback

+ Serve as POC for leaders across the company with Change Projects.

+ Collaborate with PMO to understand upcoming Corporate Initiatives and other priorities

+ Advise leaders on best approach to change management and associated LOE

+ Assign Change Specialist to roles

+ Design and facilitate organizational development and change management of interventions based on evaluation and assessment of corporate initiative needs

+ Serve as a Change Lead on strategic enterprise projects:

+ attend working group sessions to understand the impact on stakeholders, address change management risks throughout the project lifecycle, and ensure that communication and training materials address the future state impact.

+ apply change management methodologies to develop stakeholder analyses, impact assessments, identify risks to adoption, and subsequently develop communication and training plans in collaboration with the project team to satisfy Organizational Change Management (OCM) milestones for the project. Advise and consult on the development of communications and training materials for enterprise-wide change projects.

+ organize and lead change management and action research activities such as focus groups, stakeholder interviews and networking with internal employee resource groups

+ work with project team to conduct an After-Action Review and/or focus group to debrief lessons learned

**Preferred Qualifications**

+ Experience managing a team of OCM specialists while also supporting change initiatives across the company.

+ Experience successfully providing OCM solutions for various types of change projects including technology and process improvements, organizational design and restructuring initiatives.

+ Experience drafting communication and training materials for the adoption of new business processes, roles, and responsibilities.

+ Ability to build trust through clear communications, both oral and written, as well as lead effective meetings, training sessions, and presentations with all levels of staff, including c-suite executives.

+ Ability to work effectively and collaboratively across cross functional departments and divisions.

+ Experience rolling out changes to business across multiple corporate functions (e.g., human resources, finance, procurement, etc.) while considering interdependencies

+ Experience in creation and implementation of surveys to evaluate change management and adoption

+ PROSCI or other change management methodology certification a plus

**Minimum Qualifications**

Bachelor's Degree + Nine years of relevant experience, or Master's Degree + Seven years of relevant experience, or PhD + Four years of relevant experience

This position offers an anticipated annual base salary range of approximately $105,120.07 to $168,192.11 and may vary by ten percent depending on candidate geographic location. Salary offers are made based on internal equity and market analysis.

Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits. Local candidates strongly encouraged to apply.

_Disclaimer: Abt Associates will never ask candidates for money in exchange for an offer of employment._

Abt Associates is a mission-driven, global leader in research and program implementation in the fields of health, social and environmental policy, and international development. Known for its rigorous approach to solving complex challenges, Abt Associates is regularly ranked as one of the top global research firms and one of the international development innovators. The company has multiple offices in the U.S. and program offices in more than 40 countries.

At Abt Associates, we are committed to creating a lasting culture of equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that in order to achieve full participation, our practices must be free of prejudice, discrimination, and bias that result in inequitable outcomes. We are actively working to advance equity for everyone, and while we still have much work to do, we know that racial and cultural diversity are an asset to our business and the communities where we live and serve. Our ongoing commitment is focused on creating business practices that advance racial and social equity, investments in community impact programs for the benefit of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), and expand upon project work related to racial equity and social justice.