Assistant Director, Organizational Development

1199SEIU Benefit and Pension Funds; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

1199SEIU National Benefit Fund seeks an experienced Strategic Consultation & Advisory professional to guide organizational development initiatives. You will partner with senior leaders, design leadership programs, and drive performance excellence across the organization.

The role emphasizes coaching, assessments, and development planning, with a hybrid work arrangement and emphasis on alignment with business priorities and CBAs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in OD/HR/IO psychology, business, or related field required.
• Minimum six years in organizational development, leadership development, or related HR function.
• Certifications in OD, coaching, facilitation, or leadership training preferred.
• Proven experience facilitating leadership development programs and employee engagement initiatives.
• Experience consulting with senior leaders and HR teams on workforce development and performance strategies.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic advisory services to organizational leaders on change management, leadership development, and organizational design.
• Facilitate leadership workshops, coaching, assessments, and development planning.
• Lead performance excellence initiatives including performance management, succession planning, and engagement.
• Collaborate with HR and senior leadership to align OD initiatives with business strategy and CBAs.
• Design and measure effectiveness of leadership and employee development programs using analytics.
• Promote a culture of learning and continuous improvement across the organization.
• Benchmark best practices and implement innovative learning methodologies.

Skills

Leadership development facilitation

Soft skills training

Employee engagement

Adult learning principles

Instructional design

Facilitation techniques

Leadership assessment tools

MS Office

LMS

Unionized environment familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Development, Human Resources, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Business Administration, or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

DiSC

MBTI

360-degree feedback

StrengthsFinder

Job description

• Serve as an advisor to organizational leaders and staff by offering consultative services in the following areas: change management, leadership development (including coaching, assessments, and development planning), performance excellence (covering performance management, succession planning, employee engagement, and team effectiveness), organizational design, workforce strategy, and cultural transformation.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to ensure that organizational development initiatives are aligned with business objectives and strategic priorities .
  

Requisition #:

7420

# of openings:

1

Employment Type

Full time

Position Status

Permanent

Category

Non-Bargaining

Workplace Arrangement

Hybrid

Fund

1199SEIU National Benefit Fund

Job Classification

Exempt

Strategic Consultation & Advisory

• Serve as an advisor to organizational leaders and staff by offering consultative services in the following areas: change management, leadership development (including coaching, assessments, and development planning), performance excellence (covering performance management, succession planning, employee engagement, and team effectiveness), organizational design, workforce strategy, and cultural transformation.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to ensure that organizational development initiatives are aligned with business objectives and strategic priorities .
  

Leadership & Employee Development

• Facilitate workshops and training on leadership, communication, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, team collaboration, and soft skills enhancement.
• Conduct leadership assessments and use data to create personalized employee development plans.
• Identify competency gaps using assessment tools and create targeted learning interventions to address them.
  

Performance Excellence & Talent Strategy

• Collaborate with Human Resources implement effective organizational development strategies such as performance management, talent acquisition, and succession planning.
• Assist management with administering Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs), ensuring consistent, clear, and fair applications that drive desired results.
• Develop objective methods to assess the effectiveness of employee relations, leadership training, and organizational development efforts, aligning them with organization performance goals.
  

Organizational Culture & Change Management

• Promote initiatives that improve workplace culture, fostering an environment where employees can thrive.
• Keep abreast of advances in skill development, employee engagement, and change management disciplines, implementing best practices to elevate the organization’s development strategies.
• Identify opportunities to improve internal training programs by benchmarking against best-in-class organizations and leveraging innovative learning methodologies .
  

Compliance & Alignment with Organizational Goals

• Ensure that all organizational development programs are aligned with the Fund’s mission, Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), and legal compliance standards .
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Development , Human Resources, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Business Administration, or a related field ( Master’s degree preferred).
• Minimum six (6) years of experience in Organizational Development, Leadership Development, Talent Management, or a related HR function required
• Certifications in Organizational Development, Coaching, Facilitation, or Leadership Training (e.g., CPLP, SHRM-SCP/CP, Prosci Change Management, Coaching Certification) preferred.
• Proven experience in facilitating leadership development programs, soft skills training, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Experience consulting with senior leaders and HR teams on workforce development, change management, and performance strategies.
• Strong understanding of adult learning principles, instructional design, and facilitation techniques.
• Experience utilizing leadership assessment tools (e.g., DiSC, MBTI, 360-degree feedback, StrengthsFinder, etc.).
• Ability to design, implement, and measure the effectiveness of leadership and employee development programs. Working knowledge of Human Resources analytics and talent development metrics to assess program effectiveness
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and learning management systems (LMS).
• Experience working in a unionized environment and familiarity with collective bargaining agreements.