Organizational Effectiveness Specialist

Guidehouse; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 98,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Mobility Stipend

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking an Organizational Effectiveness Specialist to join a public diplomacy effort for the Department of State. You will deliver targeted needs assessments, rapidly develop and deploy organizational effectiveness support, and help enhance individual and team performance across embassies, consulates, and client business units.

You will facilitate leadership development, support organizational change, and apply industry best practices to optimize operations while traveling up to

Qualifications

• Active and maintained SECRET security clearance
• Bachelor's Degree required
• 5 years in leadership development, process improvement, content development and facilitation focusing on performance
• 3 years’ experience in organizational change execution and sustaining initiatives

Responsibilities

• Deliver targeted needs assessments for public diplomacy staff
• Develop and deploy organizational effectiveness support
• Enhance individual and team performance and leadership skills
• Support organizational changes across embassies, consulates, and client business units

Skills

Leadership development

Process improvement

Content development

Facilitation

Organizational psychology

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Asana

Salesforce

G Suite

Microsoft Office

Job description

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. Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Guidehouse is a global AI-led professional services firm delivering advisory, technology, and managed services to the commercial and government sectors. With an integrated business technology approach, Guidehouse drives efficiency and resilience in the healthcare, financial services, energy, infrastructure, and national security markets. Built to help clients across industries outwit complexity, the firm brings together approximately 18,000 professionals to achieve lasting impact and shape a meaningful future. guidehouse.com