Organizational Development Specialist, Sr. jobs in Everett, WA

Posting Number: 02555
Department: Human Resources

Job Summary/Basic Function:
Everett Community College has an exciting opportunity for an organizational development professional looking to cultivate a culture of continuous improvement and employee growth that centers student success. The Director of Human Resources - Organizational Development is a newly created position within the Human Resources team that will enhance and lead the College's organizational development and employee support systems. The Director will be an integral leader on a vibrant and collaborative Human Resources team that is committed to excellent service and supporting the College's goal of eliminating completion gaps by 2027.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:Organizational Development

• Designs, plans, and implements professional development and training programs to support employee leadership and professional growth.
• Perform professional development needs analysis for all employee groups, identifying training gaps and opportunities, as well as interventions to address the same.
• Support the development and constant process improvement of a comprehensive employee lifecycle program to ensure employees are supported from the onboarding process, throughout their employment, and when they leave the College.
• Oversee the development and monitoring of tracking system for employee professional development and growth, including annual evaluation processes.
• Partners with college groups regarding staffing, position description development, department structure, and related personnel issues.
• Supports managers in developing and implementing effective accountability, performance, and evaluation plans.
• Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to develop and implement value-added employee engagement programming, including new and established employee recognition events.

Employee Wellness & Support

• Develops and leads the College wide Employee Wellness program.
• Manages workers compensation claims, including coordinating return to work efforts.
• Chairs the Wellness Team, recruits team members, leads meetings, and ensures activities and events are well-organized, effective, and engaging for all employees.
• Manages Employee Assistance Program.
• Recruits and schedules instructors for employee wellness and fitness classes.
• Works with Health Care Authority/Washington Wellness to promote wellness on campus.
• Manage Human Resources Workplace Safety functions.
• Coordinates with Payroll regarding quarterly assessments from Labor and Industries.
• Conducts or delegates ergonomic evaluations of individual workstations or job tasks.

Classification & Compensation

• Makes determinations of appropriate classification and compensation for new or changed positions.
• Reviews and make determinations regarding reallocation requests.
• Serves as point of contact for statewide classification studies.
• Advises administrators regarding job duties, compensation, and scope of employee responsibility

Human Resources Leadership

• Collaborates with the Vice President, directors, and staff on the HR team to support the day-to-day operations of the College's human resources functions.
• Develops human resources policies, procedures, and workflows and oversees their implementation.
• Works with others to ensure cross-training within the Human Resources Department.
• Conducts personnel investigations.
• Ensures compliance with state and federal laws, including Fair Labor Standards Act, Family Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, Washington Family Care Act, Workers Compensation, etc.
• Monitors and ensures union contract compliance and advises administration and managers in the interpretation and application of negotiated agreements.

Personnel Management

• Supervises assigned personnel.
• Makes recommendations concerning hires or terminations, as necessary.
• Evaluates assigned staff, including discipline and annual review processes for administrative, professional, and support staff assigned to areas of responsibility.
• Recommends and approves staff development for professional and support staff.

General Duties

• Manages assigned budgets in compliance with EvCC and State purchasing ethics and regulations.
• Directs multiple competing priorities and projects with geographically distributed stakeholders.
• Represents EvCC at assigned community, and College events.
• Leads, participates in, or coordinates projects, committees or task forces as assigned by the Vice President.
• Discharges other administrative assignments, as directed by the Vice President.

COMPETENCIES: Participatory Management: Provides opportunity for assigned staff to participate in management decision-making when and where appropriate. Consistently seeks out appropriate information and input that ensure stakeholders perspective is considered. Approachability: Willing to take immediate time to actively listen to others. Considered "accessible" or can be depended upon to be available when needed. Responsive. Change Management: Initiates and/or manages the change process and energizes it on an ongoing basis, taking steps to remove barriers or accelerate its pace. Leadership: Leads by example, serves as appropriate role model to colleagues. Demonstrates confidence within area of expertise - promotes a cooperative work environment. Ability to appropriately apply leadership techniques to motivate, develop and guide employees. Visionary Leadership: Creates a clear, compelling vision. Communicates vision and gains commitment. Acts in accordance with vision. Displays passion and optimism. Mobilizes others to fulfill the vision. Oral & Written Communication: Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive and negative situations. Listens and gets clarification. Responds well to questions. Demonstrates group presentation skills. Participates in meetings. Structures and conveys information clearly and effectively through both formal and informal documents. Reviews and edits written work constructively. Ability to tailor to audience in mind. Student Centered: Ensures attention, interest, activities and efforts are centered upon the best interest of students. Creates and supports an environment that enables learners to achieve their personal, academic, and professional goals. Provides courteous and helpful responses to all customers, whether they be students, general public or employees from another department. Support for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Supports initiatives of the College and departments to expand the human qualities that differentiate our workforce and workplace. Exemplifies tenants of tolerance, acceptance, and interest in different viewpoints, cultures, and backgrounds and demands similar conduct of assigned staff and department. Accountability: Accountable for own actions, decisions, errors, mistakes and/or failures to act when appropriate. Accepts responsibility when given, understands what duties employee is responsible for and can be counted upon to carry out those responsibilities. Teamwork: Demonstrates a willingness to work with, and help others in completing job assignments, the ability to accept constructive criticism, and to cooperate with fellow employees and supervisors.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited institution
• Five (5) years progressively responsible administrative experience in Human Resources
• Demonstrated commitment to excellence, professionalism, integrity, and customer satisfaction
• Demonstrated successful experience working with diverse populations
• Demonstrated successful experience in achieving results
• Demonstrated experience managing budgets

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in organizational development, organizational science, human resources, human development, social sciences, education or a related field
• Teaching experience
• Demonstrated experience implementing an employee development program
• Demonstrated experience leading organizational change initiatives
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Demonstrated successful experience supervising and leading others
• Demonstrated strong customer focus and customer service skills
• Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication and negotiation skills
• Proven ability to build relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders

Physical Demands:
Everett Community College follows the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) and provides the following information as a guideline for applicants:

• Ability to operate office equipment
• Ability to read and verify data and prepare various materials
• Ability to exchange information on the phone or in person

Work Hours: Current work hours are M-F, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with some evening hours. Summer schedule is condensed to 4 10s. This position is primarily in person; partial remote work may be available.

Posting Date: 03/08/2024
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants:

This position is open until filled. Full consideration date is Monday, March 18, 2024. Applications received after Monday, March 18 may not receive full consideration.

With equity at the heart of our strategic plan, we strive for a future at EvCC where all staff, faculty, and students are valued, welcomed, and actively supported. We are committed to hiring individuals who exemplify the vision, mission and core values of our institution.

Everett Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious belief, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or age.

Reasonable accommodation is provided in all aspects of employment, including the application process, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and state law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact Human Resources at hr@everettcc.edu or 425-388-9229. For more information see: EvCC3020: Americans with Disabilities Act policy
Benefits This position is eligible for State of Washington Public Employee Benefits, such as Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Long Term Disability Insurance, Retirement plans, and more. Additionally, Everett Community College Administrative/Exempt employees accrue 16 hours of vacation for every month of service, during which the employee is in pay status for 10 or more days; 8 hours of sick leave for every month of service, during which the employee is in pay status for 10 or more days; 11 paid holidays throughout the year, plus 3 paid personal holidays. For more details, see our Benefits page.
Notice to Applicants Prior to hire, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicants suitability and competence to perform in the position.Drug-Free CampusIn compliance with federal and state regulations, EvCC is committed to a safe and drug-free campus. Employees are required to comply with EvCCs policy prohibiting illegal drug use or activity, including notification of criminal drug convictions and the use of prescription drugs or over-the-counter medications that are likely to affect job safety.The complete policy is available at the EvCC Policies page. If you would like a printed copy of the policy, or if you have any questions, please contact the Human Resources Department at 425-388-9229.Safety and SecurityEvCC strives to be a safe, secure and prepared campus for our students, staff and community. Detailed information regarding campus security, crime statistics for the most recent three year period, and other information is available on the Campus Safety, Security and Emergency Management page. This information is required by law and is provided by the EvCC Security Department. If you would like a printed copy of this information, you may contact the Security Department at (425) 388-9990.

Salary: $94,000 -$99,150