Guidehouse

LeadOrganizationalEffectivenessSpecialist

$113–188k Washington, District of Columbia, United States FULL TIME
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Lead Organizational Effectiveness Specialist at Guidehouse. Skills: Organizational Effectiveness, Process Improvement, Leadership Development, Change Management. Deliver targeted needs assessments. Develop and deploy organizational effectiveness support”

What You'll Achieve.

Timely, high-quality delivery of products; Improve individual and team performance; Enhance leadership skills; Optimize operational models

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

View problems from multiple angles; Apply a variety of solutions

Eligibility Requirements

Up to 10% travel, Active Secret Clearance, Ability to travel internationally

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "SECRET" Federal or DoD security clearance, Bachelors Degree, SIX (6) years' experience in leadership development, process improvement, and content development and facilitation around improving individual, team or organizational performance, FOUR (4) years’ experience in executing, implementing, and sustaining organizational change, leading teams

Nice to Have

State Department experience (or other international agency), 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

What You'll Do.

Deliver targeted needs assessments

Develop and deploy organizational effectiveness support

Enhance individual and team performance

Facilitate team development

Develop leadership skills

Improve organizational processes

Adapt to organizational changes

Optimize operational models

Ensure alignment of skills

and performance standards

Provide ongoing coaching and professional development guidance

Provide quality assurance to team members

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work with a team passionate about serving clients; Collaborate with a dynamic and collaborative team environment; Provide assistance and training to coworkers; Bridge cultural and language barriers; Represent Guidehouse in client-facing discussions and meetings

Communication Scope

Oral communication skills; Written communication skills

Process & Methodology

Resource planning, Prioritization

Full Job Description

**_Job Family_ :** Operational Effectiveness Consulting ** _Travel Required_ :** Up to 10% **_Clearance Required_ :** Active Secret ** _What You Will Do_ :** The Lead Organizational Effectiveness Specialist will join Guidehouse to support a public diplomacy office at the Department of State. In the last year, the client implemented a new project management and operating model to sustain a completed multi-year effort to modernize and restructure the Department’s public diplomacy sections at overseas embassies and consulates. To support this sustainment, 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 the Lead 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. Additionally, you will, lead, mentor, and develop a team of Organizational Effectiveness Specialists, ensuring alignment of skills, workload, and performance standards across the project; oversee team workflow, resource planning, and prioritization to ensure timely, high‑quality delivery of products and client support; and, provide ongoing coaching, professional development guidance, and quality assurance to team members. **_What You Will Need_ :** * An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "SECRET" Federal or DoD security clearance * Bachel

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