Organizational Development Manager

Job Overview
Orange County Clerk of Courts (OCCC) takes great pride in having an environment of value and collaboration.  The Organizational Development (OD) Manager will design a framework that aligns Talent with business initiatives. This is a full time regular position. The individual contributor is responsible for design, development, and implementation of OD programmatic content that integrates strategy, structure, and change.  This includes; 1) guiding the use, implementation and measurement of organization wide cascading goals resulting from strategic planning, 2) systems and capabilities that support structural solutions with enhancement to organization wide team development, and 3) whole system interventions and transformation designs that are supported with change and transition management. Beyond consultative responsibilities, this position is a contributing member of the OD/TM leadership team advancing the alignment of OD initiatives with the Strategic Direction of OCCC. 

Competencies
Strategy (Think)
Leadership
Problem Solving
Customer Focus
Execution (Do)
Accountability
Team Development
Managing Performance
Engage (Relate)
Organizational Cooperation
Building Team Environment
Communication

Essential Duties
Employees contributing in this role may perform some or all these duties.  The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.  This OCCC position demands the compliance with all performance guidelines, regulations, work procedures and instructions, and policies including but not limited to professionalism and appropriate self-presentation, and respectful communication with all stakeholders.

Function: Strategy
Facilitate the annual organization strategic planning process
Ensure a shared vision is maintained across functions
Measure the success of critical success factors
Define the organization wide drivers required to advance strategic goals
Articulate and continuously make relevant strategic positioning statements
Translate organization goals framing cascading functional goals with Division Leadership
Facilitate the quarterly review of overall strategic plan and provide recommendations to improve

Function: Structure
Design organizational structure concepts using relevant OD theories that evolve with strategy
Identify division level leadership and team development enhancements and solutions
Align organizational competencies with strategic intent
Integration planning using systems analysis outcome
Build well-understood relationship between Key Performance Indicators and proactive decision making related to organizational structure

Function: Change
Create and implement transformation initiatives that advance vision attainment
Design change management interventions in response to dynamic shifts in current state positioning
Develop vertical and horizontal transition communication planning
Collaboratively partner with stakeholders as a Subject Matter Expert on change and transition management
Action item outcome from organization effectiveness process improvement initiatives that are intentional, sustainable, and yield best practices

Function: Other Duties
Lead special projects as assigned
Review data to identify any patterns, trends and opportunities for improvement
Maintain a current view of OD trends and new applications
 
Knowledge and Experience

Knowledge 
Best practices and emerging trends and competencies in OD
Strategic planning practices and application
OD and change management systems and tools
Project management and its relationship to organizational strategy
Mission and vision clarity and articulation methods

Experience
Effectively guiding others to the pursuit of self-resolution
Application of a broad-based view of challenges and their impact
Facilitating, planning, and creatively chartering meeting intent
Gap identification and solution analysis
Benchmarking, researching and analyzing information from a variety of sources
Empowering stakeholders toward program rollout
Working successfully in a matrixed management level role with no direct reports
Translating and scaling concepts into actionable processes relevant to the organization’s current and future state
Use of needs evaluation and effective decision-making models
Maintaining confidentiality and appropriate handling of sensitive matters
Utilization of OD metrics for reporting and extrapolate the same for OD forecasting
Expressing complex ideas clearly and concisely
Managing and influencing change
Working in a fast-paced and multi-project environment while meeting commitments and deadlines
Operating a personal computer in Windows environment and utilizing word processing (MS Word), spreadsheet (MS Excel), and presentation (Power Point) applications.

Minimum Qualifications

Required:
A Bachelor’s degree in OD, Organizational Effectiveness or related field and a minimum 5-7 years of progressively responsible OD experience including demonstrable results achieving key business initiatives and in-depth knowledge OD systems and tools.

Preferred:
Master’s degree in OD or related field with an OD certification.

Physical Requirements
Standing - Occasionally
Walking - Occasionally
Sitting - Frequently
Reaching - Frequently
Vision - Continuously
Lifting - Occasionally
Hearing - Frequently
Speaking - Frequently

This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position.  Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

This position description has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of essential job duties.  All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.  To perform this job successfully, the employee will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently.  Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others.