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Company

World Education Services · 2 days ago

Director of Workforce Development (Remote)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

$175K/yr - $190K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Leads the design, development and implementation of programs, policies and strategies tailored to meet organizational development needs and program goals

Provides consultative services to the divisions and departments regarding future focus, programs and approaches

Partners with business leaders to help them define their long-term workforce plans and strategies, designing pathways and processes to meet these

Design enterprise-wide full-cycle organizational, workforce development and change management processes

Develop Organizational Design processes, methods and frameworks

Develop frameworks for a robust succession planning process, inclusive of career and talent pathways, and upskilling and reskilling programs

Work with divisional and department leaders to set, monitor and evaluate relevant goals and metrics tied to enterprise level strategies and objectives that will drive high performance, excellence and support the organization in realizing its mission, vision and values

Conducts comprehensive needs assessments and gap analyses, overseeing the collection and analysis of complex data along with statistical analyses to determine programing needs

Identify, interrogate and develop talent data, dashboards and KPIs for workforce and organizational strategic planning

Proactively check in with leaders across departments on concerns or other issues; triage as needed

Coaches talent to produce strong leaders; both people managers and individual contributors

Partner with the business to drive engagement strategies in alignment with enterprise-wide strategies and business needs

Serve as a leader within the people function, driving strategy and future people initiatives

Create and define measurable outcomes within the programs and activities

Evaluate strategies and programs to measure the achievement of established goals

Leverage external best practices, and evolving market trends that are the best fit for WES

Qualification

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Workforce DevelopmentOrganizational DevelopmentChange ManagementData-Driven Decision MakingSenior Leadership ExperienceBusiness AcumenTalent ManagementSuccession PlanningMulti-Sector ExperienceOD MethodologiesExternal Best PracticesCollaboration SkillsRelationship Building

Required

Significant experience in leading, designing and supporting Workforce, Organizational or People Development programs, with at least 5 years' experience in senior leadership roles

Master's degree in organizational development/organizational behavior/workforce development. Related experience considered in lieu of education

Experience with tools identification and implementation that support and enable workforce and organizational development programs and processes

Experience in change management techniques and approaches

Experience in utilizing data to drive decisions and inform programming

Experience working closely with executive leadership, with ideally experience preparing and delivering to Executive and Board Committees

Superior presentation skills; creating PPT slides and presenting to audiences

Possess superior communication, collaboration and relationship building skills

Demonstrate deep business acumen and gain/leverage insights of WES and its market

Be recognized as a trusted advisor to senior leadership

Have multi-sector experience and experience working with a globally diverse workforce

Leverage expertise and knowledge of OD and change management methodologies

Can oversee, manage and mentor subject matter experts across a variety of disciplines