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Organizational Design Analyst
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Position Number: 3730973
Location: Lawrence, KS
Position Type: Business - Management

Organizational Design Analyst

Position Overview
If you're someone with a background in HR, Organizational Development, Psychology, or a related field and you enjoy working collectively on a team to invoke organizational change, then this position is for you! The Office of Human Resource Management (HRM) at the University of Kansas is seeking an Organizational Design Analyst to work with department leaders in formalizing results from organizational assessments and/or reorganization requests. In this position, you will have the opportunity to partner with leaders in organizational assessments, analyzing structure redesign options for optimal efficiency and effectiveness as well as alignment with the University strategic plan. You'll assess required compensation factors and assist with implementation and change management objectives. You will collaborate with members of the HRM Talent, Compensation, and Learning & Development teams along with senior leadership to ensure that the strategy and design of the future organization is shaped according to the vision of the organization. This position is hybrid and will be in person 2-3 days per week. We will work with you to create a flexible work schedule that allows for a combination of on-site and remote work.

At the University of Kansas, we encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups as diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are an important part of our culture and university strategic plan.

About Lawrence, KS

The University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, a community of about 95,000. Only 35 miles west of Kansas City and 20 miles east of Topeka, you will never be far from barbecue, jazz, museum culture, and more. Lawrence has a lively downtown and a thriving arts and music scene, and its local government has enacted ordinances supporting equality for all members of its population. Lawrence locals covet the numerous sports and recreational opportunities, local shops, and a wide range of locally-owned restaurants.

Job Description

Organizational Workforce Planning & Design (45%)

Guide business leaders through strategic organizational design processes by conducting organizational analyses, defining organizational design goals, and advising on how to align the team's strategy, work processes, structure, roles, metrics and talent management practices. May design, create, deploy and assess workforce surveys and provide data analysis and reporting on results.
Apply strong research and analytical skills to define, collect, and analyze data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and make logical decisions on current state
Conduct benchmarking research to assess current organizations against best practice organizations and practices
Provide guidance and coordination across enterprise-level, cross-functional and/or cross-departmental to build alignments and efficiencies in work process and design
Design future state recommendations and plan - organizational change journey, organizational design blueprint and model, structure, spans and layers review, compensation activities, role recommendations, and implementation plan.
Coordinates with Sr. Compensation Analyst regarding specific recruitment requests that could impact organizational structure(s).
Define and measure success metrics and monitor change progress
Integrate organization change plan into overall project efforts and plan to track socialization and agreement through organization assessment and implementation process

Organizational Assessment Activities (30%)

Works with Learning and Development on the design of organizational assessment tools to assess current state, structure, unit functions, reporting lines, roles, KPI's, reporting methods, etc. May participate in conducting interviews, managing focus group discussions, etc.
Outline change management and communication recommendation and plan to socialize process and build buy-in through design and development process

Communication (20%)

Partner with leadership to define future vision, change strategy and journey, targets, and attainable goals – assess desired future state aspirations
Build and maintain strong cross- functional relationships to successfully partner with other units and staff to improve effectiveness and achieve positive results.
Works with recruitment, compensation and appointment teams to communicate action plan to ensure that surrounding activities are enacted smoothly and efficiently.
Partner with Employment and Organization Development functions on large reorganizations to streamline processes of organization design and change implementation. Participate in cross-functional reorganization design meetings to achieve positive results for reorganizations of all sizes.
Track and report issues, project management tasks. Determine escalation approach with leadership, both within and outside of the project.

Other Duties as Assigned (5%)

Position Requirements

Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
Position is designated as hybrid and expected in person on site 2-3 days per week.

Position Required Competencies:

Communicates clearly and directly, is approachable, relates well to others, engages people and helps them understand change, provides and seeks feedback, articulates clearly, listens actively
Achieves results through teamwork: Is open to diverse ideas, works inclusively and collaboratively, holds self and other accountable, involves others to accomplish individual and team goals
Maintain a strong knowledge of department and university processes to ensure that organization design opportunities can be readily identified and addressed.
Plans and organizes well, sets a clear and simple course of action, stays focused on the most important priorities, has the ability to visualize and plan for the future.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Psychology or a related field.
Three (3) years of related experience in designing and or implementing organizational development processes.
Experience with organizational design models, methods, OD tools.
Demonstrated experience in research and/or analytical skills as identified through application materials, interview, and references.
Experience in facilitating teams, focus groups, meetings of various sizes.
Strong written and verbal communications skills as identified through application materials, interview, and references.
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree (Human Resources, Business, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, or related field).
Five (5) years of related experience in designing and or implementing organizational change
Experience working in organizational design for a large company, college/university, large consulting firm or similar setting.
Experience in coaching individuals and teams.
Proven ability to execute executive-level oral and written communications (briefings, presentations, and strategic documentation).
Lean Six Sigma Certification
Experience in creating workforce surveys, analyzing and reporting results.
Experience utilizing Qualtrics or other survey software tools.
Experience with virtual software platforms such as Mural, Zoom, etc.
Experience in conducting industry related benchmarking.

Additional Candidate Instructions

A complete application consists of:
A cover letter addressing how required qualifications are met.
Resume
3 Professional References
Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Application review begins Monday January 9, 2023 and will continue until a qualified pool of applicants is received.

Contact Information to Applicants:
Kathleen Ames-Stratton
kames-stratton@ku.edu

Advertised Salary Range: Commensurate with experience
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8a.m. - 5p.m. Additional hours as needed.
Application Review Begins: Monday, January 9, 2023
Anticipated Start Date: Monday, February 13, 2023

If interested, please apply: https://employment.ku.edu/organizational-design-analyst/24034br

EEO/ Affirmative Action Statement:

The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, and genetic information in the university's programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and are the Title IX coordinators for their respective campuses: Associate Vice Chancellor for the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX, civilrights@ku.edu, Room 1082, Dole Human Development Center, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045, 785-864-6414, 711 TTY (for the Lawrence, Edwards, Parsons, Yoder, and Topeka campuses); Director, Equal Opportunity Office, Mail Stop 7004, 4330 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Fairway, KS 66205, 913-588-8011, 711 TTY (for the Wichita, Salina, and Kansas City, Kansas medical center campuses).