System Director of Leadership and Organizational Development

Position Title

System Director of Leadership and Organizational Development
Bell Hospital, Olathe Medical Center Main Hospital 20333 W. 151st St., Westwood Administration - East

Position Summary / Career Interest:

The System Director of Leadership and Organizational Development is responsible for developing a system-wide leadership and talent development strategy and vision for The University of Kansas Health System. The Director will lead a team to collaboratively assess health system current and future needs and then develop, design, deploy, and measure programs to develop leaders and staff. The Director will build a team committed to leveraging other health system leaders, their teams, training, coaching, professional development staff, and action-based, and experiential best practices and modalities to enhance the short and longer-term effectiveness of leaders and future leaders across the system. The work of the Director of Leadership and Organizational Development and their team will result in greater staff and patient engagement, consistency across numerous Health System locations, and effectiveness of key programs and services across the system. The Director reports to the Vice President, Human Resources.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

1. Develop, enable and support an effective team of Learning and Development professionals who are fully engrained in the Health System’s culture, effective in fully understanding organizational and individual development needs, able to translate identified needs into effective L&D initiatives, and committed to improving key organizational metrics associated with the L&D initiatives.
2. In collaboration with a diverse group of system leaders and grounded in best practices, research, and innovation, develop a system-wide leadership and talent development strategy and vision.
3. Lead a team to assess, develop, design, deploy, and measure initiatives to optimize the impact of leaders and staff in enhancing the achievement of the goals and objectives of the health system.
4. Ensure all L&D initiatives leverage adult learning, experiential and engaging principles/tactics to drive excitement, engagement of programs, and lead to the achievement of individual and system outcomes.
5. Ensure the initiatives created by the L&D team can be customized/personalized to the various venues in place across the health system (rural, urban, community-based, clinical/non-clinical and more).
6. Provide consultative, collaborative services, and customized training to leadership regarding department specific performance and development needs.
7. Create, develop, and foster leadership coaching and mentorship programs within the system.
8. Develop and maintain processes to identify high potential, emerging talent and create related career development strategies.
9. Develop a career center for talent development at various levels throughout the system that focus on individual needs and aspirations.
10. Provide manager, director, and executive level coaching and mentoring.
11. Provide oversight and strategic vision around learning technologies and online learning solutions.
12. Coordinate talent development and education and training efforts with campus partners.
13. Coordinate with HR leadership and senior leaders to develop a succession plan strategy and process.
14. Collaborate and consult with leadership to develop programs to support career paths, upskilling and reskilling opportunities that align with the ever-changing workforce needs for various employee levels.
15. Provide oversight and coordination of New Employee Orientation process.
16. Develop a plan for continuous review of strategies and programs that include stakeholder feedback, and improvement of leadership and talent development offerings and resources in support of and aligned with organizational business strategies and culture.
17. Complete effectiveness assessments and review evaluations of the talent development learning opportunities.
18. Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
19. These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

1. Master's Degree in related field of study from an accredited college or university.
2. 5 or more years of related experience and/or training.
3. Experience working with learning management tools.

Preferred Education and Experience

1. Experience in health care setting.

Preferred Licensure and Certification

1. Leadership / Executive Coaching Certificate.

Knowledge Requirements

1. Proven track record of developing a talent development strategy and related program components.
2. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, SharePoint, social media outlets including Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

Time Type:

Full time

Job Requisition ID:

R-32078

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.