Leads the design and delivery of organizational development activities, including change management, strategic planning and organizational design, to ensure transfer of learning and performance improvement.
• Develops and manages the Cooperative’s management and leadership development program.
• Collaborates and consults with managers to develop and facilitate learning and development initiatives for employees and farmer owners.
• Contracts with and manages external vendors to provide services.
• Facilitate cross-functional project team and department team meetings.
• Identifies key metrics and develops evaluation processes to ensure overall learning and organizational development program effectiveness.
• Consults with and coaches managers in preparing individual development plans and work improvement plans.
• Designs, implements and manages the Cooperative performance management system.
• Communicates performance expectations by evaluation performance, providing timely feedback, training and coaching and recommending personnel actions for assigned staff.
• Handles confidential information with discretion.
• Manages special projects.
• Prepares budget and monitors expenditures.
• Develops and / or modifies Organization development policies and processes.
• Keeps up-to-date on development trends and best practices.
• Collaborates with other internal training providers to provide employees with an integrated training program.