Process and Change Consultant - Davis, CA

 Job Requisition

Requisition Number:

03019671  

 

Recruitment Open To:

Internal/External  

Final Filing Date

08-21-2017  

Closing Date:

 

Position:

PROCESS AND CHANGE CONSULTANT  

Payroll Title

ORGANIZATIONAL CNSLT 2  

Number of Positions:

1  

Salary:

$25.10-$51.34/HR  

Appointment Type:

Career  

Appointment Description:

100%; Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm  

Overtime Eligible:
(FLSA)

Non-Exempt  

 

Union/HEERA Representation:

This position is not represented by a collective bargaining unit  

 

Department:

ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE - 061007  

 

Department Description:

This position serves as a member of the Organizational Excellence (OE) team and requires a broad understanding of the university's mission and strategic priorities. OE is focused on increasing organizational effectiveness through business analysis, continuous process improvement, organization development and change management. Organizational Excellence reports to the Associate Vice Chancellor, Human Resources and has campus-wide scope, authority and responsibility for providing leadership and support in reaching the goals associated with the Chancellor's 2020 Initiative and the UC Working Smarter Initiative.

The administrative infrastructure of UC Davis supports the education of over 33,000 students through more than 100 academic majors and 87 graduate programs. In addition, this infrastructure supports a $750 million extramural research enterprise. There are approximately 12,000 staff employees at UC Davis who support the UC Davis mission of teaching, research, service and public health.  

Location:

Davis  

 

Allow Applicants to Attach:

Resume
Cover Letter
References  

Position Details

Job Summary:

THIS IS AN INTERNAL/EXTERNAL RECRUITMENT. UCD AND UCDHS APPLICANTS WILL HAVE FIRST CONSIDERATION.

Under the direction of the Director, Organizational Excellence (OE), supports university business process improvement and change management efforts to advance organizational effectiveness. As a member of the OE team, consults with campus stakeholders to identify opportunities for business process improvements across multiple functional areas through mapping, analysis and conducting best practice research. Assesses organizational and strategic issues and process-oriented approaches to enhance institutional performance. Maintains a high degree of cross-unit coordination and communication with leadership to assure initiative goals are achieved and communicated efficiently and effectively. Manages small to medium sized projects. Provides training support for continuous process improvement and change management.  

Physical Demands:

Work at a computer for extended periods of time.  

Work Environment:

Flexible schedule to work outside regular business and lunch hours when necessary.

UC Davis is a smoke and tobacco free campus effective January 1, 2014. Smoking, the use of smokeless tobacco products, and the use of unregulated nicotine products (e-cigarettes) will be strictly prohibited on any UC Davis owned or leased property, indoors and outdoors, including
parking lots and residential space.  

Background Check Required:

This position is a critical position and subject to a background check. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of background investigation including criminal history and identity checks.

Yes  

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

-Bachelor's degree in business administration, organization development or other related field or an equivalent combination of experience and training
-Demonstrated experience mapping, analyzing and re-engineering business processes in a complex organization with diverse customer needs
-Facilitation skills to effectively lead meetings to extract relevant business and process information; solicit constructive input and present complex data
-Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal; excellent active listening skills as well as skills to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences
-Experience performing complex analytical work, gathering, synthesizing, integrating and comparing data from a variety of sources, summarizing possible implications, evaluating reasonable alternatives and drawing conclusions
-Demonstrated experience developing, editing and proofreading complex summaries, reports and process documentation in a variety of formats
-Working knowledge of change management methodologies to address the "people" side of change
-Experience training and motivating diverse audiences, applying adult learning theory and instructional design methodologies
-Interpersonal skills to interact effectively with all levels of the organization from a wide variety of functional areas, backgrounds and organizational levels
-Demonstrated skills managing projects of limited to moderate scope
-Experience managing, tracking, and working on multiple, simultaneous assignments, some of which may be unfamiliar or ambiguous where no clear guidelines exist; meeting deadlines and shifting priorities
-Knowledge of a wide variety of business functions (e.g. human resources, finance, payroll, etc.)
-Experience with Microsoft Office Suite  

 

Preferred Qualifications:

-Experience working in an academic institution of significant complexity and breadth
-Ability to interpret university policies and procedures
-Prosci Change Management certification  

 

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