Organizational Development Consultant (Frederick County)

Scope of The Project:

The Organizational Development Consultant will help County agencies improve organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, team cohesion, and resource alignment. The role will assess organizational needs and design evidence-based interventions that support performance, engagement, and sustainable change.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct organizational, culture, leadership, and team-effectiveness assessments.
• Analyze structures, roles, competencies, policies, and operating practices.
• Facilitate leadership development, teambuilding, goal-setting, and group cohesion sessions.
• Design organizational development plans tied to measurable outcomes.
• Support succession planning, career development, and leadership coaching initiatives.
• Recommend organizational structures, governance, and resource-alignment improvements.
• Develop communications, tools, and interventions that reinforce desired behaviors.
• Evaluate intervention effectiveness and provide follow-up recommendations.

Required Skills:

• Master's degree in Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Human Resources, or a related field.
• 7+ years of organizational development, talent management, or consulting experience.
• Strong assessment, facilitation, coaching, and change leadership skills.
• Experience working with executives, managers, and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with confidentiality and diplomacy.

Preferred Skills and Certifications:

• Professional coaching, change management, HR, or assessment certification.
• Government or public-sector organizational development experience.
• Experience with workforce planning, succession planning, or leadership academies.