Organizational Development Assistant Jobs in Boston, MA

IntroductionAhold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which also includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands – Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Ahold Delhaize USA associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.

OverviewSupports the development and delivery of organizational development strategic plans to grow competence in senior leadership and culture to achieve strong organizational results. Designs and delivers OD interventions and owns wellbeing reporting for ADUSA. Works closely with other members of the Organizational Effectiveness team, US Officer population, Brand HR departments, Strategy team, and various other cross-functional teams to promote functional/team learning, best practice sharing, alignment and positive organizational change.
Our flexible/hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core office locations include Salisbury, NC, Chicago, IL, Quincy, MA, Carlisle, PA, Scarborough, ME, Hyattsville, MD.

Responsibilities

• Develop and Implement Executive Development Plans: Collaborate with the Organizational Effectiveness team to create and execute yearly plans for executive development, connection, and team-building activities aligned with leadership behaviors.
• Provide Intervention Design for Ineffective Functional Dilemmas: Offer intervention design and support for addressing ineffective functional dilemmas across ADUSA, collaborating with Brand OD teams on best practices and opportunities for improvement.
• Maintain Library of Best Practices: Co-create and maintain a library of common team-building, development best practices, and change management tools for ADUSA Brands, ensuring easy access to resources for continuous improvement.
• Guide Organization Through Change: Assist the organization through periods of change, such as mergers, acquisitions, restructuring, or technology implementations, co-creating a change management playbook and providing support to ensure successful transitions. Consult on larger transformation projects ensuring that our AD CARES change model is utilized and understood by change leaders.
• Tracking and Reporting: Own the US reporting process end-to-end, ensuring accurate and timely reporting on metrics.
• Facilitate Culture Activation and Enhancement: Work closely with the ADUSA Services HR team to facilitate new culture activation and enhancements within the organization. (Listening strategies, Employee Value Propositions, TEI shared learnings, etc.)
• Incorporate Wellbeing Practices into Development Curriculum: Ensure that wellbeing practices are integrated into team development and learning curriculum to foster an inclusive and supportive work environment. Stay informed about best-in-class well-being practices and share relevant outputs with the organization to promote employee well-being.
• Aggregate AES Results and Create Annual Executive Summary: Own the creation of the annual executive summary of aggregate ADUSA AES (Associate Engagement Survey) results, conducting surveys, checkpoints, and analyzing data to inform actionable insights and improvement plans.
• Manage External Partnerships: Serve as the main point of contact for select external partnerships in the Organizational Development space, (Top Employer Institute, TWIG, Next UP, Insights Discovery, Fierce Conversations, etc.) managing and enhancing partnerships based on organizational needs to support the achievement of strategic objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business Administration, or related field. Master's degree preferred.
• A minimum of 2-4 years of progressive experience in organizational development, change management, strategy, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of organizational development principles, theory, change management methodologies, and well-being practices.
• Ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders, and drive results.
• Ability to synthesize/analyze and align solutions to business strategies.
• Strong interpersonal communication and facilitation skills w/ the ability to present concepts in a credible, confident, and consistent fashion.
• Proficient in Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Certification in relevant areas such as Change Management, Coaching, or Leadership Development.
• Strong emotional intelligence and confidence to influence and facilitate change throughout the organization hierarchy.
• Working knowledge of adult learning theories.