Consultant Organization Development

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Texas, United States of America

Job Family Group:

Human Resources Jobs

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

October 19, 2021

Business unit:

Human Resources

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

PROPOSITION

Do you want to make an impact to Shell’s future by working on the highest value OD initiatives? Do you thrive on working with the business on complex and business-critical projects? Do you want to work with peers to build your own experience and skills and help develop the overall OD capability of Shell?

Where you fit in

This role reports through to the VP OD&L OD Consulting who holds a central and flexible pool of Organisation Development (OD) resources. The consulting community also includes a team of specialist consultants for Team Development and Leadership consulting and Project Management Office (PMO). All consultants will be allocated to strategic change projects across RDS on a flexible basis.

This position sits in a pool of 25 OD consultants and provides consultancy support. The role holder will be deployed to work according to highest value and impact, and by considering the individual expertise, development and overall capability building in the OD Consultant pool. The Managers OD Consulting will provide formal line management for the OD consultants. The day-to-day coaching and direction, and performance feedback of the OD consultants will be via the VP OD&L whose agenda the consultants support.

What is the role?

The Organisation Development (OD) Consultant is a senior expert position within the OD consulting pool in the HR OD & Learning organisation.

The primary focus of the role is to frame, diagnose and address complex organisational challenges that often go across multiple RDS businesses, in order to structurally improve organisational health and performance, using deep OD and change skills and experience, and to expertly apply RDS OD methods and tools.

The role holder should work in an integrated and collaborative way with Managers OD&L, leadership consultants, business leadership teams, HR colleagues, and other internal groups such as Strategy, Transformation Leads and Audit. Collectively, these multi-disciplinary teams work with senior leaders and their leadership teams to help them deliver upon their business objectives and to create the organizational capability needed to drive business performance.

This position works on projects in multiple businesses (e.g. Upstream, IG, Downstream) with a focus on designing and delivering appropriate OD interventions in support of the strategic change agenda of Shell and business objectives.

This role requires the ability to both deliver high quality change outcomes through personal intervention and to lead OD project teams to deliver scaled change programmes. It requires very strong project management skills as every assignment is timebound.

Specifically, the OD Consultant should:

Work with HR, OD, Learning, Strategy, and Audit colleagues as well as with Business and Function clients to think through complex change challenges and define change strategy/approaches/solutions.

Be able to quickly build business intimacy in the different Shell businesses.

Have an outcome focus and be able to move in, quickly scope and deliver an intervention, and move out again.

Deliver top quality organization design, development and change orchestration advice and interventions to support senior Business and Function clients to deliver upon their business objectives and change challenges.

Share the knowledge and experience gained from OD interventions.

The type of work performed will include:

Full system diagnostics

Executive Leadership team effectiveness

Operating model and organisation design

Complex change orchestration

Culture and behavioural change

Organisational health and performance improvement

Organisational capability development

Other accountabilities include: Individual delivery of high impact OD interventions; Actively contribute to OD’s collective capability development, knowledge-sharing, and thought leadership through participation in OD Communities of Practice.

What we need from you

Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer.

Master’s degree preferred

Minimum ten (10) years of experience within Organizational Development

Significant experience in leading large scale, complex OD/ change management interventions or business process improvement / Continuous Improvement projects.

The ability to work in a project driven environment: scope, diagnose, deliver, and move on.

Solid understanding of the Shell value chain and various businesses; fast learner who can quickly develop business intimacy and hit the ground running on OD projects.

Talent for working in international and global project teams combined with the ability and confidence to work in high-ambiguity environments where senior leaders may need to be (respectfully) challenged.

Ability to diagnose business/organisation change issues and to identify appropriate type of intervention.

Expert consulting skills with experience in managing client relationships in high-pressure environment.

Flexibility in approach and able to coach and mentor others.

Strong stakeholder management and communications skills.

A Learner Mindset, a curiosity to learn and grow, learn from mistakes, successes and speak up openly in a safe environment.

Relevant degree, postgraduate and working qualifications (e.g. Psychology, Business Administration, Organisation Development, HRM, MBB, etc).

We invite colleagues from various skill pools and backgrounds to apply (e.g. Strategy, Business, Finance, HR).

External consulting experience would be valuable.

Flexible working arrangements (including part-time working) are supported where feasible, and are subject to applicable local policies, regulations and legislative frameworks. If appropriate, please make clear in your application the type of flexible working arrangements you would like to be considered.

Suitably qualified candidates in other Shell locations are encouraged to apply.

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with about 84,000 employees across more than 70 countries. We aim to meet the world’s growing need for more and cleaner energy solutions in ways that are economically, environmentally and socially responsible. We have expertise in exploration, production, refining and marketing of oil and natural gas, and the manufacturing and marketing of chemicals.

As a global energy company operating in a challenging world, we set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors. We are judged by how we act and how we live up to our core values of honesty, integrity and respect for people. Our Business Principles are based on these. They promote trust, openness, teamwork and professionalism, as well as pride in what we do and how we conduct business.

Building on our core values, we aspire to sustain a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels respected and valued, from our employees to our customers and partners. A diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment are vital to our success, leading to greater innovation and better energy solutions.

An innovative place to work

There’s never been a more exciting time to work at Shell. Everyone here is helping solve one of the biggest challenges facing the world today: bringing the benefits of energy to everyone on the planet, whilst managing the risks of climate change.

Join us and you’ll add your talent and imagination to a business with the power to shape the future – whether by investing in renewables, exploring new ways to store energy or developing technology that helps the world to use energy more efficiently.

An inclusive place to work

To power progress together, we need to attract and develop the brightest minds and make sure every voice is heard. Here are just some of the ways we’re nurturing an inclusive environment – one where you can express your ideas, extend your skills and reach your potential…

We’re creating a space where people with disabilities can excel through transparent recruitment process, workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Feel free to let us know about your circumstances when you apply, and we’ll take it from there.

We’re closing the gender gap – whether that’s through action on equal pay or by enabling more women to reach senior roles in engineering and technology.

We’re striving to be a pioneer of an inclusive and diverse workplace, promoting equality for employees regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

We consider ourselves a flexible employer and want to support you finding the right balance. We encourage you to discuss this with us in your application.

A rewarding place to work

Combine our creative, collaborative environment and global operations with an impressive range of benefits and joining Shell becomes an inspired career choice.

We’re huge advocates for career development. We’ll encourage you to try new roles and experience new settings. By pushing people to reach their potential, we frequently help them find skills they never knew they had, or make career moves they never thought possible.

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