Job Summary:

This position serves as an expert consultant to executives and managers to increase leadership capacity, improve organizational performance, and deliver effective results. Conducts in-depth assessments of organizations, programs, and situations to identify and fully understand complex or sensitive issues and problems. Identifies options, makes recommendations to agency leaders and proactively takes appropriate action.

The Management Consultant will:

• Conduct in-depth evaluation and analysis and facilitate organization change efforts using accepted models, theories, and practices in the field of organization development. Make recommendations to executive management about action and approach.

• Provide expert advice and consultation in leadership, systems thinking, process improvement, and problem solving.

• Enhance leadership capacity to resolve complex or sensitive agency problems and deliver improved results. Function as an expert in mediation, communication, and group process.

• Design improvement strategies and systems using effective information gathering methodologies. Assess and interpret information collected to create new insights or levels of understanding for agency leaders in a way that leads to more effective decision making.

• Produce or oversee production of complex reports for executive management, the Legislature, other government entities, worker and employer communities, and other special interest groups.

Preferred Qualification:

A Bachelor's degree involving major study in industrial psychology, industrial sociology, behavioral science, organization development, industrial engineering or closely allied field AND five years of management experience (additional qualifying experience will substitute year for year for education).

Demonstrate knowledge of: Organizational behavior/change management tools and techniques, including the ability to conduct assessments aimed at identifying change readiness, change impact, needs, and risks, as well as stakeholder engagement and management techniques.

Skills and Abilities:

• Skilled in mediation, communication, and group processes.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communications skills.
• Skilled using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook calendar, and electronic mail.
• Ability to achieve results with little need for oversight.
• Employ expertise, credibility and partnering to help clients identify, evaluate and resolve complex or sensitive issues, problems, and service needs.
• Think creatively and strategically to successfully mediate and negotiate with individuals and groups internally and externally.
• Manage projects and programs ensuring efforts are coordinated to achieve goals and objectives.
• Analyze data and information, evaluate options, form conclusions, and make clear and rational decisions.
• Able to balance competing priorities, complex situations, and tight deadlines.
• Develop trusting relationships with executives, managers, staff, and external stakeholders by maintaining the highest standards of personal/professional and ethical conduct.
  
  

Special Note:

• Prior to any new appointment into L&I, a background check, including criminal record history, will be conducted.
• Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver’s license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately-owned vehicle.

Application Process:

We are looking for evidence that you have the skills and abilities required for this job. The information you provide will be used to decide who will be selected for the next step in the process.

1. Fill out the L&I Employment Application and Resume.
2. Include a letter of interest describing your demonstrated knowledge and experience and how you meet the qualification, skills and abilities for this position.

Submit your completed Labor & Industries Job Application form, Resume and Letter of Interest by May 16, 2008 using one of the following methods:

NOTE: We are unable to accept .ZIP attachments.

Some locations where you may access computer terminals:

• Work Source Centers
  (See locations at: http://www.wa.gov/esd/work/localconnections.htm)
• Public libraries
  (See locations at: http://wlo.statelib.wa.gov/libsearch.cfm)
• Department of Personnel, 600 S. Franklin, Olympia, Washington
  

As a condition of employment the successful candidate accepting this position will be required to comply with the Union Security clause contained in the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the State of Washington and the Washington Federation of State Employees or the Coalition.

Persons with a disability, who need assistance in the application or assessment process, or those needing this announcement in an alternative format, may call (360) 902-9152. Applicants that are deaf or hard of hearing may call through the Washington Relay Service at 7-1-1.

The State of Washington is an Equal Opportunity Employer