Confidential Hiring for SUCCESSION PLANNING SPECIALIST at Washington, DC Full Time

FUNCTIONAL PURPOSE:

Develops, implements and maintains corporate succession planning programs, policies, and processes, to ensure a diverse, qualified talent pool meets the future leadership needs of the organization.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Develops, manages, and implements executive succession plans and facilitates the communication and socialization of the succession framework across the organization.

2. Plans, designs, and coordinates the implementation and ongoing maintenance of the corporate succession planning program and related activities. Develops and disseminates communications regarding program components, project plans, implementation timetables, and requirements for participation.

3. Conducts workforce planning activities to identify potential critical roles, determine the need for successors, and identify current incumbents in key positions. Coordinates the preparation and manages the scheduling of activities. Facilitates focus groups and interviews with subject matter experts to gather job information, for use in succession planning activities.

4. Maintains and implements policies, processes, and tools for use in identifying potential leadership candidates. Supports the process of developing assessment criteria, including skills and competencies. Coordinates administration of assessments. Monitors and reports on demographic data and make recommendations to ensure a diverse pool of qualified successors.

5. Works cross-functionally to design, develop and implement corporate succession planning programs and activities. Facilitates discussions and activities with stakeholders at a variety of levels throughout the organization, in order to gather information for program development and validation and to implement the program components.

6. Develops, maintains, and implements assessment tools and processes for use in identifying high potentials and assessing the developmental needs of potential successors. Develops, implements and maintains the process for administering assessments, facilitating the interpretation of results, and developing individualized action plans to prepare successors for future leadership positions. Monitors the assessment of skills and experiences required for unmatched critical positions and reports any risk areas.

7. Conducts periodic reviews and monitors the progress of the organization-wide succession planning program and recommends program adjustments. Designs and evaluates succession planning program metrics and documents and presents results.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Knowledge of professional standards related to personnel selection and evaluation, including the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures.
• Knowledge of industry standards and best practices in succession planning.
• Knowledge of best practices and industry standards in the use of assessments for measuring leadership potential and succession planning.
• Ability to develop and implement an executive succession planning program.
• Ability to develop and update executive competency models, ensuring validity and job relatedness in accordance with professional standards.
• Ability to interact with senior leadership to facilitate succession planning and coordinate related activities.
• Ability to analyze skills assessment data sufficient to identify strengths and opportunities in individuals and the talent pool as a whole.
• Ability to monitor and evaluate a succession planning program and identify recommendations and opportunities for improvements and enhancements

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $63,555.00 – $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Washington, DC: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Preferred)

Experience:

• Financial concepts: 1 year (Preferred)
• Human capital management: 5 years (Preferred)
• Competency Models: 5 years (Preferred)
• Data analysis skills: 5 years (Preferred)
• Succession planning: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location