Senior Consultant Skills Development & Strategy

at Health Care Service Corporation in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

At HCSC, we consider our employees the cornerstone of our business and the foundation to our success. We enable employees to craft their career with curated development plans that set their learning path to a rewarding and fulfilling career.

Come join us and be part of a purpose driven company who is invested in your future!
Job Summary
BASIC FUNCTION
This role serves as a lead advisor in the strategy development to support HCSC's vision to become a skills-based organization, program design and implementation of all aspects of skills into our HR methodology.

The Senior Consultant, Skills Development and Strategy incumbent plays a crucial role in identifying the skills and competencies required for an organization's success and designing strategies and programs to enhance those skills among employees. This role will focus on driving a skills-based approach across all key facets of HR including talent sourcing, assessment, and selection, onboarding, learning and development, and talent management, to ensure the workforce remains competitive and capable of meeting business goals.

This position will partner closely with other areas of HR, including Strategic Workforce Planning, the Talent COE, HRBPs, etc. to identify critical roles, diagnose skill gaps, and align talent programs to a broader skills strategy. Position is also responsible for monitoring and reporting on the effectiveness of our skills methodology and implementation of programs to support it's evolution as well as to provide credible thought leadership on industry best practice and new approaches in learning, talent acquisition, performance management and skills evolution.

NOTE: this role is hybrid/flex and requires in office visibility three days per week, working from home two day; relocation will NOT be offered, sponsorship is NOT available ~

Required Job Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 12+ years of broad HR experience in the areas of succession planning, talent strategy, leadership development, and supporting organization-wide talent management programs OR 16 years of broad HR experience in the areas of succession planning, talent strategy, leadership development, and supporting organization-wide talent management programs
5+ years of program strategy/management experience
Experience leading large-scale initiatives that require collaborating with and influencing multiple stakeholders
Experience leading complex, cross functional project teams to drive impact and results.
Experience using large data sets to identify critical connections, persuade stakeholders, and make decisions
Experience measuring program impact against pre-defined success metrics
Experience developing Learning & Development programs aligned to a skills-based strategy
Knowledge of and exposure to current skill-related trends and best practice.

Preferred Job Qualifications:
Master's Degree in human resource development, instructional design, IO psychology or related field
Strong communication, presentation, and influencing skills with both upward and downward focus
Ability to apply change management to enable effective execution of strategies, programs, and training
Advanced knowledge of employee development lifecycle and broad knowledge of HR processes
Experience implementing HR technologies and creating user stories and requirements

NOTE: this role is hybrid/flex and requires in office visibility three days per week, working from home two day; relocation will NOT be offered, sponsorship is NOT available ~

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HCSC Employment Statement:

HCSC is committed to diversity in the workplace and to providing equal opportunity and affirmative action to employees and applicants. We are an Equal Opportunity Employment / Affirmative Action employer dedicated to workforce diversity and a drug-free and smoke-free workplace. Drug screening and background investigation are required, as allowed by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.