Organizational Development Specialist / Senior Specialist

About the role

Koç University is looking for an Organizational Development Specialist / Senior Specialist to join its Human Resources Directorate. The role supports organizational design and restructuring, performance management, job evaluation and employee engagement, and works closely with the Training and Development unit.

Key responsibilities

• Provide the analysis needed for organizational design and restructuring studies
• Prepare, review and update job descriptions and organizational charts
• Support the implementation of performance management systems and follow the annual performance management process
• Own each step of the Employee Engagement and HR satisfaction surveys
• Contribute to the review of job evaluation, grading systems and titles
• Help identify critical positions and align them with the Training and Development unit on talent and development activities
• Design and implement learning and development initiatives
• Update and publish procedures and carry out process improvement studies
• Prepare monthly, yearly and ad hoc reports and use their outputs to improve HR processes and systems

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Engineering or another related field
• At least 5 years of experience in HR, organizational development or a related discipline
• Hands-on HR experience in complex organizations is a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English, and good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment

Required skills

• Knowledge of performance management systems, job evaluation and grading
• Understanding of core HR processes
• Advanced MS Office and data management skills
• Experience with the SAP HR module and performance management systems such as OKR and SF