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Job Postings - 04/24/2006
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Project Manager, Employee Onboarding & Orientation
General Growth Properties is a publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust ("REIT") and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol GGP. GGP and its predecessor companies have been in the shopping center business for over fifty years. The second largest regional mall REIT, General Growth owns, develops, operates, and/or manages shopping malls in 44 states. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, GGP has more than 6,000 employees nationwide. Our malls feature more than 24,000 retail stores and anchor department stores, as well as theaters, sit-down restaurants, ice skating rinks and other forms of family entertainment.

This position has overall responsibility for providing frameworks, tools, and training that ensures all GGP employees experience a smooth and effective entry process, allowing new talent to be productive and successful as quickly as possible. This position will be responsible for creating, managing, and facilitating a structured and measurable onboarding program with the following position expectations:

  • Apply performance and organizational consulting skills to determine appropriate learning strategies to quickly integrate new employees, helping to drive employee productivity.
  • Serve as a single point of integration for all onboarding activities, linking Human Capital processes and services with Information Technology, Corporate Services and Hiring Manager responsibilities.
    Structure the Day 1 Experience, including development of supporting resources.
  • Manage website for ongoing communication and direction to tools.
  • Implement follow-up surveys and new hire tracking mechanisms.
  • Design, develop and implement high-impact mentoring/partnership program (GGP Partners) to facilitate the transfer of skills and knowledge to new employees.
  • Design, develop and implement revised versions of current orientation training programs to improve the quality and effectiveness this training.
  • Plan and manage strategies for onboarding programs which complement other development areas including leadership, functional and systems training.
  • Customize content and experiences, determine appropriate implementation strategies and establish tracking measures to ensure that all onboarding programs are effectively meeting the needs of new employees, hiring managers and the organization.
  • Research best practices, perform benchmarking analysis and evaluate emerging trends to keep appraised of technological advancements and opportunities for program improvement.
  • Communicate project activities, progress, results and challenges to facilitate continued program endorsement and alignment to organizational objectives.
  • Deliver effective classroom training by applying strong presentation and facilitation skills, delivering feedback to learners, developing action plans and measuring impact to the organization.
  • Develop and manage project timelines and budgets.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Development, Business Administration, Psychology or other relevant behavioral science.
  • 6+ years HR or business experience. 2+ years OD experience.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including written and verbal communications.
  • Ability to use a process consultation model and a variety of OD interventions to support business results.
  • Ability to build trusting relationships and partner with manager and above level leadership.
  • Strong project management skills.
  • Lead a complex, cross functional project with executive level interface.
  • Ability to handle confidential HR and leadership information.
  • Excellent course facilitation and presentation skills.
  • Coaching and/or 360 feedback experience.
  • Experience implementing companywide performance, development and/or employee engagement initiatives.
  • Experience facilitating leadership development, change, communication and culture change programs.

Apply today at www.ggpjobs.com, job #2378.

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