Raphaela Faust-Freelance Organizational & People Developer
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Freelance Organizational & People Developer
Rare Bird Consulting
- Focus: building sustainable and agile people, leadership, and organizational structures in SMEs during growth and change phases
- Intercultural people development
- Topics: people & organizational development, mediation, coaching, building and further developing HR, leadership and change management, corporate culture, diversity management
- Sparring with executives and managers on role definition, collaboration, leadership, and conflict resolution
- Establishing effective feedback, performance, and development cultures through tailored leadership and learning formats
- Supporting organizational and cultural development processes in dynamic, interdisciplinary environments
- Introducing transparent goal and management systems (e.g., OKR) for strategic alignment of teams
- Building a constructive conflict culture and mediation in teams and leadership constellations
- Developing and implementing programs in female empowerment
People & Organisational Lead
Qvest Digital
- Strategic development of the employee development and learning culture in an agile IT environment
- Evolving employee development into an integral part of leadership and organizational work
- Organizational development and support of change processes in IT and sales
- Leading an interdisciplinary team of HR, scrum masters, and software developers
- Introducing and facilitating OKR for strategic alignment of teams and projects
- Managing annual salary and development cycles and advising leaders
- Resolving tensions and conflicts in change and growth situations
- Designing effective leadership, feedback, and offsite formats
- Providing input on work-life balance, family friendliness, and modern leadership culture
Head of People Development
Qvest Digital
- Strategically building the people development function in an increasingly agile IT company. Increased satisfaction with the area from 55% to 93%.
- Establishing and structuring people development in close alignment with leadership and organization
- Supporting the transformation to clear roles, responsibilities, and more self-organization
- Disciplinary and functional leadership as People Lead
- Introducing and company-wide implementation of a transparent goal and management system (OKR)
- Designing development and feedback formats to strengthen learning, leadership, and accountability culture
- Sparring with employees and leaders on collaboration, development, and role clarification
- Budget responsibility for the People Development area
Manager People Development
Qvest Digital
- Responsible for employee development as well as designing and managing training and continuing education programs
- Supporting recruiting processes and selection procedures
- HR support and advising employees and managers on people-related issues
Advisor for Corporate Partnerships
Europäische Fachhochschule
- Acting as a bridge between the university and partner companies in dual study programs
- Advising and placing students with partner companies
- Building and maintaining corporate relationships and supporting selection processes
Internship in Leadership Development and Support
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
- Assisted in further developing employee development programs for junior leaders
- Supported talent management and succession planning processes
- Contributed to initiatives promoting women's advancement and equal opportunities
Industry experience
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Experienced in Professional Services, Information Technology, Education, and Aerospace and Defense.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Human Resources, Strategy, and Sales.
Summary
Senior expert in people, organizational development, and leadership structures with many years of experience building sustainable HR, feedback, and development architectures in growing organizations. Specialized in linking people, process, and organizational work based on agile principles – especially in technology and IT-related environments.
Skills
- Ms Office
- Google Workspace
- Miro And Other Digital Whiteboards
- Trello
- Confluence
- Jira
- Chatgpt
- Canva
Languages
Education
Friedrich-Schiller University Jena
MA Intercultural People Development · Intercultural People Development · Jena, Germany · 1.5
University of Bayreuth
BA Cultural Studies with a focus on Religion · Cultural Studies with a focus on Religion · Bayreuth, Germany · 1.4
Impington Village College
International Baccalaureate · Cambridge, United Kingdom
Certifications & licenses
Conflict Culture Facilitator
IKOMBONN INSTITUT FÜR KONFLIKTBERATUNG UND MEDIATION AUSBILDUNGSINSTITUT BAFM
Systemic Equine-Assisted Coach
Equine-Assisted Coaching & Academy
Inner Balance Coach
IKOMBONN INSTITUT FÜR KONFLIKTBERATUNG UND MEDIATION AUSBILDUNGSINSTITUT BAFM
die.agilen GmbH
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Raphaela is based in Bornheim, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Raphaela speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary).
Raphaela has at least 11 years of experience. During this time, Raphaela has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 4 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 10 months. Note that Raphaela may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Raphaela would be well-suited for roles such as: Freelance Organizational & People Developer, People & Organisational Lead, Head of People Development.
Raphaela's most recent position is Freelance Organizational & People Developer at Rare Bird Consulting.
In recent years, Raphaela has worked for Rare Bird Consulting and Qvest Digital.
Raphaela is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Information Technology, and Education. Raphaela also has some experience in Aerospace and Defense.
Raphaela is most experienced in business areas like Human Resources, Strategy, and Sales.
Raphaela has recently worked in industries like Professional Services and Information Technology.
Raphaela has recently worked in business areas like Human Resources and Strategy.
Raphaela holds a Master in Intercultural People Development from Friedrich-Schiller University Jena and a Bachelor in Cultural Studies with a focus on Religion from University of Bayreuth.
Raphaela has 6 certificates. Among them, these include: Conflict Culture Facilitator, Advanced Mediation Training, and Systemic Equine-Assisted Coach.
The availability of Raphaela needs to be confirmed.
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