Interim, Maternity and Medical Leave Coverage

When a colleague goes on medical or maternity leave, or departs the organization entirely, it can be a mad scramble to cover their workload. And if a reorganization is in order, it’s easy to skip the strategizing that should take place before filling the position.

That’s when it can be useful to engage an independent contractor who has interim experience and can span the gap between consultant and freelancer. A freelancer gets the day-to-day work done. A consultant assists your organization in assessing the situation and proposing options or a route forward. I can do both.

I’ve held four unique interim roles. In several cases, I simply did the work of someone who was on leave and I returned everything to their capable hands after a short period of absence. In other roles, I assisted in writing job descriptions, interviewing, and training new staff. In another few roles, significant change was necessary. In those roles, I assessed departments, strategized with existing staff and leadership, and proposed new organizational structures.

Each position required an entirely different approach, and I was adaptable and amenable to each organization’s needs. 

Here are several brief case studies of interim roles I’ve held, to show what we might do together: