Organisational Development Partner

Organisational Development Partner (Temporary)

Hours: 36 Hours Per Week, Mon – Fri
Contract: 48\-Week Temporary Contract (Approximately 12 Months – Secondment Cover)
Location: Civic Offices, 2 Watling Street, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7AT (Minimum 2 days in office)
Start Date: ASAP
Rate: PAYE £170\.57 per day

We're recruiting an Organisational Development Partner to join the Council's people and organisational development team. This is a key professional role, ideal for someone experienced in organisational development, culture transformation, leadership development, employee engagement, and organisational change within a complex organisation.

About the Role:

As an Organisational Development Partner, you'll act as a trusted partner to senior leaders, managers and services across the Council, providing evidence\-based advice and constructive challenge. You'll play a vital role in delivering the People Strategy and culture transformation programme, helping embed organisational values and behaviours, strengthen leadership capability, and improve employee engagement.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Acting as a trusted organisational development partner to senior leaders, managers and services across the Council


• Identifying and assessing organisational, cultural, leadership and workforce development needs


• Designing and delivering practical OD interventions aligned with Council priorities


• Supporting the delivery of the Council's People Strategy and culture transformation programme


• Helping embed organisational values and desired behaviours through leadership, management and employee development


• Supporting culture and employee engagement initiatives, including staff survey activity


• Contributing to leadership and management development, coaching, learning and development, and talent and succession planning


• Supporting organisational transformation and change projects


• Working collaboratively with HR and Organisational Learning colleagues to deliver corporate OD priorities


• Building effective relationships with stakeholders and providing evidence\-based advice and constructive challenge


• Using data, feedback and evaluation to measure the impact and effectiveness of OD initiatives


• Helping deliver sustainable cultural change, strengthen leadership capability and improve employee engagement

What We're Looking For:

We're looking for someone collaborative, inclusive, customer\-focused and proactive, with strong OD expertise and the ability to work confidently with senior stakeholders.

You'll ideally have:

• Experience in organisational development, learning and development, HR, workforce development or a closely related field, or strong transferable experience


• Experience identifying and addressing organisational, cultural, leadership or workforce development needs


• Ability to design and deliver practical organisational development interventions


• Experience delivering projects that support organisational transformation or change


• Confidence working with senior leaders and managers, including providing advice and constructive challenge


• Strong communication, facilitation, presentation and stakeholder management skills


• Ability to manage projects and balance competing priorities


• Understanding of leadership, organisational culture, employee engagement and behavioural change


• Ability to use data, feedback and evaluation to assess effectiveness and demonstrate impact


• A collaborative, inclusive and customer\-focused approach

Nice\-to\-Have Experience:

• Experience working within a local authority or public sector organisation


• Experience supporting culture transformation and People Strategy initiatives


• Experience of talent and succession planning, coaching or leadership development


• Experience using employee survey data to inform organisational development activity


• Experience working across multiple services within a complex organisation

Why Apply:

• Opportunity to make a real impact on organisational culture, leadership capability and employee engagement


• Varied and challenging responsibilities across organisational development, transformation and people strategy


• Opportunity to work closely with senior leaders and managers and influence positive organisational change


• Professional development in a collaborative and supportive environment


• Hybrid working, with a minimum of 2 days per week in the office


• Opportunity to contribute to sustainable cultural change across the Council

Additional Information:

This is a temporary secondment\-cover position, and secondment applications are encouraged.

The role is hybrid, with a minimum of 2 days per week in the office. Additional office or site attendance may be required depending on organisational and project needs.

The role is inside IR35.

Candidates should submit a personal statement under "Relevant Experience and Skills", clearly demonstrating how their experience meets the role criteria. The statement should be concise and no longer than one A4 page.

A confidentiality agreement and proof of address may be required as part of the recruitment process.

Reference: OR115147

Job Types: Full\-time, Fixed term contract

Pay: £170\.57 per day

Benefits:

• Company pension

Application question(s):

• Have you worked directly with senior leaders and managers, providing advice and constructive challenge?


• Do you have experience in any of the following areas? (Select all that apply.)

Leadership and management development
Coaching
Employee engagement
Culture transformation
Learning and development
Talent and succession planning
Behavioural change
Workforce development

• Do you have experience working collaboratively with HR and/or Organisational Learning teams?

Experience:

• HR Workforce: 1 year (required)


• cultural leadership: 1 year (required)


• organisational development: 2 years (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bexleyheath DA6 7AT

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