Organisational Development Adviser

Do you enjoy bringing people together to connect and collaborate? Are you interested in helping them make this leading nature conservation charity the best it can be?

They have an exciting vacancy for an Organisational Development Advisor on a 12 month fixed-term role with potential for extension. This role is a vital expression of their People Statement, ensuring their workforce know that this is a place where they can thrive, feel proud of the work they do, and be supported to be themselves.

Organisational Development Adviser (Fixed-Term)
Reference: AUG20247259
Location: Flexible in UK
Salary: £32,022.00 - £34,377.00 per annum
Hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week
Contract: 12 months fixed term, with potential for extension
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave

As part of the Learning & Organisational Development team, this role will help build a strong learning culture through developing the capability of their line managers. You will collaborate and connect with L&OD and HR, as well as establish and maintain relationships with people from across the whole organisation.

The role will focus on two key areas:

1. Bespoke programmes & Learning Cultures: The successful candidate will work with line managers across the organisation to improve their team’s culture through deploying learning interventions and creating bespoke programmes. You will work with key stakeholders to create programmes that embed positive learning cultures and bring about positive change.
2. HR Skills: The successful candidate will act as a key liaison between HR and L&OD in designing and delivering core HR skills programmes for managers. You will work with an L&D (Learning and Development) Adviser to help develop clear guidance and design and deliver engaging workshops. You will support the development of line managers' skills when dealing with employee conduct, performance management and absence issues. As well as developing Investigating Managers and Hearing Managers. You will work alongside HR colleagues to ensure key HR policy decisions provide clarity for managers.

Essential skills and experience:

• Listening and questioning skills to support through learning needs analysis
• HR qualification or equivalent experience with experience of designing or implementing HR policy and practice
• Experience of coaching and advising managers on building high performing teams
• Experience of creating engaging learning materials that encourage collaborative learning
• Facilitating group coaching or peer-learning workshops
• Excellent communication (both verbal and written) and interpersonal skills, including the ability to present and facilitate conversations with a variety of audiences
• Stakeholder management skills with at all levels in an organisation
• Effective influencing skills with the ability to explain and discuss concepts and ideas with a range of stakeholders
• Experience in running behaviour-change or people-focused change programmes

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Line management experience
• Experience running complex projects or programmes

Closing date: 23:59, Friday, 4th October 2024

Interested?

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As part of this application process you will be asked to complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.

Our client is committed to developing an inclusive and diverse workplace, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve their vision of creating a world richer in nature, the charity needs more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, the organisation is particularly interested in receiving your application.

The charity is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.

No agencies please.