Organisational Development Lead - Strategic Projects

Salary: £45,585.00 - £48,350.00  per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date:  10 March 2024

Who are we?

The Organisational Development team supports the university to achieve its goals and ambitions by building individual and collectively capability, whilst at the same time using insight and data to align systems, processes and practice to enhance organisational culture. Organisational Development is part of the People Engagement and Culture (PEAC) which also include the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and the Colleague Wellbeing teams and between us we aim to improve the colleague experience at the University. 

The Role

You will lead and shape a wide range of University-wide Organisational Development projects that will enhance the University’s ability to deliver excellence, creativity and impact through its people.  Current priorities for this role are to build leadership and management capability across the University, create an engaging and coaching culture and embed the values and guiding principles in everything we do. 

What about you?

We are looking for candidates who have strong organisational and project management skills and excel at building strong working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.  We are particularly keen to hear from people who are able influence across all levels, bringing ideas and new thinking to generate enthusiasm and commitment for change.  

We are looking for someone who can influence across all levels, be passionate about collaboration and be committed to delivering results for the multiple teams you work with. We are particularly keen to hear from those who can bring ideas and new thinking to generate enthusiasm and commitment for change as well as being willing to share knowledge and expertise.

We would also be happy to hear from candidates who aspire to and who have solid skills and experiences to come into this role at a Senior OD Adviser level.  As a career development opportunity, we would support you with a programme of activities to develop into the OD Lead role. The salary range for the Senior OD Adviser role is £33,966 to £44,263.  please click here to view the job description.

To apply, please upload your CV and letter of application outlining how you can evidence the knowledge, skills and experience outlined in the person specification of the job description.  You should also indicate in your letter of application, which level you wish to apply for.

We are also open to hearing from you if you are looking for part-time opportunities.

Please do reach out to Julie Bullimore at julie.bullimore@newcastle.ac.uk to have a chat about this opportunity.

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.  As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society.  We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent.  We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality.  We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC.  We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe. 

Requisition ID: 26722