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Organisational Development Team at NTU
Roles available:
Head of Organisational Development
Organisational Development Partner
Associate Organisational Development Partner
About Us
Nottingham Trent University strives to be a University and employer of choice and effective Organisational Development is pivotal towards our future success. Working collaboratively with specialists in our EDI, HR, and Health and Wellbeing, the Organisational Development team will play a crucial role in ensuring that our people are supported to thrive and flourish in an environment dedicated to continuous improvement.
We are developing our team to support NTU through a time of significant change and opportunity, working across the entire people agenda. That means we are looking for experienced OD practitioners who have significant experience of delivery in a change environment and who can think creatively to engage and support our university colleagues.
You will be working within a high performing, ambitious team that is excited about creating a new vision for OD in line with our university strategy, University Reimagined. It is not essential to have higher education experience, but it is essential to have a track record in Organisational Development, coupled with high degrees of emotional intelligence, pragmatism and common sense.
For all roles, hybrid working; part time and job share arrangement will be considered. For any informal queries about the role or the OD team, please contact Alastair Wilson, Associate Director of Organisational Development & Culture at Alastair.Wilson@ntu.ac.uk
Details of each role profile are shown below; we will still consider applications even if you don't meet all of the requirements.
Head of Organisational Development
Salary £63,702 - £71,052 per annum
Full time, permanent contract
For this role, it is essential to evidence strong leadership skills. Reporting to the Associate Director of Organisational Development & Culture, you will inspire and lead a high performing, strategic, highly valued team.
To succeed in this role, you will need to demonstrate:
- Ability to act as a role model, promoting an inclusive, high-performance team culture across the University that enables all colleagues to do their best work.
- Superb relationship building skills to ensure impact across a wide range of stakeholders, gaining insights into their issues and concerns in the context of ongoing change and offering tailored, cost-effective and timely solutions.
- Leadership capability to manage the OD team to develop holistic, people-centred solutions across a broad OD agenda, including for example: leadership development, change, talent, organisation design and new ways of working, etc.
- Foresight to anticipate future opportunities to grow the department’s work and influence, both internally and externally
- Project and programme skills to design, implement, deliver and evaluate interventions that positively impact on organisational-wide culture and practice.
- Professional curiosity to access OD best practice and thought leadership, considering how best to incorporate these into our department’s work.
Organisational Development Partner
Salary £43,392 - £54,919 per annum
Full time, permanent contract
Associate Organisational Development Partner
Salary £37,458 - £42,135 per annum
Full time, permanent contract
Using diagnostic and dialogic techniques, you will design and deliver tailored OD solutions, partnering closely with school and departmental leads as well as other HR colleagues, to research, curate, and create interventions that foster high performing, inclusive and agile teams. Reporting to the Head of OD, you will contribute your expertise and insights across the entire people and Organisational Development agenda. A natural relationship builder, you will have a strong track record in OD and may have particular specialisms, for example, leadership consulting, change management, occupational psychology, etc. For the more senior role, some line management experience is also needed as we put a strong focus on developing our people, professionally and personally. To succeed in these roles, you need to be able to demonstrate:
- A strong track record of Organisational Development, with evidence of diagnostic and dialogic approaches
- Influencing skills to inspire and support colleagues in response to ongoing change
- Programme and project management skills to work across a wide range of OD specialisms, offering tailored, cost-effective and timely interventions
- Relationship building skills to partner effectively with school and department leads and other colleagues, to research, curate, and create appropriate interventions
- Natural curiosity to consider how your personal expertise and insights can positively impact across the entire Organisational Development agenda
Join Us
- Hybrid working - we encourage and offer a mixture of office working and working from home. You're empowered to define how you work best for the benefits of your stakeholders.
- Flexibility - take ownership over how you get your work done. We're open to different working patterns and approaches.
- 25 to 35 days annual leave (dependant on grade), plus statutory bank holidays and 5 university closure days pro rata.
- Annual Health Insurance or Private Medical Insurance (dependant on grade)
- Salary Sacrifice Retirement Savings Plan with life assurance and income protection. Available to colleagues who choose to opt out of the contractual pension scheme. Minimum colleague contributions of 0% matched with minimum NTU contributions of 8%.
- Range of health and wellbeing services, voluntary benefits, discounts, and savings for all colleagues.
- Access to a wealth of formal and informal professional development opportunities to develop your skills and advance your career.
- And a whole lot more…
Come and be part of our success. Apply today!
Safe and Inclusive
At NTU, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our students and colleagues. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team.
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Whilst this role is currently eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route, upcoming immigration rules changes may impact on eligibility for sponsorship, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa for more information.
This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and successful applicants will be asked to declare any unspent criminal convictions.
