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Cameron James Professional Recruitment are working with a Public Sector organisation who are looking to appoint an Assistant Director of Organisation Development. The post holder will work with the Director of Human Resources to develop the Organisational Development strategy and ensure that the OD Service is positioned to deliver efficient, consistent and sustainable organisational development initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• To develop and implement an Organisational Development Strategy working closely with the Director of Human Resources and other senior colleagues.
• To review the organisations training and development provision and commission and /or deliver appropriate solutions to meet training and development needs.
• To ensure the OD team works closely with HR Business Partners to scope systemic changes and the development needs of staff
• To ensure the identification, design, delivery and evaluation of development activities to support organisational needs as appropriate.
• To work closely with the Director of HR to maintain a comprehensive leadership and management development programme.
• To maintain awareness of developments in training and organisational development theory and initiatives
• To liaise with colleagues from other institutions
• To ensure the delivery of a high quality in-house training programme within budget and that development policies and procedures remain relevant and are consistently applied.
• To ensure that training provision and development opportunities (both internal and external) are effectively marketed and that target groups are reached and engaged in development activities.
• Ensure the provision of effective advice to support the growth of a developmental and high performance culture
• To ensure that all training and development provision is effectively evaluated and reviewed in light of evaluation outcomes.
• To ensure that accurate training records are maintained and that sufficient data on training take up and evaluation inform management decision making and budget planning.
• Produce and disseminate data on Key Performance Indicators and other measures of OD effectiveness and ensure that they inform service development.
• Manage the work of the OD Unit, ensuring that new methodologies and technologies are used where appropriate and resources effectively deployed to maximise training effectiveness and take up.
• To plan, manage, forecast and monitor staff development budgets and resources working within the organisations financial regulations.
• To ensure that the organisations commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity is reflected and promoted in all aspects of the work of the OD team and the approach adopted by all trainers
• To provide the Equality Officer with oversight and support in the development and monitoring of the Equalities Scheme
• To ensure effective communication within the team and with colleagues across HR regarding work in progress, implementation of procedures, emerging trends or issues.
• Any other duties commensurate with the purpose and grade of the post as requested by the Director of HR


Person Specification:

• A demonstrable commitment to equality of opportunity and an understanding of how that can be embedded into the work of the post holder and the organisation development
• Strong analytical skills and a track record of effective problem solving. approach to achieving goals
• Computer literacy- a good working knowledge of the MS suite of IT packages and of using HR and/or training systems
• Significant post qualification experience of working at senior level and of the development and implementation of large scale behavioural change and learning strategies
• A track record of leading successful projects, including organisational development and leadership. Management development initiatives in a large complex unionised organisation
• Extensive experience of creating innovative learning and development solutions to meet specific organisational needs and of coordinating training/learning interventions in support of organisational change programmes
• Experience of all aspects of leading, managing, developing, coaching and motivating staff and of building teams
• Experience of planning and controlling large budgets and development and implementing commissioning and evaluation frameworks
• Outstanding interpersonal, negotiation, influencing and consultative skills. The ability to build effective working relationships at all levels and to act as a positive agent for change across the organisation
• Personal credibility and the ability to quickly gain the confidence of others
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to influence colleagues at all levels
• A team player with the ability to self-motivate
• Experience of working within Higher Education is essential