Organisational Development Consultant

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The opportunity

We have a great opportunity for a motivated and skilled Organisational Development Consultant to join a diverse and forward thinking OD team, within our HR Culture hub, supporting the delivery of strategic people priorities. This is an exciting time to be joining UAL; we have a new University Strategy, and People Strategy. Inclusion, Social Purpose, Engagement are all core UAL priorities and the OD team will be focused on these areas to impact on staff and student experience.  

As OD Consultant, you will work on a range of organisational development initiatives with a focus on developing forward looking HR policy, equipping managers with the skills and knowledge required for their role and to introduce new and diverse ways of enhancing employee experience and wellbeing. 

You will support the consultation, review, development and communication of UAL employment policies, working collaboratively with internal and external partners and be responsible for providing guidance and knowledge to HR projects.

About you

With a proactive and collaborative approach, you will have experience in developing and implementing HR policy, guidance and wellbeing initiatives for a diverse organisation and in the delivery of briefings, training and communications to support implementation. You will have worked on staff engagement initiatives and will ideally have experience working with a range of organisational change initiatives.  

You will be an excellent and influential communicator, able to work collaboratively and create opportunities to think creatively with others to deliver innovative solutions. You will also be confident in undertaking consultation activities with key stakeholders, pairing this with strong planning, organisational and digital skills, as well as the ability to collect, analyse and report on qualitative and quantitative data.

This role could provide a great career development opportunity for newly qualified professionals, or those currently undertaking a CIPD qualification.

Application:

Please give evidence in your supporting statement of how your knowledge and experience addresses the competencies in the Person Specification. 

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Zele Akhilele, Resourcing Adviser via email at Peoplestaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

Our culture

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to be members of the Race Equality Charter (REC) and Business Disability Forum, are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed and Living Wage employer and maintain our status as a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

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