Ref Number

C14-00124

Professional Expertise

HR and Wellbeing

Department

Human Resources Division (C14)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

£67,341-£73,142

Contract Type

Permanent

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

30-Mar-2025

About us

UCL’s Organisational Development (OD) department offers extensive learning and career development opportunities to over 16,000 colleagues in academic, research, teaching and professional services. The Learning and Leadership Development (LLD) team is a key part of Organisational Development, responsible for all aspects of learning and leadership development.

This is a new role created within the team to provide partnering services as an expert L&D/OD practitioner. The role provides insight and skills in using a range of OD consulting and diagnostic methods to deliver learning and leadership development solutions within the institution.

About the role

As a Senior OD Consultant, you’ll work with the Digital Operations counterpart and together be responsible for the hands-on delivery of the Learning and Leadership Development offer within the university. You will be leading end-to-end organisation-wide programmes and development initiatives.

Taking the lead on embedding an OD people partnering approach within Learning & Leadership Development, you’ll collaborate with HR and OD colleagues to develop HR/OD interventions to meet emerging organisational requirements.

This is a dynamic and engaging role that combines a focus on people management with strategic oversight. You will be responsible for fostering team capabilities while also shaping and executing a strategic vision, alongside fulfilling key operational duties.

Please note, this is a hybrid role based onsite in our London Kings Cross office 2-days per week including our collaborative working day (Monday) across the department.

We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.

The advert will close on 30 03 2025 at 23:59 GMT, however we may close applications early if we receive a high volume of applications. Early application submission is recommended.

Job Ref: C14-00124

Closing Date: 30-03-2025 - 23:59 (UK time)

About you

As a highly credible and skilled Learning & Development or Organisational Development professional, you have significant experience acting as an internal consultant within a large complex organisation, as well as experience of leading and managing a team.

Your capability in designing, delivering and evaluating the impact of large-scale digitally integrated blended learning and leadership development programmes will be substantial, and evident in the examples you can give of how you have done this for different levels - first-line managers, middle managers, leaders and at an executive leadership level.

Through your effective project management skills and operational management experience you have encouraged teams to feel empowered and deliver innovative and fit-for-purpose people development solutions across the whole OD life-cycle.

You will also be able to demonstrate the following:

• An ability to influence, build and maintain relationships to achieve results in a complex environment
• An ability to facilitate conversations with senior stakeholders to identify areas requiring OD support and how you proactively and positively collaborate with colleagues across OD and HR to deliver joined-up solutions.

Please review the attached Job Description, paying particular attention to the Essential and Desirable criteria, and ensure these are covered in your application.

The deadline for applications is Sun 30th March 2025 . We intend to hold a two-stage interview process from 8th April (before UCL Easter Closure). First interviews will be competency based including a presentation and scenario-based exercise.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/