Job Introduction
Organisational Development Advisor
(RP0162)
Fixed term contract up to 12 months maternity cover
Starting salary £41,992 with progression to £45,089 through annual increments subject to satisfactory service
37 hours per week (hybrid)
In this Organisational Design Advisor role, you’ll lead on our new Learning & Development Strategy; creating a leadership programme, introducing a coaching faculty and providing our workforce with the skills and tools to be successful in their current roles as well as build the capability to take on new responsibilities and access opportunities across the council and more widely as part of Local Government Reorganisation.
You’ll manage our e-learning system, commission and develop training to ensure compliance and regularly evaluate our training offer. You’ll be responsible for our training matrix and delivering training requirements within budget.
You’ll have CIPD Level 5 or an adult training qualification and experience of designing, delivering, and evaluating face to face and online training. You’ll be comfortable working autonomously as the only subject matter expert in a small HR team and have excellent organisational and project management skills.
You’ll have the ability to process information accurately and be flexible in your approach to changing priorities. You’ll be an excellent communicator, able to build strong relationships with managers and training providers and ensure an excellent delegate experience.
We are looking for someone with coaching and mentoring skills, a sound understanding of training needs analysis and the ability to develop creative solutions. Experience of working within local government would be advantageous.
Our Values are important to us and we’re looking for someone who can live our values and help embed them into the services we deliver. Our values are Collaborative, Open, Responsible and Excellent.
We can offer you flexible working arrangements as well as the Local Government benefits including pension scheme and generous annual leave allowance. You can see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site here My Rewards – Careers
If you are interested in working in an ambitious authority, working collaboratively with dedicated officers, and helping deliver an excellent service, we want to hear from you.
We do not provide visa sponsorship for employment in the UK.
Closing date is 11 January 2026
Remote assessment will be held on 15 January 2026
Face to face interviews will be held on 22 January 2026
