OD Adviser
Date: 11 Dec 2024
Job Location: Gloucester
This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
* Job Title: OD Adviser
* Job Location: Shire Hall
* Salary: £36,124 - £45,718 per annum
* Hours per Week: 37.00
* Contract Type: Fixed Term
* Duration: 6 months
* Closing Date: 05/01/2025
* Job Requisition Number: 10483
* This post is not open to job share
The Organisational Development (OD) Advisor advert – Fixed term role until the 30th May 2025.
About The Team & Role
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to developing exceptional leaders and supporting people to fulfil their potential. We are an ambitious organisation, always looking to improve.
This is a fantastic opportunity for the successful candidate to work as part of the wider county council People Service, Human Resources and OD Service.
This exciting post will support us in delivering the People Plan and Workforce Development Plans for the County. This core role will involve OD solutions, support service managers in transformational cultural change, and contribute to workforce planning and talent management to enable better outcomes for our people and the delivery of a high performing professional service.
About You
Are you an experienced organisational development & learning professional with experience in a wide range of OD initiatives? Do you have a good track record of delivery in OD, with a natural ability to influence, coach, and drive organisational development initiatives? If so, then this is an exciting opportunity for you.
Experience in working in a similar organisation would be beneficial but is not essential. Ideally, you will also have internal consultancy, training experience, coaching/mentoring, and project management skills. Experience in the implementation of SAP LMS would be advantageous, but not essential.
The County Council operates family friendly flexible working arrangements, but note that occasional evening and weekend working will be required on a planned basis.
About Us
As part of the rewards package, you will receive when working with us, Gloucestershire County Council provides the following in return for your hard work:
* Flexible and agile working opportunities
* Annual Leave entitlement of 25.5 days rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
* Option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year
* Career development and qualification opportunities
* Supportive and positive working environment
* Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network
* Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)
How to Apply
If you feel you have the skills, desire, and experience required to make a positive difference, then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” button.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Ameena Cott via email at ameena.cott@gloucestershire.gov.uk.
Closing date: 5th January 2025
Interviews are scheduled to take place on Friday 17th January.
Additional Information
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:
OD Adviser - Job Profile
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.
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