Head of Organisational Development

Grade 9: £56,623–£65,336 per annum, including Oxford University Weighting of £1,730 per annum

Permanent | Full time | 37.5 hours per week

The role

• Lead the development and delivery of the School’s Organisational Development Strategy, Plan and Framework, aligned to strategic priorities.
• Embed strategic capability-building within workforce planning and contribute to organisational design, culture and behavioural change.
• Provide strategic oversight of learning and development, performance and development review processes, and learning management systems.
• Develop approaches to talent management, career pathways, skills development, onboarding, employee recognition and the employee value proposition.
• Build a strong coaching culture and develop high-quality, commercially focused development solutions for leaders, managers and employees.
• Use data, evaluation and external benchmarking to measure impact, identify priorities and drive continuous improvement.
• Oversee the OD budget and training and development expenditure, ensuring effective governance, value for money and equity of provision.
• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders, people managers, HR colleagues, University partners and external providers.
• Line manage and develop the Development Coordinator.

About you

• A degree in Business Management, Education or equivalent recognised training, together with CIPD or an equivalent professional qualification, or significant senior HR/OD experience.
• A strong track record in organisational development, leadership and management, including experience motivating and developing others.
• Experience of learning management systems, performance development processes and HR information systems.
• Strong capability in training-needs analysis and the design and implementation of innovative learning and development solutions.
• Credibility and confidence when advising, coaching and influencing senior leaders and a wide range of stakeholders.
• Strong analytical capability, including using data to report to senior leadership, evaluate impact and inform decision-making.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience of managing budgets and ensuring effective use of resources.

Why join Oxford Saïd?

Benefits

• 38 days' holiday, including bank holidays
• Hybrid working
• Membership of the Oxford staff pension scheme
• Discounted bus travel
• Subsidised onsite catering
• Cycle loan scheme
• A wide range of additional University benefits