Head of Organisational Design & Development
Companies House
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Job summary
We’re looking for an inspirational leader who will drive and deliver the Organisational Design and Development (OD & D) strategy, in tandem with the wider Companies House organisational strategy.
The Head of OD & D will be responsible for defining and implementing our corporate interventions, leading our culture change and engagement approach and playing a key role in our transformation journey.
If you are an experienced OD & D professional, then we would love for you to join the team!
Companies House offers a flexible and welcoming culture that promotes a healthy work life balance as well as a proactive approach to wellbeing that allows us to be our best at work. We recognise that people are the key to our success so offer a fantastic benefits package including flexible working with no core hours, 30 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays and 1 privilege day as well as enrolment into the Civil Service Pension scheme with a contribution rate averaging 28%.
Find out more about what a great place Companies House is to work
Job description
The Head of Organisational Design and Development will take the lead in ensuring that we effectively transition from our current operating model towards our desired future model. Leading this key project and ensuring we bring colleagues with us through this change will be essential, and this will be the focus of the role for at least the next 12 months.
Following the development of the target operating model, the breadth of the role will expand to include overseeing the implementation of the target operating model, culture, engagement, equality, Diversity and Inclusion, talent, and learning and development.
You will provide specialist, expert advice to the People Director and the Executive Board in the further development of our approach to organisational culture, employee engagement, continuous improvement and employee wellbeing. You will understand the organisations complexities, working with stakeholders to address organisational design and development challenges in a way that creates clarity and optimises performance.
In addition, the role will also oversee all aspects of learning and development (L&D), working across Heads of Profession and with other departments to develop strategies that improve organisational performance and capability.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure organisational development and design strategies and plans are proactively developed and are aligned to the organisation’s strategic objectives.
- Cross organisational working to develop, implement and embed our new target operating model
- Provide senior leadership to the wider Organisational Development team, building capacity and capability, and play a valued role in our organisation wide Corporate Leadership Group and throughout Companies House
- Partnering at a senior level across the organisation to engage leaders in our organisational development interventions, bringing them and their teams on the journey of change.
- Enhancing leadership at every level through development and delivery of high-quality capability programmes and activities, including the provision of advice and support to people managers
- Create a culture of continuous improvement to enhance our organisational performance, drive positive change, and achieve our strategic goals
- Development and implementation of plans to nurture and develop talent for future leadership roles. Implement a formal succession planning framework for critical posts to maintain service continuity and effective leadership.
- Provide advice and support to Executive Directors and support the Chief Executive to develop the senior leadership team.
- Developing a range of measures and identifying metrics to assess the impact of all aspects of OD&D work.
- Create an environment that allows people to perform to their highest levels and bring their best selves to work every day via a holistic understanding of what inspires growth and learning in the workforce.
- Enhancing our engagement methods, encouraging the use of new technologies and approaches to align employees to our shared values and behaviours.
Person specification
We are looking for someone who has:
- Experience in organisational development and design, particularly within large and complex organisations.
- Experience in working across a range of stakeholder groups to implement new operating models, gaining trust and obtaining buy-in.
- Strategic thinking with the capability to see the big picture and align OD and D initiatives with organisational goals.
- Experience in providing senior-level advice, support and challenge to executive leaders. Strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
- Ability to make effective decisions and deliver results at pace.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to manage complex projects.
- Knowledge of the latest trends and best practices in organisational development and design.
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Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Leadership
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
Benefits
We believe that our success is driven by the well-being and satisfaction of our team members at all levels of the organisation. At Companies House we’re committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that goes beyond the ordinary, ensuring your career journey with us is not only fulfilling, but also rewarding. We pride ourselves on offering a quality work-life balance with our employee wellbeing being central to our working practices.
Head to Our benefits - Working for us - Recruitment (companieshouse.gov.uk) to find out more about the fantastic benefits package we have at Companies House.
We celebrate diversity...
As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity, being committed to ensuring we’re representative of the citizens we serve and creating an inclusive environment. Everyone in Companies House brings something different, and so will you. To fulfil our commitment to recruiting and attracting diverse talent we welcome applications from underrepresented groups. We also welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
We are proud to be a disability confident leader. Our recruitment process is fully inclusive and we can make adjustments as needed through our process. These could include having an interview buddy, extra time at interviews/assessments and receiving interview questions in advance, to name a few. We will be happy to discuss any person-centred adjustments, please contact us by emailing recruitmentCH@companieshouse.gov.uk
Where will you be working?
You will be aligned to our Cardiff Office, where we are currently using a hybrid approach to the way we work. Our approach to hybrid working provides opportunities for you to be adaptable in the way you work so that you can achieve a healthy balance between your work and home life. The degree of choice you have will depend on business need, your role and your day-to-day work activities and will be discussed at offer stage.
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Selection process details
In your application form we’d like you to:
- Tell us about your employment history, including key responsibilities and achievements.
- We’d like you to write a personal statement of 1,250 words where you tell us about why you’d be great for this role by demonstrating the below criteria.
We will be sifting looking through your application for evidence of:
- Experience in organisational development and design, particularly within large and complex organisations.
- Strategic thinking with the capability to see the big picture and align OD initiatives with organisational goals.
- Experience in providing senior-level advice, support and challenge to executive leaders. Ability to make effective decisions and deliver results at pace.
- MCIPD or other relevant professional qualifications (such as a degree in organisational psychology) or a minimum of 2 years' experience as an Organisational Development and Design practitioner.
Companies House uses a blended interview technique, allowing us to find out more about you. We use the Success Profile framework and at interview we will use Success Profiles assessing the Behaviours, experience and skills listed in the advert.
We’re committed to being diverse and inclusive, so please make your application anonymous by removing all identifying personal information (such as names and dates) from your employment history and personal statement.
We understand that you might use AI and other resources for your application; however, please ensure all information you provide is factually accurate, truthful, and original and doesn’t include ideas or work that isn’t your own. This is so that your application is authentically and credibly your own.
What will the process look like?
- We’ll carry out a sift of applications and successful candidates at sift will be invited to attend an interview in our Cardiff office.
- There will be a presentation as part of the interview.
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Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of recruitment based on fair and open competition with decisions made on the basis of merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles.
Please note, that we are only able to offer a minimum of 30 hours per week for anyone interested in part time.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Jade Palmer
- Email : jpalmer1@companieshouse.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : recruitmentch@companieshouse.gov.uk
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