Associate Director of Culture and Organisational Development

Main duties include:

• Organisational Culture Development Programme: OD leadership and expertise for the Culture Programme, and line management of staff.
• Leadership Development and Talent Management:
  Responsibility for establishing, overseeing and leading the function, including line management of the Head of Leadership Development and Talent Management. Lead the development and implementation of management and leadership development and talent management strategies, frameworks and programmes.
• Employee Engagement:
  Responsibility for overseeing and leading the function and line management of the Head of Culture and Staff Engagement.
• Internal OD Consultancy:
  Lead and develop the newly established internal OD consultancy service, including line management of two OD Leads. Lead our response to specific OD issues and needs that emerge from within business teams, departments, Directorates and Divisions, working closely with business leaders and HR Business Partners.
• Other Projects and Programmes:
  Lead, line manage and develop other service areas including:
  • Corporate learning and development
  • D&I action plan
  • Health & Wellbeing

The post holder will be a part of the Department's and HR Directorate's senior leadership teams and represent the function accordingly. They will be required to deputise for the Deputy CPO (Education, Culture and OD).

• Line manage and develop Heads of Service, setting clear objectives and holding them accountable for delivery, quality, and impact.
• Drive a high-performance culture through robust performance management, coaching, and timely intervention where standards are not met.
• Build leadership capability within the team to ensure consistent, high-quality service delivery.

• Translate organisational strategy into clear, deliverable OD and culture priorities across all service areas.
• Oversee planning, execution, and evaluation of programmes relating to EDI, HWB, learning and development, talent and leadership, and staff engagement.
• Ensure integration and coherence across all Culture and OD work streams.

• Establish clear metrics and outcomes to evidence impact of interventions, including staff survey improvements and workforce KPIs.
• Use data and insight to drive continuous improvement and inform decision-making.
• Ensure services are evidence-based, outcome-focused, and aligned to best practice.