Organisational Development Manager

Organisational Development Manager

The closing date is 08 March 2026

The Organisational Development (OD) Manager is responsible for the OD function across the Trust, including planning, design, delivery, and evaluation of bespoke OD programmes or projects as identified in collaboration with the Trust's senior leadership team.

They will work cross functionally and closely with key stakeholders to provide expert OD advice, support, and constructively challenge to ensure the achievement of the organisational vision to be truly Great Together.

Reporting into the Associate Director for OD and Talent, the post holder will work collaboratively with peers and colleagues within the wider OD and Talent team to model a well‑functioning and high‑performing team, ensuring close links with work streams under belonging and inclusion, leadership and talent, and engagement and wellbeing. The post holder will work closely with Human Resources Business Partnering, Employee Relations, and People Services teams, supporting Trust‑wide organisational change priorities in service of the Trust's staff, service users and their carers.

All staff should comply with the Trust's Anti‑Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification with full details of the requirements for this role.

• Masters degree qualification/equivalent or degree and OD related qualification and training or equivalent experience
• Evidence of OD continuing professional development and managerial development

• Experience of designing and delivering a range of OD programmes and interventions to deliver improved outcomes
• Experience in developing, implementing, leading and evaluating OD Strategies
• Knowledge and skill of how to diagnose, design and deliver strategic and integrated OD solutions
• Analytic and strategic visioning skills to support analysis of OD interventions

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.