People Change Consultant- FTC until end of Dec 2026

People Change Consultant (known internally as Organisation Effectiveness Partner Implementation of structural changes)

Contract:

FTC until end of Dec 2026

Location:

Broad Gate (Leeds), Hybrid

We're looking for an Employee Relations & Organisational Change Specialist with deep expertise in organisational change, workforce restructuring and Suitable Alternative Employment (SAE) assessments. You'll play a pivotal role in helping leaders navigate complex people change, ensuring colleague treatment decisions are fair, evidence-based and aligned to employment legislation and Society policy.

• Lead the implementation of organisational design changes, restructures and operating model transformations.
• Act as the subject matter expert on employee relations aspects of organisational change, advising leaders on the most appropriate colleague treatment approach.
• Assess proposed and existing roles to determine whether they constitute Suitable Alternative Employment (SAE), alternative employment, selection situations or informal change, ensuring robust and evidence-based decision making.
• Provide expert advice on redundancy, redeployment, consultation and selection processes, balancing organisational objectives with fair and consistent colleague outcomes.
• Partner with business leaders to plan and deliver trade union engagement, colleague communications and end-to-end change implementation plans.
• Coach and support senior leaders through complex ER challenges arising from organisational change, ensuring legal compliance, consistency and positive colleague experience.

• Significant experience leading complex organisational change, restructures and workforce transformation programmes.
• Deep technical expertise in employee relations and organisational change, including redundancy, collective and individual consultation, selection processes, redeployment and Suitable Alternative Employment (SAE) assessments.
• Proven ability to assess and compare roles, using sound judgement to determine colleague treatment and redeployment outcomes in complex change situations.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and experience applying it pragmatically within large-scale organisational change.
• Strategic thinker with a data-informed approach, strong judgement and the confidence to influence senior stakeholders.

At YBS we don’t have shareholders, we have members. We care about people and that includes you. So here, you’ll be respected for who you are, you’ll be able to bring your whole self to work, and you’ll have everything you need to build a long and rewarding career.

We offer a range of flexible working options without unsocial hours, which can help you find a healthy work-life balance. Whether it’s finishing early for an appointment or fitting your studies and hobbies in around your working hours, we can help make it work for you. We’re happy to talk flexible working and you can reach out to us anytime to discuss this during the recruitment process.

We want you to feel challenged here. Whatever your ambitions, we’re committed to helping you develop your skills and move ahead in your career journey. From day one, we’ll set you up for success with a brilliant induction and full training plan, all designed to get you up to speed quickly.

We’re passionate about creating an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and able to be themselves. If you’ll go the extra mile to help our members, you’ll fit right in and feel you belong here.

We offer lots of fantastic rewards that you can make the most of in and out of work, including:

• Holiday. You’ll get 25 days plus Bank Holidays, as well as the option to buy up to a further 5 days.
• Bonus. At YBS we work collaboratively and share in our success together, so when we reach our goals were all rewarded with an on target bonus of 7% of eligible pay (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%).
• Pension. We know how important it is to save towards the future, that’s why we’ll contribute up 11% into your YBS pension.
• Healthcare. Health and wellbeing are an important part of life at YBS, when you join us you’ll have access to a range of health benefits to suit your life including private medical insurance, dental and healthcare plans.
• My Benefits. When you join YBS you’ll have access to our self-service benefits portal, where you can access a range of retail, hospitality and health discounts.

If you have any questions about this role, please contact