OD & Talent Specialist

OD & Talent Specialist

Transform lives through talent and organisational development

Become part of our collaborative culture, diverse teams and well-connected community. At Manchester Met, we're committed to creating opportunities for our people to thrive, progress and achieve their potential. As our new OD & Talent Specialist, you'll play a key role in bringing our ambitious Talent Strategy to life and helping to shape the future of talent development across the University.

Working closely with the Head of OD & Talent, you'll help create the frameworks, tools and opportunities that enable colleagues to build meaningful careers while ensuring the University has the talent, leadership and capability needed to deliver our Road to 2035 ambitions. Join us and make a lasting impact on our people, our culture and our future.

This is a varied and rewarding role where you'll have the opportunity to shape and deliver initiatives that support colleague development, internal mobility and organisational success.

• Lead and coordinate the delivery of key Talent Strategy initiatives across the University.
• Develop practical, inclusive and evidence-based frameworks that support talent identification, talent development and succession planning.
• Create guidance, resources and tools that enable leaders and managers to hold effective career conversations and support colleague progression.
• Support the design, delivery and evaluation of organisational development interventions that strengthen organisational effectiveness, culture and performance.
• Gather and analyse workforce, talent and colleague insight, turning data into meaningful recommendations and actions.
• Contribute to strategic workforce planning and approaches that support high performance across the University.
• Work closely with colleagues, leaders and stakeholders to embed talent and organisational development practices that are fair, transparent and inclusive.

You're passionate about helping people reach their potential and understand how talent and organisational development can drive organisational performance.

• Experience of talent management and/or organisational development within a complex organisation.
• Experience supporting the delivery of talent, workforce or organisational development strategies.
• Knowledge and practical experience in areas such as talent development, talent identification, succession planning, career pathways, career conversations or organisational development interventions.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence and work collaboratively across a wide range of teams and levels.
• Excellent facilitation, analytical and project management skills.
• The ability to translate strategic priorities and organisational insight into practical solutions that achieve results.
• Up-to-date knowledge of organisational development practice, talent management approaches and inclusive people strategies.

Most importantly, you'll share our commitment to creating opportunities for others, building meaningful connections and helping colleagues succeed.

Manchester Metropolitan University has been proudly driving progress for more than 200 years. As one of the UK's largest and most popular universities, we're committed to advancing knowledge, benefiting society and transforming lives through outstanding education and research.

Here, you'll find:

• A welcoming, collaborative and inclusive community.
• Opportunities to shape strategic initiatives with visible impact.
• The autonomy to innovate, influence and develop new approaches.
• Access to professional development and career progression opportunities.
• A culture that encourages curiosity, ambition and…