OD & Officer

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Permanent, full time, 37 hours per week.

Rotherham Council is on an ambitious journey to ensure our workforce is confident, capable and supported to deliver high-quality services for our residents. We are looking for a forward thinking, motivated officer to support the design and delivery of leadership development and talent initiatives across the organisation.

This is a great opportunity to join a modern, values-driven Council and contribute to developing current and future leaders.

Reporting to the Senior OD & Change Officer, you will support the development and delivery of leadership, management and talent activities that contribute to the delivery of the Council Plan and Workforce Plan.

You will:

• Support the design and delivery of leadership development programmes, using current good practice.
• Support the identification of organisational development needs and deliver appropriate interventions.
• Help to implement talent management and succession planning processes, ensuring a fair and consistent approach.
• Assist in the coordination of coaching and mentoring activities and deliver coaching, helping to build capability across the organisation.
• Contribute to initiatives that support career development and progression for under-represented groups, in line with the Council’s Inclusion Strategy.
• Work with HR colleagues to provide joined-up support to services.
• Assist with the delivery of projects and programmes, ensuring delivery on time and quality.
• Gather and use feedback and data to help understand impact and identify improvements.
• Build positive working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.

You will have experience in one or more of these areas: organisational development, learning and development, HR or talent support, and be keen to develop your skills further. You will bring:

• Knowledge of leadership development and learning approaches.
• Experience in designing, delivering and evaluating development programmes or initiatives.
• Experience of facilitating engagement excercises and using the outputs to shape a way forward.
• Knowledge of talent management or career development approaches.
• Experience of working collaboratively with HR or people teams.
• A commitment to inclusive practice
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to build relationships.
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills.
• Experience in gathering feedback, data presentation and analysis.

If you’d like an informal chat about the role, feel free to get in touch with Katy Jones, Senior OD & Change Officer, by emailing  in the first instance.

This post will have access to the Public Services Network, if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at the Basic level (unspent criminal convictions).

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.

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