Learning & Organisational Development Manager (CC11437)

The Workforce Development team in the Department of Human Resources wish to appoint a Learning & Organisational Development Manager!

The department has recently brought the design and delivery of our leadership and management development in-house and we need to consolidate that change. You will relish working with stakeholders across a diverse organisation to define and provide growth experiences for our leaders and managers.

Key aspects of the role include:

Providing expertise and leadership for the University in the areas of leadership and management development.Analysing organisational needs and develop business cases for investment in collaboration with stakeholders at all levels. Designing a comprehensive leadership and management development programme for staff across the UniversityDelivering foundational and strategic training productsManaging external suppliers of learning and learning software solutionsActing as an internal consultant to projects, programmes, and departments across the University, delivering bespoke solutionsEnhancing the quality and impact of staff development work by introducing new and best-practice methods where appropriate.

About you:

You will enjoy designing and delivering learning experiences that make a difference to people and teams – both as part of a strategic approach to development, and in concert with colleagues who are working on complex change initiatives. You do not need to have worked in Higher Education before but experience designing or implementing effective development interventions within a complex organisation is critical. You will demonstrate:

An ability to deal with stakeholders at all levelsCuriosity; asking questions and evaluating evidence and ideas, to create insight and understand the whole.The ability to make the most of opportunities to learn, improve and innovate.Effective and pragmatic decision making.

About the team:

We are a small, agile team that sits within the wider HR department. We run day-to-day processes alongside projects that have team, departmental and University-level impact. We are collaborative, supportive and valued; delivering meaningful change that lasts. 

In addition to learning and organisational design/development, the wider team also covers academic promotion, reward, and people data insights.

Further information

This is a part-time role, working 0.8 FTE (29.2 hours per week).

This is an exceptionally exciting role with a broad and thrilling remit and, as a critical part of the Workforce Development team, you will work closely with incredible people from all corners of our organisation. we encourage you to contact Ed Webster, Deputy Director of Workforce Development (ejw85@bath.ac.uk) for an informal discussion about the scope of the role and what it would offer you and your future career.

What we can offer you:

a very generous employer contributory pension schemegenerous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balancewe are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangementsan excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforcea wide range of personal and professional development opportunitiesa number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams. 

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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Closing Date: 25 Mar 2024

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £45,585 to £54,395 pro rata