| Job Type: | permanent | Duration: | |
| Category: | Business or Strategic Mgmt. | Recruiter Reference: | jr758 |
| URL for Applications: | Apply Here | Salary: | £65000 plus benefits |
Not just another building society. Not just another job.
We're the fourth biggest building society in the UK and what makes us a bit different is that we're a mutual organisation. We don't have shareholders, we're owned by our members.
Our colleague say Skipton's a great place to work and you could be one of them, bringing with you new ideas on how we can keep customers at the heart of what we do.
Whatever your background, and whatever your goals, we'll help you take the next step towards a better future.
Following a review of our People structure, we are excited to introduce a new Organisational Development Lead role. Leading a small team of specialists or co-ordinators you will support in the delivery of our People strategy that includes – Culture, engagement, performance, D&I, workforce and capability planning, talent & succession and EVP across our Branch Network and Head Office
Main Responsibilities
We’re looking for someone that has a proven track record in delivering people related change/ organisational development and leading a successful team to deliver to a high performance. You’ll work closely with our Senior Leadership Team and will therefore be able to build effective, lasting relationships at all levels.
Duties and Responsibilities
To be part of a pool of internal experts on any given OD subject as needed by the Society in service of the Corporate Strategy and plan · Drive delivery of our People Strategy outcomes by designing, planning and delivering OD work clearly aligned to the People Strategy outcomes
Work in partnership with People Partners, acting as a key contact and conduit with them for Organisational Development.
Provide additional leadership and team support as agreed with People Partners on ad hoc basis, prioritising any resource impacts with the People Leadership Team
Working with the Commercial team and Colleague Comms, to enable the development of a clear articulation and communication of Skipton’s Strategy including how the culture supports with the delivery.
Working with the Diversity and Inclusion Lead, identify ways to continually develop an inclusive culture in which colleagues are able to perform to their potential
Identify cultural challenges to be addressed and co-formulate plans with leaders to address appropriate measures
Link cultural objectives with leadership development and Behaviours Framework.
Identify, scope and prioritise opportunities that support improvement of colleague experience
Contribute to our People Strategy
Provide thought leadership through internal and ext ernal research
Research best practise externally to create and use the right balance of measures for insight into culture and OD interventions
Ideal Candidate
You’ll have a passion for people management and a background in HR/Change or leadership. As a leader you will be able to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels with the ability to receive feedback and turn this into clear actions
The key competencies for this role are:
Qualification
Degree level or equivalent experience
Skills
Analytical
Coaching
Teamwork
Ability to influence and collaborate with key stakeholders
Support and challenge
Facilitation
Coaching
Planning, managing and evaluating change projects
Knowledge (at least 2 specialisms)
Organisational Development
Culture
L&D
Talent & Capability
Employee Engagement
Leadership
We care about our colleagues. So we treat each other like the complex and diverse individuals we are.
Work here is never one-size-fits-all, it flexes around your strengths and needs,
Everyone is held accountable for achieving our common purpose. The aim is for all of us to do better work, have a better life and enjoy a better balance between the two.