Head or Organisation Design and Development

Overview

You will be responsible for leading and managing the Organisation Design and Development Team to provide our people with a great employment experience at the Gambling Commission. Your team will enable leadership and management development, optimise organisational structures, systems and processes, and foster a culture of continuous improvement, inclusion, and high performance. You will champion and advocate for the People and Culture Strategy and will work collaboratively with colleagues within the People Services function to deliver effective solutions, that achieve cultural shifts and improve organisational effectiveness. You will support and build leadership and management confidence and capability through development of interventions and experiences. Through the leadership of your team and collaborating with others across People Services you will ensure the timely provision of advice, coaching and positive challenge in all areas of Organisational Development and Design. You will serve as a key advisor within the Senior Leadership team to the Director of People Services and Executive Team on the implementation of joined up solutions to make the Gambling Commission a great place to work.

Strategy

You will work with the Director of People Services to develop, deliver and embed our People and Culture Strategy through the design and development of change initiatives to enable the delivery of the Commission''s strategic aims.

You will oversee the design of comprehensive organisation development frameworks in service of the People and Culture strategy and the Corporate strategy e.g. foster leadership and management capability, learning and development, organisation design, cultural change, performance improvement, and employee experience.

You will lead the development and delivery of the organisation-wide learning and development agenda, fostering development through digital and creative learning solutions, and maintaining strong engagement with our leaders to drive workforce capability and performance.

You will lead the long-term development of capabilities ensuring that the learning and development offer is aligned to the corporate strategy

You will lead the delivery of the Diversity and Inclusion strategy, ensuring it is integrated into all organisation design and development initiatives to foster an inclusive culture.

Operational

You will oversee and lead diagnostic assessments and reviews to design and optimise operating models, structures, systems and processes that meet evolving operational demands, ensuring alignment with workforce planning, talent management, and performance frameworks.

You will facilitate cultural and behavioural change, working closely with senior leaders to implement strategies that support a high-performance and inclusive culture.

You will lead the development, refinement and review of relevant ODandD frameworks to support the people and culture ambitions of the organisation e.g. competency framework, learning and development framework, change management framework, organisation design framework, performance management framework.

You will ensure the continuous improvement of organisation design and development interventions through regular monitoring, feedback, and agile adaptation to organisational needs.

You will partner leaders across the organisation to ensure change processes are holistic and addressing all elements of change and transformation.

You will build and maintain strong relationships with the Executive Team, acting as an internal consultant and coach to ensure the successful delivery of ODandD initiatives.

Leadership and Management

You will lead a high performing Organisation Design and Development team, creating a culture of continuous improvement, creating a culture of openness, accountability and collaboration by role modelling our values.

You will lead, coach and mentor the Organisation Design and Development team, building internal capability across organisation design, development and change management.

You will develop and maintain effective relationships with our preferred suppliers to ensure effective third-party supplier performance.

The above does not constitute an exhaustive list of duties. The post holder may be required to perform any reasonable tasks commensurate with the level of responsibility at the request of their Manager.

Requirements and Compliance

Please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before applying as we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.

Incomplete applications will be discounted from shortlisting. Please ensure your application is fully completed and submitted before logging out of your account.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security: Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.

Nationality requirements: This job is broadly open to UK nationals, nationals of the Republic of Ireland, certain Commonwealth nationals, EU/EEA/Swiss/Norwegian/Icelandic/Liechtenstein nationals and family members with settled or pre-settled status, those who have applied for settled status, and other eligible categories as described.

Qualifications and Experience

Extensive experience in a HR leadership role with a wide breadth of knowledge in organisation design and development, change management, and learning and development, preferably within the public sector.

Strong experience in developing and coaching a team of ODandD and learning professionals, motivating them to achieve their objectives, deliver excellent professional advice and services, working effectively as a team.

You will be able to think strategically, with strong planning and analysis skills and the ability to develop creative solutions to support the management of change.

Significant experience of leading and managing change to achieve desired outcomes.

Desirable criteria:

You will have excellent relationship management, influencing, facilitation and presentation skills at all levels, including with the Executive Team.

You will be highly organised, self-managed, and able to manage a broad portfolio of activities.

Proven track record of developing and implementing HR strategies that achieve desired results.

Professional HR certification (e.g., CIPD).

Professional coaching qualification with extensive experience in coaching others.

Remuneration and BenefitsAlongside your salary of £75,000, Gambling Commission contributes £21,727 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Our offer includes:

Civil Service Pension, with 28.97% employer contribution.

26 days'' holiday, rising to 29 days after two years'' service (pro rata).

Holiday purchase scheme (buy up to five extra days).

Flexible working and family friendly policies.

Ergonomic, fully accessible office, very close to Birmingham New Street Station.

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