HR Consultant - Workforce Development

Adult Learning; England; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Norfolk County Council is seeking a dynamic HR Consultant for Workforce Development to influence workplace culture and deliver organisational initiatives. This role involves project management, stakeholder engagement, and evaluating OD strategies to enhance employee engagement, values alignment, and facilitate change.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Health and Wellbeing services

Flexible working opportunities

Norfolk Rewards discount programme

Local Government Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering OD initiatives within a large organisation.
• Confident in managing projects and engaging stakeholders.
• Creativity and a people-centred approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead organisational development projects including cultural transformation.
• Support large-scale transformation and engagement activities.
• Use data to evaluate the impact of OD initiatives.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Communication

Facilitation

Analytical Skills

Job description

Job Description

HR Consultant - Workforce Development 8374 | Permanent contract | £42,463 to £46,732 per annum (Scale K) | 37 hours per week | County Hall, Norwich

Are you passionate about shaping positive workplace cultures and driving meaningful change? Do you thrive on delivering impactful organisational development initiatives? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

About The Role

We are seeking a dynamic and forward-thinking Organisational Development (OD) specialist to join our HR team at Norfolk County Council. Reporting to the HR Workforce Development Manager, you will play a key role in designing and delivering strategic OD projects that support our people, values, and culture.

This is an exciting opportunity to influence how we engage our workforce, embed our organisational values, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and inclusion.

Key Responsibilities

As our Organisational Development specialist, you will:

• Lead on a range of organisational development projects, including employee engagement, values alignment, and cultural transformation.
• Support the organisation through large-scale transformation, driving significant culture change.
• Collaborate with colleagues across HR and the wider organisation to develop and implement OD strategies.
• Use data and insights to evaluate the impact of OD initiatives and inform future planning.
• Facilitate workshops, focus groups, and engagement activities to support change and development.
• Champion our organisational values and contribute to a positive, inclusive working environment.
  
  

About You

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has experience in delivering Organisation Development initiatives within a large organisation.
• Is confident in managing projects and engaging stakeholders at all levels.
• Brings creativity, curiosity, and a people-centred approach to their work.
• Is passionate about employee engagement, values, and culture.
• Has excellent communication, facilitation, and analytical skills.
  
  

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependant on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
• ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps yousave money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
• A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
• Relocation expenses (where applicable)
• An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
• Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
• Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
• A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job
  
  

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for internal and external vacancies in myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.

Redeployment closing date: 5 June 2025 at 23:59

All other applicants closing date: 22 June 2025 at 23:59