HR Organisational Development (OD) Advisor

City of York Council; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Health & Wellbeing initiatives

Flexible working

Learning & Development

Discounts and savings

Job summary

City of York Council is looking for an Organisational Development Adviser to join our HR team, focusing on Adult Social Care and its improvement journey. You will work with leadership and managers to turn workforce challenges into practical solutions, developing management capability and improving service delivery and employee experience.

The role involves workforce planning, recruitment, employee engagement and policy improvements, with hybrid working arrangements available.

Qualifications

• Experience in organisational development, workforce planning, employee engagement or culture change.

Responsibilities

• Support workforce planning and recruitment.
• Lead employee engagement and consultation.
• Provide manager and leadership development support.
• Contribute to improvements in HR policies and processes.
• Use workforce information and employee feedback to identify priorities and improvements.

Skills

Confident communicator

Relationship building

Project management

Education

CIPD Level 5 or equivalent

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an Organisational Development Adviser to join our HR team, supporting a range of workforce, organisational development, culture and employee engagement initiatives, with a particular focus on Adult Social Care and its improvement journey.

Working closely with the Leadership Team, HR colleagues, managers and other stakeholders, you will help turn workforce and organisational challenges into practical solutions. Your work will contribute to developing a stable and skilled workforce, strengthening management capability and supporting improvements in service delivery and employee experience.

The role is varied and will include supporting workforce planning and recruitment, employee engagement and consultation, manager and leadership development, and improvements to HR policies and processes. You will also support managers to make better use of workforce information and employee feedback to identify priorities and areas for improvement.

You will be comfortable working at pace with a range of people, facilitating discussions, analysing information and helping to develop and implement practical solutions. You will be someone who can take a piece of work from initial discussion through to delivery, working collaboratively with others along the way.

We are looking for someone with relevant experience in organisational development, workforce planning, employee engagement or culture change. You will be a confident communicator, able to build effective relationships, organise your own workload and manage competing priorities. A practical, collaborative and solution-focused approach will be important.

You will have a CIPD Level 5 qualification or above, an equivalent relevant professional qualification, or demonstrable equivalent experience. Experience of working with Adult Social Care would be an advantage.

This post is suitable as a job share opportunity.

If you are an internal candidate interested in applying for this job as a secondment opportunity, please discuss with your current line manager before submitting your application.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role. Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team.

Please note, we do not have a sponsorship licence to sponsor individuals for visas to work in the UK, therefore we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

The Council is committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition, we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.

• a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution.
• We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development.
• In addition, we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.

Closing date: Sunday 22 November at 12 midnight

Interview date: Tuesday 1 December 2026