Organisation Design & Effectiveness Manager (110561-0726)

University of Warwick; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

An attractive pension scheme

30 days holiday plus University Xmas</

Generous parental/adoption leave

Onsite childcare facilities

Excellent learning and development

Job summary

University of Warwick is seeking an Organisation Design & Effectiveness Manager to lead and shape the design of our operating model. You will diagnose people and organisational implications, design options for senior leaders and implement changes in collaboration with across‑university teams.

The role requires experience in organisational change, strong relationship building, and ability to translate ideas into tangible options. Hybrid working is available with a campus base in Coventry.

Qualifications

• Experience in diagnosing and delivering organisational change.
• Ability to design options for senior stakeholders across operating models.
• Ability to develop ways of working and organisational improvement.
• Deliver change in collaboration with cross‑organisational teams.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose the people and organisation implications of change, considering commercial, legal and financial risk.
• Design effective options to senior stakeholders and business leads across the operating model.
• Develop ways of working and organisational improvement.
• Deliver change with colleagues across the organisation.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Organisational design

Agile working

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Job description

Organisation Design & Effectiveness Manager (110561-0726)

Location University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

Department People Team

Position Type Permanent

£47,389 to £56,535 per annum

About the Role

Informal Queries

• For informal queries about the role, please contact Katharine Redding Cox (Head of People Strategy & Change) at [e-mail]

In this role you will be working to build organisation design capability to support operating model change, identify people and organisational impacts and define project outcomes. You will be leading work to :

• Diagnose the people and organisation implications of the change, paying careful attention to commercial, legal and financial risk
• Design effective options to senior stakeholders and business leads across all components of the operating model
• Develop ways of working and organisational improvement
• Deliver change, working collaboratively with colleagues from across the organisation.

The team uses excellent practice, theory and research to support individual, team, departmental and whole system organisation improvements, using the disciplines of continuous improvement, organisational design, organisational development and behaviour change.

About You

You’ll have experience in the diagnosis, design and delivery of organisational change, whether that’s through restructuring, or creating interventions to help organisations work more effectively. You’ll be able to build great relationships and work collaboratively to get the best results from happy stakeholders at all levels.

Proficient with Microsoft, you’re able to translate ideas into tangible options and can build business cases for change, before leading the change through to conclusion. You’re also able to build a culture of continuous improvement and are familiar with various organisation design methods and models, including Agile ways of working and holistic operating model development. Analytical skills are also important for data led decision making, with a people focused angle.

You’ll be able to see the bigger picture and think creatively to understand issues and options to resolve them, utilising your broader knowledge and experience from extensive research and contacts.

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description attached as a PDF below.

About the Department

It’s an exciting time to join us at Warwick, as we implement a new People Strategy and our team that plays a critical role in leading successful people change activity across the organisation, end to end.

Alongside a specific organisation design project, we will spend time developing our organisational capability and capacity to operate as a centre of excellence and expertise as part of the People Strategy implementation, so if you’re interested in continuous personal development and the chance to build this capability in the organisation, then this is the place.

About the University

We are a world-leading research-intensive university founded in 1965. We are ranked 74th in the world and 9th in the UK.* Additionally, 92% of our research is rated world-leading or internationally excellent*.

Find out more about us at warwick.ac.uk/about/ .

* World University Ranking 2026 , Complete University Guide 2026

** Research Excellence Framework 2021

Closing Deadline: Sunday 30th August 2026 at 11:55pm (UK Time)*

You will be asked to include a CV and Cover Letter. These documents should:

• Outline employment and education history (including your most recent employment).
• Demonstrate how you meet the essential and desirable criteria in the Job Description using clear examples.

Please ensure your application clearly evidences the essential criteria, as the hiring panel may not be able to shortlist your application if these are not demonstrated.**

• Interview Date: To be confirmed
• Start Date: To be confirmed

** You are welcome to include any career breaks, such as parental leave, caring responsibilities, or long-term sickness absence. For guidance on how to format a cover letter, see here .

What we Offer

We provide a comprehensive range of benefits, including:

• An attractive pension scheme.
• 30 days holiday plus University Christmas closure.
• Generous parental/adoption leave policy.
• Onsite childcare facilities.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities.

We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer access to flexible working arrangements.

Where possible, we offer hybrid working arrangements that combine office-based and remote working. Opportunities for hybrid working will depend on the requirements of the role, business needs of the department and can be discussed during the recruitment process.

For more information, see here .

We are proud to be a Living Wage employer .

If you do not yet have the right to work in the UK and/or are seeking sponsorship for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link which contains further information about obtaining the right to work in the UK.