Organisation Effectiveness Partner

Yorkshire Building Society; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Yorkshire Building Society is seeking an Organisation Effectiveness Partner to help drive transformative change within the organization. This role involves strategic initiatives in workforce planning, organization design, and change management to ensure a skilled, effective, and adaptable workforce. Candidates will collaborate with diverse specialists, contribute to organisational alignment, and drive people-centered solutions, all aimed at fostering a future-ready employer environment.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Up to 15% bonus on eligible pay

11% pension contribution

Private medical insurance and dental plans

Access to self-service benefits portal

Qualifications

• Experience in organisation design and development.
• Experience in strategic workforce planning.
• Strong background in change management practices.

Responsibilities

• Align skills and capabilities with organisational purpose and strategy.
• Assess workforce needs and identify skills gaps.
• Implement new operating models and facilitate change.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Data-Informed Problem Solving

Stakeholder Engagement

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Degree in Human Resources or related field

Job description

Organisation Effectiveness Partner

Yorkshire Building Society Leeds, United Kingdom

Organisation Effectiveness (OE) Partner

Fixed Term - Up to 18 months

About the Role

It's an exciting time at YBS! As we deliver the most ambitious strategy in our 160-year history, we're evolving how we work to ensure we're set up for long-term success. That means rethinking how our business operates-clarifying responsibilities, streamlining processes, and making sure we have the right people with the right skills in the right roles.

At the heart of this transformation is our new Organisation Effectiveness (OE) team. We're looking for several fixed term contract OE Partners to join our multi-disciplinary team and help shape a future-ready organisation-strategically designed, cost-effective, and powered by the right skills and capabilities.

You'll work alongside specialists in organisational design, change management, strategic workforce planning, and people solutions to deliver insight-led, people-focused change. Whether you bring deep expertise in one area or a broader skillset, you'll play a key role in helping us build the conditions for successful transformation.

What You'll Be Doing

As an OE Partner, you'll contribute to a wide range of strategic initiatives, working with our people partners and other parts of the people division as well as the business depending on your expertise and agreed development. These may include (core OE capabilities):

Organisation Design - Aligning future skills and capabilities with our purpose, strategy, and change agenda, including structural alignment, spans/layers, operating model shifts.

Strategic Workforce Planning - Partnering with leaders to assess strategic workforce needs, identify skills gaps, and plan.

Organisation Change Insights - Contributing to a portfolio view of how change impacts our people and shaping our response.

People Solutions - Using data from inside and outside the company to create flexible, people-focused solutions such as new people products.

Organisation Design Implementation - Helping deliver new operating models and ensuring a smooth, people-focused transition with a strong employee relations background implementation of design outcomes such as changes to structures.

Change Management - stakeholder engagement, adoption planning, behavioural change, people impact assessment, influencing.

About You

We're building a diverse team with a blend of experience and expertise. You might be:

• An HR generalist with a strong interest in organisational effectiveness
• A specialist in one or more of the following areas:
• Organisation design and development
• Strategic workforce planning
• People side of change
• People solutions and delivery

Whatever your background, you'll bring:

• A track record of supporting transformation and delivering people change.
• Strategic thinking and a data-informed approach to problem solving.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A collaborative, adaptable mindset, and a passion for making things better.

About us

At YBS we don't have shareholders, we have members. We care about people and that includes you. So here, you'll be respected for who you are, you'll be able to bring your whole self to work, and you'll have everything you need to build a long and rewarding career.

Flexibility. We offer a range of flexible working options without unsocial hours, which can help you find a healthy work-life balance. Whether it's finishing early for an appointment or fitting your studies and hobbies in around your working hours, we can help make it work for you. We're happy to talk flexible working and you can reach out to us anytime during the recruitment process to discuss this.

Development. We want you to feel challenged here. Whatever your ambitions, we're committed to helping you develop your skills and move ahead in your career journey. From day one, we'll set you up for success with a brilliant induction and full training plan, all designed to get you up to speed quickly.

Inclusivity. We're passionate about creating an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and able to be themselves. If you'll go the extra mile to help our members, you'll fit right in and feel you belong here.

About our Benefits

We offer lots of fantastic rewards that you can make the most of in and out of work, including:

• Holiday. You'll get 25 days plus Bank Holidays, as well as the option to buy up to a further 5 days.
• Bonus. At YBS we work collaboratively and share in our success together, so when we reach our goals were all rewarded with an on target bonus of 7% of eligible pay (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%).
• Pension. We know how important it is to save towards the future, that's why we'll contribute up 11% into your YBS pension.
• Healthcare. Health and wellbeing are an important part of life at YBS, when you join us you'll have access to a range of health benefits to suit your life including private medical insurance, dental and healthcare plans.
• My Benefits. When you join YBS you'll have access to our self-service benefits portal, where you can access a range of retail, hospitality and health discounts.

Next Steps

If you're excited about this role and want to be part of the YBS team, click apply now to send us your application. If you have any questions about this role, please contact Sophie Harrison at [e-mail] .

This advert will close on 22nd June 2025

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