Organisational Design & Development Consultant

British Heart Foundation; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

The British Heart Foundation is seeking an Organisational Change & Development Consultant to drive people, culture, talent, and organisational design initiatives as part of the People Power programme. You'll partner with change specialists to deliver evidence-based solutions and support meaningful organisational change.

This 8-month fixed-term contract is hybrid, split between home and at least one day a week in our London Office, with a focus on stakeholders, project management and delivering

Qualifications

• Knowledge of consulting skills, project management and organisational change principles.
• Experience managing multiple projects and supporting organisational change, development or design initiatives.
• Experience working within a Learning, Talent or Organisational Development environment.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels.
• Excellent written communication, presentation and organisational skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Strong analytical, research and problem-solving skills, with the ability to use insight and data to inform decision‑making.
• A proactive, solutions‑focused approach, with the confidence to take initiative and embrace new ways of working.
• The ability to apply behavioural insight to support people development and organisational change.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects and workstreams across organisational design and change initiatives.
• Develop change, communication and training plans to support delivery.
• Support organisational design activity and use research and stakeholder feedback to drive outcomes.
• Contribute to business reporting and provide project and consultancy support across the organisation.

Skills

Consulting skills

Project management

Organisational change

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Research & data analysis

Problem solving

Behavioural insight

Education

HR / Learning / Organisational Development / Organisational Change qualification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

As an Organisational Change & Development Consultant, you'll play a key role in delivering people, culture, talent, organisational design and development projects that support the British Heart Foundation's People Power. Working within the Talent &Organisational Development team, you'll partner with change specialists, learning technologists and learning and development professionals to drive meaningful organisational change.

Reporting to the Senior Lead Organisational Design & Operating Model, you'll provide project and consultancy support across the organisation. You'll work collaboratively with stakeholders to identify challenges, develop evidence-based solutions and deliver initiatives that support organisational priorities.

You’ll lead projects and workstreams, develop change, communication and training plans, support organisational design activity and use research, insight and stakeholder feedback to drive successful outcomes. You'll also contribute to business reporting and provide project and consultancy support across the organisation.

About You

As our ideal candidate, you'll have:

• Knowledge of consulting skills, project management and organisational change principles.
• Experience managing multiple projects and supporting organisational change, development or design initiatives.
• Experience working within a Learning, Talent or Organisational Development environment.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels.
• Excellent written communication, presentation and organisational skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Strong analytical, research and problem-solving skills, with the ability to use insight and data to inform decision‑making.
• A proactive, solutions‑focused approach, with the confidence to take initiative and embrace new ways of working.
• The ability to apply behavioural insight to support people development and organisational change.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

A qualification in HR, Learning, Organisational Development or Organisational Change would be advantageous, as would knowledge of organisational design principles and processes.

If you're passionate about helping organisations navigate change and delivering initiatives that create positive people and organisational outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.

Working arrangements

This is an 8-month, project-specific fixed-term contract supporting a large-scale organisational design and operating model project to transform BHF and enable the delivery of our strategy.

This is a hybrid role, where your work will be split between your home and at least one day per week, on average, in our London Office. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.

Belonging at BHF

By embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive environment, we strengthen our ability to achieve our mission of saving and improving lives, ensuring our work reflects and serves the needs of every community across the UK.

To hear from our people, check out Belonging at BHF.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six decades, we’ve helped keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We’re investing in ground‑breaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world where everyone has a healthier heart for longer.

Benefits and development

At BHF, we offer a comprehensive range of benefits designed to support our colleagues’ wellbeing and professional growth.

To find out moreabout our benefitsyou can download the Benefits documentat the bottom of this pageorcheck out ourBenefitsandDevelopmentpages.

Need more help balancing your work and home life? Talk to us about what flexibility is available at the application or interview stage.

Interview process

The interview process may take place in‑person or virtually via MS Teams.