Organisational Development Practitioner

INSTANTiMMO; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative trust in the United Kingdom is seeking a skilled organisational development professional to lead cultural transformation and support leadership. This role offers a collaborative environment and focuses on fostering growth and inclusivity, with opportunities for career advancement in a supportive setting. Ideal candidates will have a degree, relevant certifications, and strong change management skills.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

Generous pension scheme

Big discounts on high street shops

Hybrid work arrangements

Qualifications

• Established OD professional with strategic thinking.
• Flexible approach with excellent presentation and project management.
• Experience in designing and delivering development programmes.

Responsibilities

• Drive organisational design and culture initiatives.
• Shape leadership development for high-performance.
• Use data to inform organisational improvements.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Presentation skills

Data interpretation

Coaching

Education

Degree level education

OD Practitioner certification

Job description

About the Role

Reporting to the Head of Learning & Organisational Development, you will drive organisational effectiveness through the design and implementation of culture and behavioural change strategies, tools, and frameworks that align people, processes, and culture with the Trusts strategic priorities. Acting as a change ambassador, the role will support leaders and teams in adapting to new ways of working, while serving as a trusted partner to People & Culture colleagues, service leads, and other key stakeholders. By embedding Organisational Development principles and practices across the Trust, the postholder will enable sustainable improvement, foster collaboration, and strengthen a culture that supports the delivery of the Trusts ambitions.

You will be a change agent who can shape culture and build a workplace where people can grow, thrive and feel valued. You will work to foster collaboration, support leaders and teams through positive cultural change, and contribute to a values-driven environment that engages staff.

Your key responsibilities

• Drive impactful organisational design, culture, and engagement initiatives that help to foster a culture of care, elevating the voice of our staff through championing equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Shape leadership and management development to build compassionate, high-performing leaders.
• Partner with stakeholders and coach managers to lead confidently through change.
• Use data and feedback to uncover insights to inform organisational improvements.
• Support talent, succession, and workforce planning to build future capability.
• Champion change by creating practical tools, engaging colleagues, and embedding values in everyday practice.

About You

An established OD professional and natural strategic thinker, you will be educated to degree level and have a portfolio of accredited professional and OD qualifications. You will have a flexible approach, have excellent presentation, project management skills, and know how to effectively persuade, negotiate with, and influence others.

Were Looking For Someone With

• Degree level education, plus ongoing professional development.
• Specific OD Practitioner certification e.g. MBTI, Coaching, Mentoring, Leadership Development.
• Experience in designing and delivering a range of development programmes.
• Experience of embedding organisational values.
• Experience in data interpretation to support OD interventions.
• Understanding of the range of issues impacting on staff retention.
• Strong skills in stakeholder engagement, coaching & change management.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

What We Offer

• A supportive, values-driven environment where your expertise will make a tangible difference.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth, including apprenticeship qualifications.
• Hybrid working arrangements to support work-life balance.
• A commitment to diversity and inclusion, with applications encouraged from individuals with lived experience.
• Annual Leave 27-day holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years.
• Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, up to 7% company pension contributions and up to 6 x base salary death in service.
• Occupational sick pay and family-friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoptive leave.
• Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card.
• Proud to be a real living wage employer.
• Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us.
• Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
• Promotion of Wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleagues and free weekly yoga session in person or online.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults at your home.

Join Us

If you are passionate about empowering individuals and teams to thrive, we want to hear from you. Help us build a brighter future for the people and communities we support.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. We look forward to hearing from you and potentially welcoming you to our team. If you have any questions or need further assistance, feel free to reach out.

We welcome applications from individuals who have the right to work in the UK. Currently, we are not providing sponsorship for overseas staff. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status, or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people and positively encourage applications from those with lived experience. If any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential, please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will support you as appropriate.

The Together Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken for the successful candidate in line with our safer recruitment policy.