Ballard House
Permanent
37 hours per week
Grade L (£56,924 to £60,970)
Head of Culture and Employee Engagement Role Profile
We are Plymouth City Council - the winning team!
We are so proud that Plymouth City Council has won the MJ award
for Local Authority of the Year 2021, at a time when we have just restructured
our Human Resources and Organisational Development department.
We are truly excited about the future so if you want to be part
of an innovative and high performing team, here’s your chance. We have created an
exciting new opportunity: the Head of Culture and Employee Engagement.
You will be an integral part of the HROD senior management team
delivering our people strategy in line with the Council's values and behaviours.
You will provide expert and professional HR and OD leadership, and advice. You
will be partnering with and coaching senior leaders to ensure services are
accessible, efficient and provide value for money to our customers and
residents.
You will be working
closely with the Service Director of HROD. You will be responsible for a small
team developing and leading organisational development activities which deliver
a culture of high performance and employee engagement in support of the Council's
People's Strategy. This will include developing, implementing and evaluating
the impact of cross-organisational strategies, plans, systems and processes in
areas including learning and development. As Head of Culture & Employee
Engagement you will also be the employee wellbeing lead for the organisation,
ensuring that strategies are in place and resources are available to support
all employees.
To be considered for this exciting opportunity you
will need to be a highly credible professional with a demonstrable passion and
drive for organisational development and employee engagement.
You will need:
- A recognised HROD or L&D
qualification and CIPD member status is essential
- Experience of leading an
organisational development function for a complex organisation, whether as a
stand-alone practitioner or as a manager
- Current knowledge and understanding of organisational
design techniques and approaches
- Knowledge and understanding of HROD
processes and interventions which embed culture change, behaviours and values,
and achieve employee engagement.
- Experience of developing and
implementing wellbeing strategies and interventions, or a demonstrable passion
to develop knowledge and experience in this area.
- Experience of creating and delivering
a range of organisational development interventions with proven business
benefits.
- Experience of managing culture change
and leading on HROD projects with successful and timely implementation.
Our ambition
We are determined to make Plymouth City Council a great place to
work. To create a place where everyone, whatever their background, has the
opportunity to reach their potential and enjoy a good quality of life.
We want to build an organisation where employees feel valued,
inspired and empowered to help us achieve our goals and provide the best
services possible to our residents.
Plymouth’s HROD department has reshaped its services. We are realigning
our service provision to put digital, learning and innovation at the heart of
what we do. We have created 4 new functions – HR Consultancy, Culture and
Employee Engagement, Health and Safety, and the HR Culture Partnering Team.
Our vision is to be a trusted professional partner, empowering
our leaders, partners, members, managers and people to thrive and deliver
better services for Plymouth. By joining the team, you will play a vital role
in enabling all we do to have a positive impact by ensuring good practice is a
given, that fairness and equality are at the heart of everything we do – in our
communities and our workplace.
The Council is implementing new ways of working and hybrid
working will apply to this role. You are likely to need to attend Plymouth
sites as required to perform your role, working from home at other times.
For informal conversation about the role please contact Polly
Henderson, Professional Assistant to Kim Brown, HROD Service Director on polly.henderson@plymouth.gov.uk.
Previous
applicants need not re-apply.
Closing date: 24 April 2022
Interviews: week commencing 2 May 2022 (via MS Teams)