Senior Organisational Development Practitioner

Job description

Senior Organisational Development Practitioner

Salary

£44,075 - £49,282 per annum

National pay award pending

Type of vacancy

Permanent

Work pattern

Full Time

Hours per week

37

Work Base

County Hall, West Bridgford, NG2 7QP

Working Arrangements

Hybrid

Job Description / Person Specification

Competency Framework

Number of posts

2

Interview date

13 October 2026

Closing Date

21 September 2026 23:55

Nottinghamshire County Council are looking for experienced Organisation Development professionals who enjoy helping organisations tackle complex challenges and improve how they work. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in our organisational improvement journey, working on high-profile priorities that have a real and lasting impact on our workforce, services and communities.

Joining a newly formed Workforce and Organisation Development (OD) function, you'll work with leaders and teams across the Council to support organisational change, strengthen leadership, improve culture and help shape the future direction of the organisation.

What you'll bring

We're looking for someone who can:

• Build credibility and trusted relationships with senior leaders and stakeholders.

• Translate organisational challenges into practical and effective solutions.

• Navigate complexity, ambiguity and competing priorities.

• Use evidence and insight to influence thinking and shape decisions.

• Diagnose issues, identify root causes and develop targeted interventions.

• Lead organisation development activity that delivers measurable impact.

• Support organisations and teams through change with confidence and empathy.

You'll bring experience of working in organisation development, change, leadership, culture or related disciplines, alongside a commitment to helping organisations and people succeed.

Role background

This is a rare opportunity to join Nottinghamshire County Council at a pivotal point in our organisational journey. The next few years will bring significant change as we implement an ambitious programme of transformation and service improvement.

In response, we are establishing a new Workforce and Organisation Development (WOD) function that will play a critical role in helping the organisation adapt, strengthen leadership and culture, develop workforce capability, and successfully navigate organisational change.

What you'll be doing

As a Senior Organisation Development Practitioner, you will:

• Act as a trusted advisor and partner to senior leaders across the Council, helping identify organisational challenges, opportunities and priorities, and providing expert advice on leadership, culture, organisation design and change to support organisational effectiveness and performance.

• Support services through periods of change, helping leaders and employees understand, adopt and embed new ways of working.

• Work on a varied and rewarding portfolio of organisation-wide priorities, supporting leaders and teams through change and helping shape interventions that improve organisational effectiveness and deliver better outcomes for residents.

• Champion inclusive and evidence-based approaches to organisation development, ensuring all interventions support positive employee experience and organisational performance.

Why join us?

This is more than an OD role. It's an opportunity to help build and shape a newly formed Workforce and Organisation Development function and influence how one of the largest councils in the country develops its people, leaders and organisation over the coming years.

You will have the chance to influence leadership, culture and organisational effectiveness on a broad scale, while working collaboratively with talented colleagues across Workforce Development, HR and Transformation to drive meaningful change and lasting impact.

At Nottinghamshire County Council, we offer:

• A Place to Belong: A friendly, inclusive workplace where everyone is valued.

• Professional Growth: Opportunities for continuous learning and career development.

• Work-Life Balance: Flexible working arrangements to support your personal and professional life.
• Generous Leave: A competitive leave package (28 rising to 33 days after 5 years' service) to ensure you have time to recharge.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity please contact Nicola Jackson on 01159773151 or by email [email protected].

Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.

Under the (formerly known as the Guaranteed Interview Scheme) we would like to ensure applicants with disabilities are offered an interview if they meet the minimum criteria for a job. Please let us know if this is something you would like to be considered for.

A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.

Nottinghamshire County Council strongly encourages applications from all candidates from different walks of life, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.