Learning & Organisational Development Business Partner (Employee Engagement)

Post Title: Learning & Organisational Development Business Partner (Staff Experience) 

SBU/Department: Learning & Organisational Development, Human Resources 

FTE: 37 hours per week but requests to work part time will be considered.  

Duration of Contract: Permanent 

Salary: UH8 £44,263pa to £46,974pa with potential to progress to £56,021pa by annual increments on achieving designated skills and experience 

Annual Leave: 30 days plus standard public holidays and an additional 4 days including the closure of our office between Christmas and New Year 

Location: Bishops Square, Hatfield

Main duties and responsibilities

We are looking for a proactive Learning and Organisational Development professional to join our highly regarded team of L&OD Business Partners. This is a varied and exciting role and the successful candidate will design, deliver and evaluate a range of development interventions to further organisational effectiveness and staff engagement. This will include supporting staff surveys through focus groups and actions plans, delivering and developing workshops including leadership and management programmes, team development activities, mentoring schemes and other organisational development and staff engagement initiatives to support change. The impact of this role will be measured by improved employee engagement at the University.   

Skill and experience required: 

You will have had experience of Learning and Organisational Development or Learning and Development within a complex and diverse organisation, including designing staff surveys and evaluating feedback. You will be able to design and deliver learning materials on a wide range of topics and for a variety of audiences as well as manage other organisational development initiatives. Excellent facilitation and presentation skills, communication and writing skills are a must alongside the ability to deal with frequently changing and multiple priorities whilst managing projects. You will be able to successfully build and develop excellent working relationships across the University, and contribute to the team and individual projects with motivation and integrity. 

Qualifications required: 

You will have a minimum of a Bachelors degree, or higher, in a relevant subject area, or have equivalent substantial proven experience within Learning and Organisational Development /Learning and Development. You will also have a recognised professional qualification (e.g. Chartered Member of CIPD or equivalent) or be close to completion. 

Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria.Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.

We regret that we are unable to offer UKVI sponsorship for this post; applicants will either hold UK Right to Work, or demonstrate access to UK Right to Work, before an offer is made. 

Contact Details/Informal Enquiries: Serena Yeo, Head of Learning & Organisational Development, [email protected] 

Flexible Location Principles

The University of Hertfordshire operates a set of Flexible Location principles which allow individual managers to determine flexibility for their teams based on the needs of the team and the services they provide. As we are a campus-based University, our students and colleagues will expect our staff to be available face to face as well as through other media. The nature of the Business Partnering work requires both attendance on site and attendance online via video call on a regular basis. Our work patterns are determined by the needs of our business, but most staff have the option to work from home (in the UK) regularly if they wish to. If you would like further information about this, we would be very happy to discuss with you at the interview stage. 

Closing Date: 18 February 2024 

Interview Date: Online presentation 29 February, interview date 01 March 2024

Reference Number: 056758

Date advert placed: 31 January 2024

Our vision is to transform lives: UH is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and building a diverse community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of their protected characteristics, and recognise there are different ways applicants may achieve the criteria in this document. We offer a range of employee benefits including generous annual leave, flexible location opportunities within the UK, discounted Sports Village memberships and free Active Staff sessions, personal and professional development and family-friendly policies. #GoHerts