Director of People and Organisational Development
Location: Cardiff, Wales. Hybrid - minimum of 1 day a week on site.
Salary: Competitive
The Opportunity:
Digital Health and Care Wales vision is to provide world leading digital services, empowering people to live healthier lives and is transforming health and care for everyone in Wales. It is a multi-award-winning organisation, and was twice voted the UK's Best Place to Work in IT.
If you want to get involved in some of the biggest health tech projects in the UK, be part of new digital solutions that will impact health and care for three million Welsh people and use your HR leadership skills to help make life better for everyone in Wales, we want to hear from you!
DHCW offers extensive training opportunities, enabling everyone to develop their career at their own pace. We are committed to recognising and celebrating staff as the most valuable part of the organisation and are committed to building and developing teams that are diverse and inclusive. So no matter your age, gender, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, or ethnicity - Digital Health and Care Wales will treat you with respect.
The Director of People & Organisational Development (OD) is a pivotal leadership role, both organisationally and nationally within Wales. This position involves shared corporate responsibility with other Board members for the strategic direction, policy making, and achievement of DHCW's objectives. The Director will join the organisation at an exciting time leading the introduction of the Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) framework for NHS Wales, supporting the establishment of the organisation's new operating model. They will also foster new ways of working, and cultivate a positive, inclusive culture, leading values, compassionate leadership, equality, diversity, and inclusion initiatives. DHCW are a values led organisation.
Requirements
- Master's degree or equivalent in a relevant subject, or equivalent senior level experience.
- In depth professional knowledge across a range of disciplines in Human Resources e.g., organisational design and delivery (workforce redesign), programme management, Organisational Development, HR, employment law, financial management, strategic planning and corporate leadership within the context of people management as a member of the SHA board.
- Chartered Fellow (FCIPD) or willingness to obtain within 18 months.
- Demonstrable leadership experience in large scale organisational workforce redesign and successful delivery.
- Political awareness and experience dealing with complex issues in a demanding environment.
- Proven leadership and influencing skills with excellent communication capabilities.
Join us to shape the future of digital health and care workforce in Wales, fostering an inclusive, innovative, and high-performing organisational culture.
Application Process:
Please send a CV with a supporting statement detailing how you meet the requirements (max 1,000 words) to DHCW's executive search partners, Yolk Recruitment with the Subject DHCW Director of People & OD.
Closing Date - Midday on 14th August 2024
Interview Date - 10th September 2024. (Interviews will be in person in Cardiff)
Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a leadership assessment ahead of their interview and the successful applicant will need to pass a DBS check.
A full candidate pack is available from Nici Jones at Yolk Recruitment.
Digital Health and Care Wales is committed to diversity, equality and inclusion. We actively encourage applications from all sections of the community.