We are delighted to be working exclusively with the London Borough of Waltham Forest to appoint 2 x OD CONSULTANTS for the wider team. The advert is due to close on 10th September
About Waltham Forest
Waltham Forest today is a vibrant, young, diverse, and culturally rich borough that has made major progress in the past ten years. We are committed to building on our progress and we understand the potential we have to inspire and create opportunities that help make Waltham Forest a more equal place for everyone.
Mission Waltham Forest is our plan and ambitious vision - the answer to the challenges we face and the borough's ambitions for the future we want to help. It puts our staff and members at the heart of shaping our work. It recognises that diversity of thought is our strength, breaking down barriers and hierarchy, creating new opportunities as demonstrated in our Inclusion Action Plan.
The Team
We are building on the great work of the People Strategy 2021 - 2025 to set out how we are going to undertake Workforce and Culture Transformation and to achieve Mission Waltham Forest.
This work is rooted in 3 clear pillars:
- Build a highly engaged, productive and diverse workforce that represents our community at all levels.
- Be an employer of choice by creating meaningful jobs and career paths for ALL staff, including underrepresented groups.
- We must build, retain and recruit inspirational leaders who empower staff at all levels to take the lead to improve services for residents.
The Role
Working with various directorates, you will take the lead in making each area a great place to work which will involve analysing staff survey results, coordinating action plans and facilitating workshops.
You will also be part of the project group responsible for overhauling the appraisal process.
To be considered you must have experience working in an OD partner role and be particularly strong in facilitation.We are looking for a strong track record of managing and organising OD interventions, including managing leadership development
Interviews are likely to take place on 28th September
Can you respond to our challenges and opportunities, whilst offering high-quality services?
Continue to be ambitious, whilst shaping improvements?
Tackle inequalities whilst building for the future where everyone's needs are met?
For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit https://rb.gy/rmk8gn
Equal Opportunity Employer:
London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London's Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.
To support the above and reduce the risk of bias, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme.
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments so wherever possible, we will consider flexible working.