Associate Director of People & Organisational Development

We’re looking for someone with the passion to strengthen our positive culture and shape, own and deliver a key part of our strategic plan.

What’s the job?

• Role: Associate Director of People and Organisational Development
• Hours: Part time of full time 24 hours minimum, up to 35 hours. Salary: £46,533 - £51,362 (Grade F, starting at the beginning of the scale)
• Contract: Permanent 

Who are we?

Part business, part charity, part membership body – Bristol SU is a seriously fun place to work. Our professional staff do something extraordinary every day: we support student leaders to give people a voice in their education, help people get the most out of their student experience and help people make the change they want in the world. We have over 26,000 members, 400 clubs and societies, a diverse range of professional services, and an innovative strategy that will help to create an inclusive and supportive University community.

What will you bring?

• You’ll have experience in advancing inclusivity and accessibility
• You’ll be able to articulate how and why effective people strategies enable people to deliver
• You know how to cultivate a culture of continuous learning and development to enable, progression and growth at all levels of the organisation
• We are open minded about your professional background, though expect you will have operated in a HR position
• There is no expectation that you will have worked in an SU before, and we will consider the transferable backgrounds carefully.

We are also open-minded to flexible working and part-time working requests.

Why apply?

You will be given autonomy to shape, own and deliver a key part of our strategic plan and be part of an established and high performing senior management team.

We offer lots of great benefits including enhanced pay for parents taking maternity, adoption or shared parental leave, a competitive salary for the non-profit sector, a generous pension scheme and at least 40 days’ holiday. We’re committed to helping you achieve a healthy work-life balance through flexible working and are open to considering requests for part-time working. We provide professional training so that whatever your chosen field of work, with the right mix of challenge and support, you’ll gain fantastic experience, and room to develop and advance your career.

We are proud to have been recognised through numerous accreditations and awards that demonstrate our commitment to creating a positive and supportive culture. We have appeared in the Inclusive Companies top 100 list and have won a number of awards for our commitment to diversity, including best Students' Union. We also won a Third Sector Excellence Award at the 2018 Investors in People Awards. No wonder 93% of our employees would recommend Bristol SU as a great place to work! Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are central to life at Bristol SU. We approach our work with positivity and celebrate our diverse and unique communities. Our people are proud of our values and care about creating diverse and supportive communities that are inclusive of age, disability, gender, identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and experience.

Key Information

• Closing Date: 9 a.m. Monday 30th October 2023

Please visit our partners Peridot Associates to apply via the 'Apply' button above.

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