Head of Learning and Organisational Development

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, University of Hertfordshire

Main Duties and Responsibilities

As a senior member of the HR team, you will be contributing extensively to the ongoing development and delivery of the People Strand of the University’s Strategic Plan 2025-2030.  This will include supporting a learning culture with a strong focus on achieving the full potential of people through a wide range of development initiatives as well as working alongside the L&OD Business Partners to lead and manage the creation and delivery of mandatory and bespoke training programmes and development initiatives which are designed with leadership, management, continuous professional development and best practice in mind.

You will lead and manage an integrated team of professionals taking a strategic approach to University wide interventions and solutions, a focus of this work will be increasing employee engagement. You will also work to continuously reflect, coordinate and promote process improvement and development at all levels within the University, encouraging collaborative working, as well as acting as the Senior L&OD Business Partner.

You will analyse and routinely report to key stakeholders on KPIs and management information all aspects of L&OD and Organisation Design and provide expert advice, guidance and support on structural/process changes and the potential impact on the organisation.

Skills and experience required

You will be able to demonstrate substantial proven expertise of delivering effective leadership, management and organisational development strategy in a large organisation and experience of working with managers to facilitate change/understand change management techniques. Experience of staff management and the proven ability to build successful working relationships across the organisation and with external organisations is also essential.

Qualifications Required

You will hold a degree or equivalent qualification or substantial proven experience, as well as an accredited or equivalent L&OD professional qualification and Accredited or equivalent experience in areas such as process improvement / organisational design and development / leadership and management and personal development including coaching.

Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria. Please complete the application questions detailing how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria. For guidance, please see attached ‘Tips for Application Questions Section’ by clicking the 'Apply' button above. 

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:

Dan Procter, Assistant Director of HR, Strategy and Partnering at d.procter@herts.ac.uk

Closing Date: 30 June 2025

Interview Date: TBC

Our vision is to transform lives and 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. We recognise there is currently an under-representation of male staff within the HR department, therefore we particularly encourage applications from male candidates. We offer a range of employee benefits including generous annual leave, flexible location opportunities within the UK, discounted Sports Village memberships, personal and professional development and family friendly policies. #GoHerts.

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