Organisation Design and Development Lead (Plus reserves) - Newport

Organisation Design and Development Lead (Plus reserves) - Newport

About the job

Job summary

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The Culture, Organisational Design and Development team is excited to share an opportunity for an Organisation Design and Development (OD&D) Lead.

The IPO has a refreshed and ambitious new Strategy 2024-27, supported by clear direction for Leadership and Management and our overall culture. This role will lead new and ongoing organisational design activity and development priorities, including those across leadership and culture as mentioned above. Line management of OD&D practitioners may also fall into the scope of this role. OD&D work is varied in breadth and depth: it brings together research, analysis, innovation and improvement, diagnostics and dialogue across structures, people, and processes.

We are looking for someone who has experience of diagnosing, designing, developing, and delivering OD&D solutions in a range of contexts and enjoys working at a fast pace.

The successful candidate will be someone who welcome challenging, varied and rewarding work and can navigate complex situations with competing demands and/or priorities.

Working location

This role will be carried out in-line with IPO Hybrid working arrangements where staff are currently expected to spend at least 40% of their time working onsite from one of our offices. This role is based in our Newport office.

The requirement for attendance at an office location can vary by role so we would encourage candidates to discuss working arrangements with the recruiting manager to agree a reasonable balance between working from home and the office.

As part of the Culture, Organisation Design and Development team, we expect colleagues to be spending an average of 40% of their time onsite with their team(s)/others. This may look different on a week-by-week basis and depending on the type of work you're undertaking.

Job description

Key duties include:
• Design and deliver individual, group and organisation-wide interventions supporting the implementation of a range of OD&D activity linked to leadership and management, employee experience and our structures

• Lead organisation design activity from initial scoping to completion, including the forming and reorganisation of activity and structures, using a variety of new and existing data sources to inform recommendations and decisions

• Confidently influence and engage with our Board, organisation leaders and Committees across the IPO, providing challenge where needed, securing commitment and leadership of change activities to support our strategic ambitions

• Develop and manage plans of activity, including projects, ensuring alignment and coherence with dependant or linked work

• Lead on the development of relevant principles, options and recommendations for approval by IPO Board and Committees

• Work closely with linked teams and professions, including Communications, and business change colleagues, to ensure that engagement is effective, timely and considerate; this may include establishing ways of working with teams/individuals delivering linked work

• Be an active member of the Culture, OD&D Leadership Team, supporting the learning and growth of others, the smooth running of the team, addressing our own People Survey actions and making the most out of our in-person time together

• Play an active role in the IPO Leadership & Management Community

The post holder will:

• Be an experienced OD&D professional with a proven track record of delivering organisational change and coaching, developing, leading and motivating others to do the same

• Have a recognised HR / OD&D qualification (MCIPD Level 7 preferred) or have demonstrable, relevant experience.

Person specification

Please refer to job description

Qualifications

The successful candidate must hold a recognised HR/OD&D qualification (MCIPD Level 7 preferred) or have demonstrable relevant experience.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Delivering at Pace
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £61,614, Intellectual Property Office contributes £17,849 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

When working at the IPO, you can also expect:

• A flexible working scheme with excellent development opportunities
• 25 days annual leave moving to 30 days in annual increments (1 day per year) over 5 years of reckonable service. You will also get 8 days public leave and 1 day privilege leave
• Family friendly policies that support modern working families and individuals with caring responsibilities
• A variety of support functions; Staff Counselling Service, Peer to Peer Support Group
• Eligibility for special and office-wide bonus payments
• The opportunity to form part of our many inclusive network groups, find out more by looking at Intellectual Property Office (IPO) (diversityjobsgroup.com)
• A range of wellbeing initiatives; Onsite Gym (Newport office), Eye Care Scheme, Volunteering Programme, Cycling facilities
• Free car parking is available on site at our Newport office
• On-site shop, restaurant and coffee shop at our Newport office

For more information about what's on offer at the Intellectual Property Office please review our IPO benefit pack attached to the bottom of this advert.

Please note that benefits may be subject to change.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Ability and Experience.

How to apply

Candidates to note:

• In order to capture your employment history please complete the employment history box under the 'Your CV' section of the online application form.
• All communications will be electronic therefore it is vitally important that you check your Civil Service Jobs account regularly, as well as your spam/junk email folder

Sift
An initial sift of applications will be carried out to create a shortlist.

This will be based on the evidence provided for the following Success Profile elements:

Experience
When completing your 750 word Personal Statement, please provide a specific example of an organisation design intervention that you have led, explaining your role in the design and delivery of the intervention. Please include a summary of how you measured success of both the work and your personal effectiveness.

Interviews
If invited to interview Behaviour, Experience, Ability and Strengthsbased questioning will be used.

Behaviours
The below behaviours will be assessed at interview

• Delivering at Pace
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing

ExperienceThe below experience will be assessed at interview

• Understanding and/or diagnosing problems or opportunities for improvement
• Facilitating discussions/workshops in groups of varying size, seniority and complexity
• Working with other specialisms/teams to deliver

Ability
Candidates that proceed to the interview stage will be required to deliver a presentation which will be scored against the following criteria:

• Scoping, designing and implementing activity
• Stakeholder management and the ability to engage with groups of senior colleagues
• Knowledge and experience of using established OD&D methodologies
• Achieving and measuring defined outcomes

Strengths
Strengths are the things that we do regularly, do well and that motivate us. We have selected the Strengths that are relevant for this role from the Civil Service Strengths Dictionary. You will be assessed against these during your interview using strength-based interview questions.

Please note: Specific information regarding the Success Profile elements that will be assessed at interview will be contained within the interview invitation

Interviews for this role will be carried out in person at our Newport Office.

IMPORTANT: CVs sent direct to the IPO will not be accepted.

If you require job-specific information, please contact:

Name: Ian Urquhart
E-mail: Ian.Urquhart@IPO.gov.uk
Telephone : 01633 433167

For further information around the Civil Service recruitment process, please visit our civil service careers page - IPO - Recruitment Support , Civil Service Careers (civil-service-careers.gov.uk)

Applicants to note:This post is being advertised to Internal, across Government and external candidates at the same time.
Incomplete and/or late submissions will not be accepted or considered.

Should you have any queries or require any assistance in please contact the IPO Recruitment team at Recruitment@ipo.gov.uk prior to the closing of the post.

In line with Government guidance, successfully appointed candidates will need to provide documents for our Right to Work checks. Information on this will be sent within the invite to interview text.

If you require an adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, then please let the recruitment team know via ; recruitment@ipo.gov.uk

For more information on the IPO's terms and conditions, please review the attached IPO Modernised Terms and Conditions document attached at the bottom of this advert.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window) .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) .

Location: Newport, GB

Posted Date: 9/24/2024