Organisational Development Manager

Organisational Development Manager

Hybrid Working - 1-2 days in the office per week. 

Shape the future of an organisation with global ambitions.

Are you an experienced Organisational Development professional who thrives on driving transformational change, shaping organisational design and helping businesses prepare for the future?

This is a rare opportunity to join NEBOSH at an exciting stage in its journey, taking the lead on organisation-wide development initiatives that will support our long-term strategy, including the creation of a sustainable international operating model.

Working closely with senior leaders across the business, you'll influence how we attract, develop and retain talent while ensuring the organisation has the capability, culture and structure needed to achieve its ambitious growth plans.

The Role

Reporting into the senior leadership team, you'll lead the development and delivery of organisational design, development and effectiveness strategies that support the NEBOSH Business Plan and People Strategy.

This is a highly strategic role where you'll combine organisational development expertise with commercial thinking, workforce planning and change leadership to help shape the future of the organisation.

A key part of the role will involve leading the organisational design required to establish and support a new overseas presence, ensuring people, culture, systems and structures are aligned for long-term success.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading organisation-wide organisational development and effectiveness initiatives.
• Designing and implementing future workforce planning strategies aligned to business objectives.
• Developing talent attraction and workforce capability strategies to meet future business needs.
• Leading organisational design projects, including target operating model development and implementation.
• Supporting the creation, implementation and ongoing development of NEBOSH's international office model.
• Developing succession planning, leadership development and talent management frameworks.
• Reviewing and enhancing performance management processes to promote continuous development and high performance.
• Using workforce analytics and organisational data to identify opportunities for improvement and support evidence-based decision making.
• Leading organisational change and restructuring programmes to support business transformation.
• Working with senior leaders to strengthen employee engagement, organisational culture and inclusion.
• Embedding a "One NEBOSH" culture across both UK and international operations.
• Leading workshops, facilitating organisational development initiatives and coaching senior stakeholders.
• Managing organisational development projects, budgets and external consultancy relationships where required.

We'd Love to Hear From You If You Have

• Significant experience in Organisational Development, Organisation Design or Strategic HR.
• Experience leading large-scale organisational change and transformation programmes.
• A proven track record of workforce planning, organisational design and operating model development.
• Experience supporting international growth, business expansion or establishing new organisational entities.
• Strong experience influencing executive and senior leadership teams.
• A strategic mindset with the ability to translate business goals into practical people solutions.
• Excellent analytical skills with experience using workforce data and organisational insights to drive decision making.
• Strong project and programme management skills.
• Experience developing succession planning, leadership development and talent management frameworks.
• A passion for creating high-performing, inclusive workplace cultures.

Qualifications

You'll ideally hold:

• A degree in Human Resources, Organisational Psychology, Business or a related discipline.
• Chartered CIPD (Level 7) or equivalent senior HR qualification (desirable).
• Postgraduate qualification or relevant professional experience (desirable).
• Coaching, psychometric or organisational development accreditations would be advantageous.

Why Join NEBOSH?

This is an opportunity to influence the future direction of a globally recognised organisation.

You'll play a pivotal role in helping shape our workforce, culture and international growth strategy while working alongside an experienced leadership team committed to innovation, continuous improvement and organisational excellence.

In return, we offer:

Hybrid working.

A strategic leadership role with genuine organisational influence.

The opportunity to shape international growth and organisational design.

A collaborative and supportive culture.

Professional development opportunities.

The chance to make a lasting impact on the future success of NEBOSH.

If you're passionate about organisational transformation, strategic workforce planning and helping organisations thrive through change, we'd love to hear from you.