Organisational Design and People Change Partner

Job Title: Organisational Design and People Change Partner

Location: Oxford Road, Manchester

Salary: £46,735 to £57,422 per annum, dependent on relevant experience

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time (1 FTE)

Closing Date: 29/07/2025

The University are seeking to appoint a dynamic and experienced Workforce Design, Talent & Succession Partner to join their Organisational Effectiveness & Culture Team

The Workforce Design, Talent and Succession Partner is a key role within the newly created Organisational Effectiveness and Culture centre of expertise. The goal of the team is to scope, develop and implement the strategies, approaches, frameworks and delivery roadmaps that will take the university and its people on the journey towards Manchester 2035. This is an exciting team to work in, covering organisational design, people transformation, workforce design and talent, high performance culture, organisational culture, employee engagement and listening. In the team, we place equity, inclusivity and the people experience at the heart of everything we do with an overarching ambition of enabling the University to deliver successfully on strategic priorities.

The Workforce Design, Talent and Succession Partner will play a key role in supporting University leadership teams by enabling them to align strategic goals with workforce design, talent, and succession strategies. Collaborating closely with the wider People Directorate, in particular the People Partners, the role holder will support leaders to assess current and future workforce needs, develop data-driven strategies, and embed talent management and succession frameworks that drive organisational success. By building capability and integrating effective workforce and talent practices, this role will help position the University for long-term success on its journey toward 2035 and beyond.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual looking to advance their career in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.

Person Specification:

• Knowledge of how to embed workforce design, talent and succession frameworks
• Experience of partnering leaders to identify the workforce design, skills and capabilities re-quired to achieve strategic goals.
• Experience of partnering and guiding leadership teams to drive meaningful talent and succession initiatives.
• Experience of building effective cross functional working relationships to drive organisational priorities and goals.
• Experience of supporting leaders to operate at a strategic level, aligning workforce and talent requirements with strategic goals.
• Experience of building positive and collaborative working relationships.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence a variety of stakeholders including leadership teams.
• The ability to organise and analyse organisational workforce data and to translate the data into insights that inform decisions on future requirements.
• Presentation and facilitation skills, particularly working with leadership teams.
• A strong focus on delivery of milestones and outcomes.
• Degree level HR or equivalent experience
• Preferably CIPD Accredited.

As one of the leading Universities our employees enjoy exclusive access to excellent benefits and schemes including:

• Generous annual leave allowance, including Christmas/New Year closure
• Pension scheme membership to provide benefits for you and your family
• Well-being programme with counselling, fitness and leading sports facilities
• Learning and development opportunities
• Season ticket loans for public transport
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Workplace nursery scheme
• Staff recognition schemes
• Staff discounts on a range of products and services including travel and high street savings

The University is part of a prestigious Group of universities and is highly respected across the globe as a centre of teaching excellence and research innovation and discovery.

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments will be made on merit.

We reserve to right to close the advert early in the instance that we receive a high volume of suitable applicants.

Any CV's submitted by recruitment agencies will be treated as a gift.

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Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Organizational Development Consultant, Change Management Consultant, HR Business Partner, Organizational Development Manager, Business Transition Analyst, may also be considered for this role.