University of Bradford

At the University of Bradford, our focus is on creating the conditions for social, cultural, and economic impact. We are committed to social inclusion. Our work to expand opportunity and enable students to reach their potential, has led to us topping the Social Mobility Index of English universities for the last two years. Our University Strategy sets out our ambitions for 2025, which we will achieve by using our proud heritage as a springboard and remaining steadfast in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Safeguarding

The University of Bradford is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and Adults at Risk through robust safer recruitment practices.

Directorate

This role sits within the OD and Culture team, which is part of People, Culture and Wellbeing directorate. The team is rapidly building a successful portfolio of OD services that are driving the development and embedding of the University’s values, and the key skills, expectations and behaviours that will deliver our vision.

What you will be doing:

As an OD consultant within the team, you will be responsible for the design, delivery and evaluation of OD interventions that support the delivery of the University’s strategic aims, objectives and vision, including transformational and cultural change

Working collaboratively with our People Business partners, this involves leading, or contributing, to various OD projects and initiative with a key focus on the design and delivery of leadership and management development.

Qualifications/ experience:

•    Educated to degree level or, exceptionally, have relevant consultancy experience

•    OD or relevant Behavioural Science qualifications

•    Coaching qualification e.g. ILM level 5, or commitment to achieving this

•    Experience across People and OD activities including facilitating transformational and cultural change, competency and capability development, leadership and management development, embedding values and behaviours, talent management, team development and employee  engagement.

In Return we Offer:

• 25 days holiday and 13 statutory and customary days (taken at Easter and Christmas).
• Family-friendly policies
• Great campus facilities including:
• Unique fitness centre
• Eye clinic
• Physiotherapy & sports rehabilitation,
• Counselling & mental health services
• Food & drink outlets
• Generous employer contribution pension schemes – Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Generous benefit schemes, including car leasing, cycle to work, holiday purchase, home & technology scheme and shopping discounts

Find more information about the many other benefits, including salary sacrifice schemes and campus nursery.

Additional Information:

If you would like to find out more or are interested in applying, Informal enquiries prior to application can be made to Ian Ward, Senior OD Consultant by email at i.ward@bradford.ac.uk

Confronting Inequality : Celebrating Diversity

At the University of Bradford we accept people for who they are regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sex, marital status, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation or socio-economic background and whether you’re pregnant or on maternity leave.  

In line with the University’s commitment to equality charters including Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Disability Confident and Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme, we welcome applications from people identifying with these characteristics.  The University has a number of staff networks which provide peer support and safe spaces for staff who hold these and other identities.