People & Change Adviser

Salary: Grade 7 (£35,333 - £42,155 p.a. depending on experience)

This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Do you put people at the heart of what you do? Are you interested in supporting delivery across a varied portfolio of change projects? Would you like to help shape the future ways of working at one of the largest University’s in the UK?

The University of Leeds is one of the top 135 universities in the world. We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities. Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe.

The University has launched a new and ambitious 10-year strategy investing significantly across a number of technology and change programmes. These programmes are responsible for delivering changes that will have a profound impact on both University operations and ways of working. The focus is on developing and delivering projects with a people centred approach and is committed to improving the student and staff experience.

The scope of the People & Change Adviser role is varied and interesting, where every day can be different. You will apply your specialist skills and knowledge to support a wide range of activities from scoping changes, understanding the change impacts and developing solutions through to planning, evaluating and supporting change implementation.

Working in a highly collaborative way you will develop excellent working relationships with a broad range of stakeholders to create solutions that ensure the scope and benefits of the change are aligned to strategic objectives, creating a planned approach that enables the change to be delivered and embedded successfully.

The role holder will be an ambassador of change, becoming a member of a change practitioner’s network across the University, focused on building change capability within the organisation.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – that’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme – the University contributes 21.6% of salary
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Sarah Nugent, People & Change Partner

Email: s.nugent@leeds.ac.uk

Or alternatively join our “Open Hour”, on 8th December 2022 at 7.00pm to meet team members and ask questions.

Please register your interest using the link below at least one day prior to the event to ensure you receive the joining link on time

https://forms.office.com/r/T7A13VZvHv.

As there are multiple roles, we will be reviewing, interviewing and offering if appropriate, to applicants prior to the closing date