Vacancy Information

Hourly rate of pay: £21.99 - £24.50

Days and Hours of Work:
Monday - Friday
Days of working are negotiable, flexi time is applicable, and starting and finishing times are flexible.
To start asap.

The purpose of this new role is to lead and co-ordinate lead East Lothian Council's leadership development strategy and associated programmes of learning. You will be developing and delivering learning experiences to aspiring and experienced managers from across the Council to ensure our leadership behaviours are imbedded as part of what we do every day. This role also involves supporting some employee engagement activities and leading on our Personal Review and Development process.

You will join a small Organisational Development team covering a wide remit of broad organisational initiatives to support culture change.

We are a relatively small council with circa 5000 employees. That means you can make an impact quickly. Ideally you will enjoy working collaboratively with a very diverse range of service groups, be autonomous and persistent in achieving outcomes. You will have a lot of scope to bring in your own ideas and will be expected to use your own initiative with minimal supervision. Influencing, and managing challenging situations are important skills in this role as is the ability to communicate with employees at all levels.

This post can be undertaken on a home working basis. You would be expected to travel to internal customer/team meetings and deliver in-person events on a regular basis as required.

Home / Hybrid Working Consideration
Applications for home or hybrid working will be considered for this post in accordance with East Lothian Council’s Home Working and Worksmart Policies which can be found here. Home or Hybrid working options can be discussed with candidates invited for interview.

Please Note:
All home/hybrid workers must live in the UK. Where an application for home-working is supported, it will be subject to a satisfactory trial period. Employees will be expected to attend Council offices for the duration of induction, and be on site in East Lothian workplaces, as required. Employees with a hybrid working arrangement in place will be office based and able to work from home, with permission, on an ad hoc basis.

Job Details

Lead workforce and organisational development initiatives (leadership development) to implement the Council’s Workforce Development Plan. Source and recommend external development opportunities to foster change and resilience in the workforce.

Provide advice to the Service Manager – Transformation and Digital, the Head of Finance, the Council Management Team, and the Executive Director of Education& Children Services (Leadership Development Sponsor) to ensure that the Council meets its workforce and organisational development needs as outlined in the Workforce Development Plan and other corporate strategies.

Please download the Job Outline/Person Specification (available under 'Job Attachments') for the full range of tasks and duties associated with this job. You will need to refer to these in order to complete the application form. You must ensure you meet every 'essential' criteria stated on the Person Specification to be considered for interview.

The East Lothian Way
The ‘East Lothian Way’– values and behaviours we expect our employees to demonstrate in their everyday work. Should you be invited to interview, you may be asked questions based on these behaviours. Please refer to the document via the link to familiarise yourself with them.

Job Requirements

Relevant Qualifications
Educated to degree standard or equivalent in a relevant discipline (e.g. CIPD) and/or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills and competencies gained through relevant experience.

Additional Information

For additional East Lothian Council employment information please click on the following link: www.eastlothian.gov.uk/nonteachinginfo

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If you require further information about this vacancy, please call 01620 827868, or email us on recruitment@eastlothian.gov.uk

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