Senior OD Adviser
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Senior OD Adviser
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is hiring three Senior OD Advisers for permanent, full-time positions. Location: County Hall, Morpeth. Salary: £39,862 - £44,075 per annum. Hybrid working with regular attendance at County Hall.
Job Details
- Job Reference: ncc/TP/57/2922/MC
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Closing Date: 20 May, 2026
- Job Category: OD
- Directorate: Chief Executive's Directorate
- Location: County Hall, Morpeth, United Kingdom
Role Overview
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is undergoing a major transformation to modernise how we work. We are redesigning our Organisational Development & Culture (OD&C) service and recruiting three Senior OD Advisers with depth in specific practice areas: Culture & Behaviour Change, Digital Learning Design & LMS, or Digital OD & Workforce Digital Skills. These are OD generalist roles first, each with a specialist focus.
Key Responsibilities
- Diagnose organisational issues and contract effectively with services and leaders
- Design and deliver OD interventions across the consulting cycle
- Work flexibly across priorities through OD squads
- Contribute to agile OD operating model from June 2026
- Embed digital learning, culture change, or workforce digital skills depending on specialism
About You
Essential OD generalist foundation:
- Strong grounding in organisational development practice
- Experience diagnosing organisational and behavioural issues
- Confidence contracting with managers and leaders
- Skilled facilitation and OD intervention design
- Ability to operate with ambiguity and competing priorities
- A reflective, learning-oriented OD mindset
Depth-specific expertise (role-dependent): You will bring credible, recent expertise in the specialist area you are applying for. These are not entry-level specialist posts.
Why Join [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]?
- A rare opportunity to help build a modern, agile OD service
- Visible, meaningful OD work with senior sponsorship
- Space to practise OD well with clarity, boundaries and support
- Attractive local government benefits including 26 days annual leave (rising to 31 after 5 years), pension, flexi scheme, and wellbeing support
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
How to Apply
Submit an application including a strong supporting statement outlining how your experience and OD practice align to your selected role(s). The candidate pack provides further detail. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a selection event exploring OD judgement and diagnostic thinking. For informal discussion, email [contact hidden]. Closing date: midnight 20th May 2026. Assessment centre: 27th & 28th May.
Additional Information
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet essential criteria. For alternative formats, see the attached documents or use the text relay service.
Attached documents: Job description and person specification (PDF), Guidance on completing your application (PDF), Candidate Pack (PDF).