Ref Number
C14-00122
Professional Expertise
HR and Wellbeing
Department
Human Resources Division (C14)
Location
London
Working Pattern
Full time
Salary
£52,487–£61,534
Contract Type
Fixed-term
Working Type
Hybrid
Available for Secondment
Yes
Closing Date
05-Jan-2025
UCL’s Organisational Development (OD) team offers extensive learning and career development opportunities to over 17,000 colleagues in academic, research, teaching and professional services. OD is a central team within the wider HR Division and is responsible for ensuring the right learning and talent structures, systems and processes are in place to deliver UCL’s 2022-27 strategic plan and for enabling colleagues in faculties and departments across the organisation to build critical personal, professional and leadership skills to deliver it.
UCL has a strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and proudly participates in Athena SWAN and Race Equality. Supporting equity of opportunity is key to our talent, learning and leadership development practices and is a fundamental pillar of what we do.
This role offers an exciting blend between delivering the communications and engagement activities for the department, sharing success stories from staff surveys and producing communications for staff, while also working with OD colleagues to better understand their needs to influence senior decision making and OD interventions.
You will lead on the development and delivery of communications and engagement across OD initiatives, contributing to the organisational wide listening strategy and staff experience surveys. You will collaborate closely with OD’s Talent team on branding and our employee value proposition, and you will provide strategic communications support while working with key stakeholders across the institution.
This post is offered as a secondment for UCL staff only from January 2025 to the end of December 2025.
We are happy to consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible. This role is eligible for hybrid working with a minimum of 20% on site.
To find out more about the role, please contact Luca Ponzetta by email: l.ponzetta@ucl.ac.uk
The successful candidate will be able to work independently and demonstrate a proactive approach to tasks and high attention to detail; someone who is good at taking the initiative to get projects rolling or figuring things out; open-minded and creative, who spots opportunities and can build effective networks and relationships, and has the tenacity and resilience to persevere with projects, overcoming obstacles to bring them to a successful conclusion.
You will have excellent communication and organisational skills with an approachable manner and the ability to maintain accurate and detailed records. You will have a passion for delivering high quality services and responding to feedback. You will be a confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills, be able to build effective relationships and be able to listen and advise.
We are pleased to accept applications from individuals who possess transferable skills and experience drawn from sectors outside of Higher Education.
We know that our people are our greatest asset and in return we provide an empowering environment where personal and professional growth is invested in. We offer agile working and flexibility around working hours. Working with some of the greatest intellects in the world, UCL also offers a generous pension scheme and holiday allowance, plus closure days and bank holidays. Visit www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
- 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
- Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
- Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- Immigration loan
- Relocation scheme for certain posts
- On-Site nursery
- On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insurance
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.
