Bootle, Cheltenham, London

Job Summary

Job Purpose

As a key contributor within the HR Directorate, you will play a pivotal role in delivering Organisational Development (OD) initiatives aligned with the ONR Strategy 2025–2030 and the HR Directorate Plan. Working as part of a focused and agile OD team, you will lead and support a variety of culture and employee experience projects. Your expertise will be instrumental in designing and implementing OD interventions that drive cultural transformation and organisational change across the organisation.

In addition to the core responsibilities, a significant emphasis will be placed on promoting Equity & Inclusion throughout the organisation. You will champion initiatives that enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion, ensuring that all employees feel valued and respected.

Principal Responsibilities

About The Role

Be an effective member of a small OD team, playing a pivotal role in driving meaningful and sustainable change in culture, engagement, and organisational performance across the organisation.
Develop and facilitate Equity & Inclusion plans with key stakeholders that are aligned with the ONR Strategy 2025–2030 and foster an inclusive & diverse workplace culture.
Collaborate with stakeholders to review and improve policies, processes, and practices to remove barriers and promote equal opportunities for all staff.
Facilitate workshops, training sessions, and awareness campaigns to build understanding of Equity & Inclusion issues and best practices across the organisation.
Monitor and assess the effectiveness of D&I initiatives, gathering feedback and data to inform future actions and support continuous improvement.
Lead and contribute to cross-organisational projects that enhance employee engagement, drive performance improvement, and foster a positive and inclusive culture aligned with ONR’s strategic direction.
Ensure the consistent embedding and long-term sustainability of OD initiatives, including robust evaluation of outcomes and impact.
Collaborate effectively across the HR Directorate and wider ONR teams to support people-focused initiatives and change programmes.
Promote inclusive practices that foster a sense of belonging and improve the employee experience.
Support and deliver OD processes, including coaching and mentoring programmes, to promote best practice and build organisational capability.
Research, implement and promote equity and inclusion initiatives and share best practice across the sector.
Provide advice, guidance and support on equity and inclusion issues to senior managers.
Work in close partnership with HR and Communications colleagues to ensure staff are informed, engaged, and supportive of change initiatives, with a clear understanding of their benefits and alignment to agreed principles.

Job Description

Line Management responsibilities

None currently, however, at this level there could be an expectation to manage staff in the future.

None currently, however, at this level there could be an expectation to manage staff in the future.

Location / Travel

This post may be undertaken from a base at any one of ONR’s office locations (Bootle, Cheltenham or London).

ONR operates hybrid working (working in the office and or at home) as part of our flexible working policy. There is an expectation that everyone will spend time in the office on a regular basis, recognising that some work is better done face to face. Managers will work with their teams on what works best to meet individual, team, business and organisational needs to enable collaboration, as well as balancing personal choice and wellbeing.

Person specification

Work with Us

Our colleagues are from all walks of life with varied personal experiences and career journeys into ONR. We want the best people for our roles. As an inclusive employer we value individuals’ contributions, regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion, or belief. Our values ‘supportive, open-minded, fair and accountable’ are central to this. We invest in our people to build capability, resilience, and promote wellbeing in our great teams, underpinned by our inherent focus on inclusion and excellence.

Security Clearance

BPSS is required for this role.

Person Specification

Inclusion

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We will consider reasonable adjustments to ensure the recruitment process is inclusive and barrier-free.

If you require reasonable adjustments as part of your application, please contact ONR HR as soon as possible, preferably before the vacancy closes, by emailing ONR.Human-Resources@onr.gov.uk/ or Stephanie.Glen@onr.gov.ukto discuss further.

We will also offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for applicants who opt into the guaranteed interview scheme.

We recognise we have a role to play in helping those leaving the Armed Forces and have a Veterans guaranteed interview scheme. We offer an interview to Veterans who meet the minimum criteria for applicants who opt into the scheme. Please see eligibility criteria below.

served for at least one year in His Majesty's Armed Forces (as a Regular or Reserve).
be in transition from, or ceased to be a member of, His Majesty’s Armed Forces.
not already be employed by ONR.

Essential

Skills/Job Related Expertise

Demonstrated experience in leading, delivering and communicating organisational change initiatives, with a strong foundation in Equity and Inclusion principles and practices with evidence of practical application.
Proficiency in using data analytics tools to assess the impact and effectiveness of OD interventions and people-related policies.
Proven experience of working collaboratively with others at all levels within an organisation.
A proven ability to enhance employee experience through initiatives focused on cultural transformation and capability development.
Experience in building OD capability within an organisation, including upskilling others and embedding OD thinking across teams.
Proven organisational skills with the ability to work on multiple tasks and deliver at pace.
Knowledge of Organisational Development principles and proven ability to apply OD methodologies to drive continuous improvement, enhance organisational effectiveness, and support transformational initiatives.

Qualifications

Ideally CIPD qualified, or willing to work towards CIPD membership as part of ongoing professional development.

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Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A civil service pension

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

For Further Information

For more information about this vacancy please contact John Male (Head of Organisational Development):

E: John.Male@onr.gov.uk

T: 07879802704

How To Apply

Please submit your application through the recruitment portal.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 19th June 2026 at 11:45pm.

Your Application Should Include

CV to include a full record of your education and professional qualifications and a full employment history.
A suitability statement (maximum of 800 words) highlighting how you meet the ‘essential skills and experience” required for the role, which will be used at shortlisting in conjunction with your CV.
Where applicable highlight if you have any experience under ‘desirable skills and experience’ within the application form.

Throughout our shortlisting process, we will make decisions about your capability to do the job, based on evidence you provide against the essential criteria (and the desirable if applicable).

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Important guidance when providing CV’s – please upload text-based CVs with no graphics or pictures to ensure the anonymisation function works correctly.

Please note - if whilst completing your application, you use special characters such as (‘; “- _ *) within your examples, Hireserve will convert these characters into symbols. We are currently unable to change this.

Whilst these examples will appear on your application, this will not prevent it from being reviewed at the shortlisting stage.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.

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Contact point for applicants

Job Contact

Name : John Male
Email : John.Male@onr.gov.uk

Recruitment team

Email : ONR.Human-Resources@onr.gov.uk

Further information

https://www.onr.org.uk/complaints-concerns-whistleblowing.htm

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