6 Temporary, HR / Training / Recruitment jobs in Perth

Main Purpose of the Role

Working within Perth & Kinross Council is more than a job, it's about being part of something meaningful. It's about being part of an organisation that puts people at the heart of all we do and provides opportunities to make a real difference by enhancing every life we touch.

We currently have the following opportunity:

Senior Organisational Development Officer (Fixed Term until 31 March 2027) - PKC12591
£44,223 - £47,170
Council Buildings, 2 High Street, Perth

Our forward thinking, supportive, innovative, and enthusiastic Organisational Development Team is seeking a new team member.

If you are an experienced OD professional who wants to make a difference to drive and positively impact organisational change and effectiveness, then this could be the perfect role for you!

Skills & Experience Required

It’s a great time to join us as we are about to design, build and implement our most ambitious leadership development offer to date across the organisation. You will play a key role in taking forward leadership development activities along with supporting our wider cultural change and transformation programmes.

You will lead key initiatives across the Council so will have experience designing, building and implementing sessions and programmes that deliver outcomes at all levels. You will have a breadth of OD / L&D experience that you can apply to the role and be a confident and highly skilled facilitator and communicator and coach. This role will include working with our senior / strategic management teams.

We have a coaching culture and empower people to be their best selves and we role model that within our OD Team. We love to try new approaches and OD models to be as effective as we can so ideally looking for someone who practices continuous learning and takes the initiative to push boundaries and new ways of thinking and working to deliver improved outcomes and performance.

Experience of data and analytics would be helpful to continuously review our OD offer to ensure we are making best use of resources. We also use Insights Discovery psychometric tool to support individual and team development, improve communication, collaboration and self-awareness so an accreditation or knowledge of this would also be welcomed but not essential to the role.

You will be educated to degree level with a coaching qualification.

Working at Perth & Kinross Council

Our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours. Find out more about Perth & Kinross Council and you could soon be joining our team!

Here's what we can offer you:

• A generous annual leave package
• 6 days public holiday and an additional discretionary day
• Eligibility to join our pension scheme
• Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working, Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave, time off for volunteering and our Wellbeing Framework
• Flexi time 
• Access to a range of benefits

We recognise there can be benefits to flexible working and where individual jobs allow, we seek to support this. You are encouraged to discuss potential options with the recruiting manager, if this is of interest to you. A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and, where possible, flexible working arrangements to help you achieve that balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.

For purposes of connection and collaboration with colleagues and with the community we serve, our full-time employees work on site for a minimum of 2 days per week with the arrangements for part time employees being agreed on a basis which will ensure that they benefit to an equivalent degree. Our FAQs on hybrid working can be found here Hybrid working FAQs. We are committed to being a more inclusive employer - to ensure we can consider any reasonable adjustments, please either contact the recruiting manager to discuss any individual circumstances, discuss at interview or, if you prefer, after any conditional offer is made.

Next Steps

Interested?  Then we would love to hear from you!  Apply today or if you would like to have an informal chat then please email Camelliajudge@pkc.gov.uk to arrange.

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External candidates are required to provide contact details for 2 references, including email addresses. One of these must be your current or most recent employer.

We welcome applications from everyone and as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post. Please contact the hiring manager above or the Recruitment Team on (01738) 475555 or recruitment@pkc.gov.uk to discuss any reasonable adjustments. Appointments are based on evidence supplied during the selection process.

Diversity is important to us and although some of our jobs may be perceived to be traditionally gender specific, we welcome applications from everyone and would encourage you to apply if you meet the job requirements. That includes welcoming applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

To comply with Baseline Personnel Security Standard, you will be required to complete a Disclosure Scotland check. If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (continuous or total) within the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check.

A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of the above mentioned mandatory pre-employment checks (including references) and will also include eligibility to work in the UK, qualifications and fitness to undertake the post.