Senior Organisational Development (L&D) Consultant

Goodman Masson; London; Hybrid; GBP 67,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job description

Goodman Masson are excited to be partnering with a leading London University in their search for an experienced Senior Organisational Development (L&D) Consultant to join their team on a permanent basis. Reporting to the Associate Director of Organisational Development (OD), this role will be very akin to a Head of OD/L&D with a focus on partnering and is a unique opportunity to lead and develop a team of three OD Partners, driving strategic organisational development across a large and complex institution. We are looking for someone who is hands-on, ready to take their team on a journey, and committed to training and developing them to effectively partner across the large and complex organisation.

About the Role

As Senior OD Partnering Consultant (Leadership Learning & Development), you will:

1. Lead, coach, and develop a team of three OD Partners, embedding best-practice OD partnering skills.
2. Design and deliver impactful OD interventions, leadership development programmes, and cultural transformation initiatives.
3. Partner with senior leaders across the University to shape and implement people development strategies.
4. Drive continuous improvement and innovation in learning methodologies.
5. Deputise for the Associate Director of OD (Learning & Leadership Development).

About You

We are looking for a dynamic OD leader with:

1. Significant experience in a senior OD/L&D role and partnering within a large and complex organisation.
2. Experience within Higher Education is a bonus.
3. Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing OD team.
4. Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills.
5. Hands-on experience designing and delivering leadership and OD programmes.
6. A proactive, strategic, and data-driven approach.

Benefits

£67,000 - £73,000 annual salary (depending on experience)
Hybrid working - 2 days a week in the office (near King's Cross, Monday is a core office day)
27 days annual leave + 6 closure days (Christmas & Easter)
Very generous defined benefit pension scheme.

We are looking to start someone ASAP but would be willing to wait for up to 3 months for the right candidate's notice period to be served.

CVs will be reviewed on a rolling basis which may lead to this vacancy closing early so please do apply and reach out to me ASAP on (url removed) for more details.

In our company values we aim for equity at all stages of the recruitment process, please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.