Capability Manager

Do you want to be part of a national network supporting the delivery of health and care research across England? Are you an experienced Learning, Leadership and/or Organisational Development professional? Can you bridge strategic intent with operational reality? Do you inspire others and design and deliver programmes with a people-focussed mindset?

The RDN is on a journey to embed people-focussed change into the heart of our strategy, ensuring the organisation remains healthy and future-fit in terms of teams, culture, and capability. An exciting opportunity has become available to join our progressive Workforce and Organisational Development Team, who are paving the path to future ways of working within the Research Delivery Network. This opportunity will suit someone who is experienced in leading programmes as a practitioner and credible in creating the conditions for systemic change.

You will:

• Design and deliver national, system-level approaches to building internal organisational capabilities.
• Proactively manage and support the process of creating and maintaining strategies to embed our Behaviours Framework across the RDN.
• Deliver organisational change programmes, projects and interventions to enable the RDN to be a highly performing, healthy organisation.
• Provide subject matter advice and expertise on developing and delivering capability build and other organisation development programmes.
• Partner with leaders and teams across the national network to ensure effective organisational development input into service, process, and other changes as required.
  
  

This role can be based in the RDNCC office on Queen Street, Leeds or in Bishopsgate, London. We work in a hybrid way with an expectation that all RDNCC staff spend at least 40% of their time office. We are also open to discussing other flexible working arrangements.

Salary Requirements Of The Skilled Worker Visa Route

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

What we offer in return:

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• All Faculty of Medicine and Health staff are entitled to ten days staff development per year (pro rata). Please speak to your line manager about how you can utilise these.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.
  
  

And much more!

If you have experience delivering Learning, Leadership or Organisational Development programmes and interventions that are outcome-focused, and value-driven; and want to act as a strategic partner driving a compelling OD&D agenda, this role could be for you. If you’re looking for a collaborative position based on trust, focus, and shared ambition, within a productive and friendly environment, apply today.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Emily Dew, Head of Organisational Development

Email: emily.dew@nihr.ac.uk

Application process

As part of the RDNCC’s commitment to inclusion and equity of opportunity, our shortlisting stage is undertaken with names removed from job applications. Please do not include identifiable information in uploaded documents, file names or free text fields (e.g., names, photos, contact details) other than those specifically requested in the personal details section of the application form.