Head of Organisational Development & Inclusion

Amnesty International UK (AIUK) has a simple aim: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they are denied. If you want to use your skills, knowledge, and experience to help fight for human rights, you could be our new Head of Organisational Development and Inclusion (Head of OD&I).
About the role

Our aim is to be an inclusive, progressive employer where we really do think and act with a people first approach. The People & Culture team are at the forefront of leading that approach. The Head of OD&I is accountable for embedding our behaviours into leadership & management development, performance management and other activities. A key part of the role is to continue the development and embedding of our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism plan.

The role will be driving the formulation of our inclusion approach beyond 2025. It will be integral to the delivery of the People & Culture strategy bringing expertise in organisational development and inclusion and the associated learning strategies and programs.

In partnership with the Director of People & Culture, you will develop and implement the overall People & Culture approach, our IDEA approach, and plans, policies and procedures that align with the organisation’s overall strategy and goals.

Responsible for leading and managing initiatives that enhance the effectiveness and performance of AIUK’s colleagues, you will oversee the development and implementation of activities that deliver positive organisational change, employee development, equity and fairness and overall workplace productivity.

You will also be responsible for the management and leadership of the IDEA plan, strategic framework and embedding IDEA principles into our way of working across all areas of AIUK. Ensuring everyone has the knowledge and skills to be inclusive and equitable.

This role has an impact on Human Rights by ensuring that AIUK is well equipped to deliver its goals, is well led, inclusive and our people have access to the development they need to flourish.

More details can be found by downloading the job description from our careers portal.

The role may be for you if you:

• Have strong leadership and management skills in delivering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
• Are experienced in embedding equality, diversity and inclusion best practice into ways of working and organisational culture.
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills for building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders.
• Are a strategic thinker and problem-solver and skilled at addressing organisational challenges and driving positive change, designing and implementing tailored development programs.
• Are experienced in using change management principles and organisational psychology for supporting and embedding cultural behaviours.

Our Commitment to you

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism (IDEA) are at the core of our values. We want to be an organisation that tackles structural inequality and prejudice as well as be an actively anti-racist organisation. This means taking a meaningful and equitable approach to supporting and developing you and others during your time with us.

New colleagues receive 27 days leave annually (29 after five years), as well as bank holidays (pro rated for part time) and 3 wellbeing days. 2-5% employee pension contributions are matched at 6-9% and we offer 6 months full pay for family leave. We offer flexible working such as compressed work patterns and job shares.

Apply for this role

This vacancy advert may be taken down from job boards earlier than the stated deadline if a high standard of applications is received (if you have started an application in our portal, you will still have opportunity to complete it by the original deadline).

We welcome applications from everyone and particularly encourage applications from people from an ethnic minority background, and people with a disability to help us achieve a balanced representation in our workforce, especially at senior grades.

To reduce bias in our shortlisting process, AIUK operates an anonymised application process. If for any reason you prefer to apply in a different format, or require adjustments in the process, please get in touch. To support all candidates to perform their best at interview, we send questions 24 hours in advance. We are a disability confident organisation.

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