At the Royal College of Nursing we're an optimistic organisation. And we've got good reason to be. We all share the same voice when it comes to changing the shape of the health policies of the future. And as the largest trade union of nursing staff and students in the UK - with around 435,000 members - all we can see are the infinite possibilities for a brighter future. Join us and you will too.

We're number 44 in The Sunday Times 100 Best Not for Profit Organisations to work, with One Star Best Companies Accreditation for 2019 and are accredited with Investors in People Gold Standard.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a forward thinking OD Consultant to join our progressive, award winning HR team.

As an Organisational Development Consultant, you'll use your positive attitude, OD knowledge and influencing skills to support and develop individual members of staff, teams and the wider organisation. Your ability to develop appropriate development solutions will help shape behaviour and drive the desired culture of management accountability and self-directed learning as outlined in our Transformational Plan.

As and Organisational Development Consultant you will get involved in a range of projects from the delivery of our Management Development Programme and Internal Coaching Programme, through to project managing our annual Employee Engagement survey and intermediate pulse surveys. Your facilitations skills will be used continually in all aspects of your work including the diagnosis and delivery of team solutions.

As an experienced Coach, you will have a number of internal coaching clients ranging from those who are looking to develop their careers, to those who are looking for support through work challenges or significant transitions.

We are due to review our core behavioural competencies and implement development solutions to encourage our people to focus on their and others Mental Health. Your project management skills will be essential in ensuring you are able to support the delivery of these projects and shape the culture of the RCN.

Every day will be filled with possibilities, and we are always looking to do things better so you will have plenty of opportunity to work with the rest of the HR Department to shape how things are done.

As an Organisational Development Consultant, you will have lots of opportunity to work creatively and will be given a high degree of accountability. You will have direct contact with your customers to understand their needs, shape interventions using your skills and experiences, and then review how behaviour has changed based on the solutions you delivered.

We expect you to look after your customer, and we expect you to be rewarded for it. As well as a whole range of learning and development opportunities we can also offer you an impressive range of benefits, we have a highly competitive pay structure, as well as flexible working, and annual leave of up to 32 days.

Balancing work and life commitments is important to us as an organisation. We are a diverse organisation and understand everyone has different needs. All employees can ask for flexible working and when personal circumstances change we will work with you to find a smarter working solution that suits everyone. In fact, many of our employees enjoy home working, flexible working or compressed hours, enabling them to deliver results with minimum impact to their professional and personal commitments. We also offer generous Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave packages.

As well as experience of working in an OD related role, to join us you will need detailed knowledge of management development and coaching approaches. Awareness of personal impact is crucial in this role to support with the high number of one-to-one and group facilitation activities needed.

To succeed at the Royal College of Nursing all you need to do is think bigger, better and brighter. And with an attitude like that, anything's possible.

For more information or for an informal discussion about the role please contact Geraldine Kelly, Organisational Development Manager on 0207 647 3547.

For more information on the Recruitment & Selection process, please contact recruit@rcn.org.uk.

Closing Date: Midnight on 01 December 2019

Assessment Centre: 09 December 2019

Interview Date: 13 December 2019