Ref Number B30-00257 Professional Expertise HR and Wellbeing Department People and Culture & PS Hub (B30)
Location
London Working Pattern Full time
Salary
£68,284-£78,386 Contract Type Permanent Working Type Hybrid Available for Secondment No Closing Date 16-Oct-2026
About us
UCL’s Organisational Development team supports more than 19,000 colleagues across academic, research, teaching and professional services roles. As a centre of expertise within People & Culture, we ensure that UCL has the learning, talent and organisational structures needed to deliver its strategy and People Plan.
The Organisational Capability & Transformation team shapes the strategic capabilities UCL needs to achieve its academic mission and long-term ambitions. We bring together expertise in workforce capability and planning, employee experience and engagement, talent management, digital transformation and organisational change.
Working collaboratively across People & Culture, Information Services, Faculties and Professional Services, we deliver institution-wide initiatives that strengthen organisational performance, improve colleague experience and build future workforce capability.
UCL is deeply committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. Creating equity of opportunity is central to our approach to talent, learning, leadership development and organisational change.
About the role
As Senior OD Consultant (Employee Experience & Transformation), you will lead the development of evidence-based approaches to employee experience, engagement and colleague voice across UCL.
You will take strategic ownership of UCL’s Staff Experience Survey and wider employee-listening activities, translating colleague feedback and organisational data into clear insights and practical recommendations. You will develop a coherent listening strategy using approaches such as pulse surveys, focus groups and employee panels, helping UCL build a culture of continuous listening, learning and improvement.
Working closely with senior leaders, People & Culture colleagues and transformation teams, you will provide expert organisational development and change consultancy across major university-wide programmes. You will lead people and organisational change workstreams, assessing change readiness, identifying risks and developing strategies that support successful adoption and sustainable impact.
You will also help strengthen UCL’s Employee Value Proposition and improve the colleague experience across key stages of the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, career development, performance, learning, leadership and organisational change.
A further focus of the role will be providing strategic leadership for the employee experience roadmap within UCL’s Thrive digital ecosystem. You will work with digital and product teams to translate employee insight into development priorities and explore how emerging technologies, including AI-enabled solutions, could enhance employee experience and workforce capability.
As a trusted adviser, you will use evidence, organisational insight and specialist OD expertise to challenge constructively, influence decisions and shape strategic priorities across UCL.
About you
You will be an experienced organisational development, employee experience or change professional with a strong record of delivering complex, organisation-wide initiatives. You will have expertise in employee engagement and listening, using qualitative and quantitative insight to develop clear, practical recommendations. An effective programme and stakeholder manager, you will be confident advising and influencing senior leaders, building relationships across multidisciplinary teams and supporting sustainable organisational change. You will also bring a strong commitment to inclusion, colleague voice and equity of opportunity, alongside an interest in how digital solutions and emerging technologies can improve employee experience and organisational capability.
What we offer
As well as exciting opportunities, UCL offers a range of great benefits. Find out more: UCL Rewards and Benefits.
- 41 days’ holiday (27 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays, 6 closure days)
- Option to purchase 5 additional days’ annual leave
- Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, and immigration loan
- Relocation support for eligible posts
- On-site nursery and gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay
- Staff Support Service (employee assistance programme)
- Discounted medical insurance
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
We particularly encourage applications from candidates underrepresented in UCL’s workforce, including those from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people, and – for Grade 9 and 10 roles – women.”
Read more: UCL Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
Applicants should also familiarise themselves with UCL’s policies on: Prevention of Bullying, Harassment and Sexual Misconduct Policy and Personal Relationships Policy
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