The Growth Company
Business Advisor - Organisation Development Sector Specialist
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Business Advisor - Organisation Development Sector Specialist
Organisational Development (OD) Specialist Location: Manchester Salary: Up to £43,260 per annum (annual) Contract: Permanent / Full-time
###About the Role Shape the future of leadership and workforce transformation across Greater Manchester.
We’re seeking a highly credible Organisational Development (OD) Specialist to work with businesses within the Financial, Professional & Business Services (FPBS) sector, helping them unlock growth by empowering their workforce. This is a dynamic, client-facing strategic role where you will collaborate with senior leaders across diverse organisations—from scaling SMEs to complex enterprises—to design and implement impactful people and organisational strategies.
Your impact will drive productivity, performance, and inclusive growth across Greater Manchester’s core sectors.
###Core Purpose The role focuses on delivering high-quality organisational development for Greater Manchester business leaders. Your core objectives include:
- Assessing workforce and organisational challenges
- Identifying opportunities for enhancement
- Developing tailored action plans that build workforce capabilities while supporting business expansion and productivity—primarily in the Financial, Professional & Business Services (FPBS) sector.
Since the FPBS sector is strategically crucial to Greater Manchester’s economy, you must demonstrate a deep understanding of the region’s business landscape and framework policies, such as:
- Greater Manchester Strategy (GMS) (with emphasis on productivity, innovation, skills, and inclusive growth).
- GM Good Growth Fund (priorities, eligible sectors, and how workforce development boosts company performance).
- Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) (particularly how leadership capability and organisational culture advance sector-specific skill demands).
Your work will directly contribute to achieving Greater Manchester’s ambitions for regional success.
###Key Responsibilities As a strategic OD advisor, you will:
- Differentiate business challenges: Conduct in-depth assessments and diagnostics (culture, workforce, and capability analysis).
- Execute OD solutions: Design and deliver high-impact strategies across the full employee lifecycle—from workforce planning and talent development to performance frameworks, culture, engagement, and retention.
- Support organisational change: Assist businesses with restructuring, organisation design, operating models, and change management.
- Strengthen leadership: Develop leadership capability, performance frameworks, and workforce development strategies.
- Advise on talent attraction: Recommend robust employer value propositions to attract and retain talent in a competitive FPBS market.
- Facilitate effective learning: Lead workshops, masterclasses, and cohort-based programmes to accelerate skills growth.
- Measure impact: Adopt data-driven analysis to demonstrate productivity and growth results for each client within the portfolio.
- Build partnerships: Collaborate with internal specialists and external stakeholders to offer integrated and high-quality business support.
- Incorporate technology: Utilise data insights, tools, and emerging advancements (e.g., AI) to create strategic and adaptable OD solutions.
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###Essential Requirements Successful candidates will blend expertise, insight, and strong interpersonal skills. Your background should include:
- OD expertise: Strong track record in organisational development, workforce strategy, or people consulting.
- FPBS sector knowledge: Deep understanding of how legal, financial, consultancy, and professional services environments operate.
- Senior influence: Proven ability to enlighten and advise C-suite leaders on complex organisational challenges.
- OD competencies: Mastery of key disciplines:
- Cultural and employee engagement strategies.
- Change management frameworks.
- Talent and succession planning.
- Workforce planning and organisational design.
- Delivering measurable impact: Extensive experience with diagnostics, strategic recommendations, and tracking business outcomes.
- Stakeholder engagement: Exceptional facilitation, coaching, and relationship-building skills.
- Professional certifications: CIPD, L&D, or related qualifications (e.g., BA Litt in HRM).
- Regional knowledge: Understanding of Greater Manchester’s business support ecosystem (GMS, LSIPs, Good Growth Fund).
- Technological agility: Experience using digital tools, data analytics, or AI to enhance OD practices.
###Why Join Us? This role offers high visibility, meaningful impact, and career growth within Greater Manchester’s growth agenda:
- Shape regional impact: Work at the helm of Greater Manchester’s productivity and skills drive.
- Leverage sector influence: Guide senior leaders across the high-value FPBS sector.
- Deliver measurable change: Boost workforce capabilities and productivity across regional businesses.
- Collaborative team culture: Join a specialist team dedicated to innovation in OD.
- Innovation and development: Refine and refine the OD strategies that will define Greater Manchester’s future.
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###About Diversity, Inclusion & Working Practices We’re committed to creating an equitable and supportive work environment:
- Work permit/visa sponsorship: Unfortunately, we cannot offer sponsorship for these purposes. Only candidates legally able to work in the UK are eligible.
- Ethical considerations: Any use of AI or assistance tools must be truthfully represented—plagiarism or misrepresentation can void your application.
- Safeguarding standards: All roles uphold safer recruitment practices, including a cost-free DBS check.
- Legal commitments: You must affirm that you do not appear on the UK Barred List.
###Diversity Schemes We strive to increase workforce diversity. We offer a guaranteed interview for applicants meeting the essential criteria who also:
- Identify as having a disability.
- Come from a diverse ethnic background.
Specify during application for consideration under this scheme. You’ll only share these details with the Hiring Manager and Internal Recruitment Team.
###Accessibility We provide reasonable adjustments to support everyone’s application experience. If you need any modifications for:
- Pre-appointment meetings or venue tours.
- Extra time for assessments.
- Early access to interview questions.
- Accessibility software or equipment for recruitment tools,
contact us at careers@growthco.uk or call 0161 237 4447.
###Fair Chance Employment GC supports the Ban the Box campaign, removing upfront questions about convictions. If set aside for only the final stages, we assess eligibility holistically.
###Benefits & Flexible Working
- A commitment to agile working for many roles, supporting flexibility.
- For otherwise permanent flexibility needs, discuss early during the interview process.
###About Greater Chartwell All staff uphold the Health and Safety at Work Act, and collaborate under GC’s core health and safety standards.
Further details available upon shortlisting.
Ready to shape the future of Greater Manchester’s workforce? Apply today.
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