HR & Organisational Development - based in London

Key responsibilities:

• Work closely with a broad range of partners and customers, using the consultancy cycle to understand their HR needs and challenges, and to identify appropriate, evidence-based solutions based on occupational psychology research, equality, diversity and inclusivity (EDI) advice and best practice

• Provide occupational psychology and organisational development expertise to a broad range of HR project work that may include (but not be limited to):

• talent management and career development, both internal within MI6 and across the Joint Behavioural and Social Science (JBaSS) community

• leadership development

• behaviour change techniques across organisational change, communications and strategy

• internal assessment and selection

• employee engagement

• appraisal development

• Further embed our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusivity (EDI) across our people practices and working culture

• Champion of behaviour change approaches across the UK’s Inteligence Services’ behavioural science teams and other government departments

• Drive and utilise internal and external occupational psychology, HR and behaviour change research and innovation

Essential job related skills/knowledge/qualifications required:

• Chartered Occupational Psychologist (HCPC Registered)

• MSc in Organisational or Occupational Psychology or equivalent

• BPS accredited test user in Occupational Ability and Personality testing (Level A and Level B)

• Experience and expertise in:

• Customer/stakeholder consultation at multiple stages of the consultancy cycle

• Delivery of complex occupational psychology requirements in a broad range of HR contexts

• EDI-related knowledge and practice in an occupational context

• Organisational development and change

• Qualitative and quantitative analysis, with proficiency in MS Excel and ability to conduct statistical analysis using Excel, SPSS or similar statistical packages

Desirable:

• In-house consultancy experience

• OP Chartership supervisor and assessor experience

• Experience and expertise in organisational behavioural change

• Job analysis research

• Delivery of OP expertise in a security context