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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive leadership in organisational development and change management, with a strong focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Proven ability to partner with senior executives and boards to drive strategic initiatives and enhance organisational effectiveness.
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Senior Leadership ExperienceOrganisational Development ExpertisePeople Leadership SkillsCultural IntelligenceStrategic Partnership
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Hard Skills
Organisational DevelopmentChange ManagementTalent DevelopmentEmployee EngagementSafeguardingHealth and SafetyRecruitmentLeadership DevelopmentDiversity and InclusionDecision-Making
Soft Skills
JudgementConstructive ChallengeCourageHumilityCuriosity
Tools & Technologies
AI Usage StrategyEvidence-Based Decision MakingInternal Communications
Industry Keywords
International DevelopmentNon-Profit SectorCultural InfluencePsychological SafetyAccountability
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Contribute to WaterAid’s collective leadership, strategy and performance
- Translate organisational ambitions into the capabilities, leadership, culture and ways of working needed to deliver them
- Act as a strategic partner to the WaterAid UK Chief Executive, Board, Global Director and senior federation leaders
- Provide judgement, constructive challenge and a whole-organisation perspective on complex decisions
- Lead major organisational development and change
- Strengthen leadership quality, accountability, succession and talent development
- Partner boards and Chief Executives on Board and Senior Executive recruitment
- Champion diversity, equity, inclusion and psychological safety
- Set the direction for people and organisational development across the federation
- Lead and develop high-performing Global and WaterAid UK People teams
- Oversee people planning, recruitment, reward, learning, employee engagement, internal communications, organisational development, leadership development, succession and diversity, equity and empowerment
- Provide executive leadership for safeguarding, health, safety and security
- Convene People professionals across WaterAid and strengthen shared capability and professional standards
- Use evidence, insight and technology to improve decision-making, employee experience and organisational effectiveness
- Partner with the IT Director and senior executives to deliver WaterAid’s AI usage strategy
Requirements
What you’ll need- Significant senior leadership experience in a complex, international organisation
- Strong commitment to WaterAid’s mission and values
- Experience contributing to organisation-wide strategy and leadership
- Exceptional people leadership skills and experience building strong teams
- Substantial expertise across organisational development, change and major people-management disciplines
- Ability to lead WaterAid UK while advancing a shared agenda across an international federation
- Credibility and judgement to advise, support and challenge chief executives, boards and senior leaders
- Strong cultural intelligence and experience influencing across countries, cultures and autonomous organisations
- Ability to build commitment and secure investment through trust, evidence and demonstrated value
- Courage to make difficult decisions, with humility, curiosity and commitment to learning
- Strong understanding of equity, inclusion, safeguarding and responsible organisational practice
- Experience in the international development or non-profit sector, living or working in a country where WaterAid operates, or working in more than one language would be valuable but is not essential
- Applications must include an up-to-date CV, supporting statement and completed diversity monitoring form
Benefits
Comp & perks- 36 days’ holiday (including eight Bank Holidays)
- Option to buy an extra 5 days’ annual leave
- Employer pension contribution up to 10%
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- Season ticket loan
- Free annual eye tests
- ‘Give as you Earn’ charitable giving scheme
- Enhanced parental leave (maternity, adoption/surrogacy, shared parental and paternity)
- Sabbaticals
- One paid volunteer day each year
- Appropriate screening checks and satisfactory references as part of employment offers