Learning, Organisational and Cultural Development Practitioner (HDRC)

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 35 Hours

Location: Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road, LONDON, E1 1BJ

Salary: £51,099 - £54,135

Grade: K

Closing Date: Jan 7, 2024

We are recruiting for a full time Practitioner, Learning, Organisational and Culture Development. The role will play a vital part in building our Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC), a trail-blazing programme to use research to reduce health inequalities in London’s most densely populated borough.

This role will deliver an ambitious plan for the council and its partners. Working across a multi-sector partnership, the post-holder will help to establish a culture of learning and research. Their work will inspire and enable people to find, interpret, apply, create and share the best quality evidence of what matters to residents and what works to reduce health inequalities. This forms part of a vision for decision-making across the borough to be more informed by the evidence, ultimately leading to better health and reduced inequalities for residents.

The right candidate will design, develop and deliver change programmes leading to a positive research culture and increased impact for the council. They will also enable knowledge exchange, between the council, higher education institutions and the voluntary and community sector, building research literacy and skills and enabling us to put evidence into practice.

The post holder will need proven experience of designing and delivering tailored training programmes and of developing strategic and operational plans for organisational learning and development. They will have a deep and up-to-date understanding of culture change mechanisms in complex organisations, as well as experience of cross-sector working and an understanding of the voluntary and community sector.

This is a great opportunity to work across local government, higher education and the voluntary sector in the heart of the East End. It’s really important that this work reflects and engages our diverse community and we encourage applicants from right across our community.

Tower Hamlets is one of London’s most diverse, vibrant boroughs. It’s a melting pot of creativity, enterprise and cultural life that brings the best of London together in just eight square miles. It’s also a borough of contrasts, and as a Council, we know that Tower Hamlets is on a vital journey of improvement. There are tough challenges we need to tackle, but with that comes a unique opportunity to make a real impact. We’re changing – rapidly. This is a place where people make things happen. Where everyone works together with zeal, passion and pride.

Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough. We want people who aspire to our TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.

Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups. We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class.

We welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and also applicants who live in the borough. The role will be based at the new Town Hall in Whitechapel. The council offers flexible working arrangements including a mixture of in person and hybrid working.

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