Leadership & Organisational Development Partner
Join South West Water as a Leadership & Organisational Development Partner.
At South West Water, we believe that the strongest businesses are built on solid, stable foundations - with a vision and a culture that gives them the freedom to change, improve and innovate. We’re proud to be responsible for providing reliable, efficient and high-quality drinking water and wastewater services for the beautiful South West area.
We have huge ambitions, including reaching net-zero by 2030, and have partnered with Wildlife Trusts, National Parks and local partners to help ensure a better future for generations to come.
About The Role
This role exists to design and deliver tailored leadership and organisational development solutions that address complex business challenges. The successful candidate will act as a strategic consultant, diagnosing leadership, team and cultural dynamics, and crafting agreed evidence-based solutions that drive meaningful change and organisational performance.
The role will be based in Exeter or Bristol, with occasional travel to other sites. The ideal candidate will have a blend of analytical thinking, facilitation expertise and an understanding of organisational psychology.
What You'll Be Doing:
* Organisational Diagnosis and Insight: conduct analysis to identify leadership, team, and cultural challenges and translate insight into clear, actionable recommendations.
* Solution Design and Delivery: design bespoke leadership and team effectiveness solutions and programmes and facilitate high-impact sessions with mid and senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
* Stakeholder Engagement and Influence: build strong relationships across business units and functions and partner with HR Business Partners to co-create and deploy solutions.
* Capability Building and Cultural Impact: support leadership pipeline development and succession planning, embed development solutions into business rhythms and talent pipelines, and promote inclusive leadership and psychological safety across teams.
What We're Looking For:
* Proven experience in learning development and organisational consulting.
* Strong facilitation skills with mid and senior leaders.
* Deep understanding of emotional intelligence and behaviour.
* Skilled in applying psychometric instruments to development and coaching.
* Ability to diagnose complex challenges and translate them into solutions.
* Desired Qualifications: degree or equivalent in Organisational or Business Psychology, accredited in psychometric instruments, coaching qualification or experience in executive coaching.
What's In It For You:
* Ongoing development and training for a long-term career.
* Excellent range of benefits, including generous holiday allowance, discretionary bonus, competitive contributory pension, share-save scheme, various health benefits, wellbeing support programmes, and a range of group discounts.
We care, we value everyone, we celebrate uniqueness. Our core values are Be Rock Solid, Be You, and Be the Future.
South West Water is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
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