Organisational Development Consultant

Full Time, Fixed Term

Location: City Hall College Green City Centre Bristol BS1 5TR

Salary: BG12: £42,839 - £46,142

Closing date: 27 March 2026

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Organisational Development team as we play a key role in delivering our 2025-2030 Workforce Strategy within the council. You will be joining a dynamic team that works across a wide range of service areas and strategic initiatives, including leadership development, bespoke team development, coaching, and supporting transformational change programmes.

About you

We are seeking an organisational development professional for a 2-year fixed term contract with experience of working with clients and stakeholders at all levels of the organisation. You will be able to design and facilitate leadership development content and scope and deliver practical interventions which enable lasting behaviour change.

You will be an experienced coach who has worked with clients at various levels of leadership. You will also be able to demonstrate that you can work collaboratively, think creatively and adapt quickly to support colleagues to embrace change and associated new ways of working.

Key responsibilities include:

• designing and delivering content of our leadership development programmes.
• conducting individual and team feedback using a range of development and diagnostic tools.
• scoping and diagnosing organisational issues and designing subsequent evidence-based initiatives that drive effective change.
• coaching within our internal coaching programme, including leadership development and career development
• evaluating the effectiveness of organisational development programmes and initiatives, using appropriate methods to assess the impact on individuals and the organisation and reporting accordingly to clients and stakeholders.
• providing a high level of organisational development specialist advice and support to colleagues across the organisation.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

It is Bristol City Council’s practice to request references for candidates that have been offered a job. However, if you are applying for a job that requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check then we will request your references once you have been invited to an interview.

For permanent Bristol City Council employees, this post will be a secondment.

For employees who are currently on a fixed term contract with Bristol City Council, the secondment must not extend beyond the end of the fixed term period to ensure there is a substantive post to return to.

If you are currently a casual worker or a member of an employment agency (currently working with Bristol City Council) this post will be a fixed term contract.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

Additional Information

This is a full-time role, 37 hours per week and is a fixed term contract for 2 years. Your working days will be Monday–Friday.

If you have any further queries after reading the job advert along with the attached job paperwork then please contact Sally Drewett, Learning & Organisational Development Manager at sally.drewett@bristol.gov.uk

Shortlisting will take place week commencing 30 March.

Interviews and assessment are expected to take place on either 14th or 15th April 2026.

Bristol City Council strives to have a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, we are therefore committed to ensuring diversity in our hiring process. We welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Young people, Black and racially minoritised, Disabled, LGBTQ+ and Male candidates who are currently under-represented within this Service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit.

The personal information section (including your name) you’ll complete as part of the application form will not be visible to hiring managers, but is used confidentially to make sure that everyone is treated fairly.