Employee Wellbeing Consultant

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Professional Services
Directorate of People and OD
Salary: 

£37,474 to £42,155
per annum pro rata
0.6 FTE
Post Type:  Part Time
Contract Type:  Permanent
Closing Date:  Wednesday 05 October 2022
Interview Date: 

To be confirmed
Reference:  HR0133469

At the University of Bradford, people are our greatest asset, and everyone in our community are central to achieving our mission and vision.  Our people are at the heart of everything that we do, and through our ambitious People Strategy we strive to create a values-led culture that fosters trust, inclusion, a sense of belonging and pride, with the right conditions to enable people to learn and perform at their best, an environment where people can make an impactful contribution, working across boundaries and taking collective responsibility for the University’s success.

We are committed to proactively embedding and promoting good wellbeing in the workplace, and to successfully build upon this the Directorate of People, OD and Support Services are now seeking to recruit to the newly created position of Employee Wellbeing Consultant.  This is a permanent role, 0.6 FTE. 

Reporting to the Associate Director of Organisational Development and Culture and working collaboratively with People Services and other University colleagues you will deliver a blend of strategic and operational activities associated with the delivery of the University’s People Strategy.  Key duties and responsibilities include:

•    Operationalising and delivering our Wellbeing Strategy, through the design, delivery, and evaluation of innovative wellbeing interventions that lead to improved employee motivation, engagement, and performance.

•    Leading and/or contributing to People Strategy projects and workstreams, ensuring that wellbeing and our values are integrated through all activity.

•    Embedding and promoting strategically aligned wellbeing initiatives throughout the University.

•    Using data to identify wellbeing trends to inform developments and improvement initiatives, using metrics to analyse and report on improvements.

•    Working in partnership with others to understand and identify incoming wellbeing demand and risk that provides areas of focus and provide expert advice to develop solutions to wellbeing matters for individuals and teams as appropriate.

•    Providing expert advice in a range of formats ensuring that People Services colleagues, managers, and staff are effectively supported on issues related to all aspects of wellbeing (i.e., emotional, mental, financial, and physical).

As an experienced and passionate professional, you will have a good knowledge and understanding of all aspects of employee wellbeing which is demonstrated through your delivery of innovative, impactful wellbeing initiatives and interventions.  Your ability to develop and maintain excellent working relationships and collaborate with others is essential, as is your ability to communicate with, influence and persuade a range of audiences to effect sustained culture change. In addition, you will have the ability to produce, interpret and report on data to identify impact and areas of focus, and enjoy finding creative solutions to emerging issues.

For an information discussion prior to application, please contact Rachael Simpson, Associate Director of OD and Culture at [email protected] or 07786 594053.

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At the University of Bradford we accept people for who they are regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation or socio-economic background and whether you’re pregnant or on maternity leave.  

In line with the University’s commitment to equality charters including Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Disability Confident and Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme, we welcome applications from people identifying with these characteristics.  The University has a number of staff networks which provide peer support and safe spaces for staff who hold these and other identities.