Organisation Design & Transformation Practitioner in Birmingham

We are currently working in partnership with an innovative and leading regional employer based in Birmingham city centre, who are recruiting for an Assistant Organisation Design & Transformation Practitioner on a 6 month contract basis. The position is due to start as soon as possible, with hybrid working available, paying up to c£400-£450 per day.

This role will provide specialist organisation design evidence, diagnostic insight, modelling and option development support, enabling complex organisation design reviews and transformation activity to be delivered at pace. Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Translating organisation design hypotheses and emerging options into practical models, including roles, spans and layers, reporting structures, capability requirements, cost and workforce implications.
• Developing comparative option analysis, including strengths, weaknesses, benefits, risks and trade-offs, to support senior decision-making.
• Supporting the development of design sprint business cases and governance materials.
• Working iteratively with Organisation Design Practitioners to refine and test options between design workshops.
• Providing accurate and timely data, analysis and insight to support organisation design and transformation reviews.
• Conducting whole-system organisational diagnostics, including analysis of strategy, processes, culture, skills, KPIs, systems and ways of working.
• Designing and delivering diagnostic assessments covering spans and layers, management ratios, grade mix, role clarity and structural effectiveness.
• Producing insight packs, reports, dashboards and working materials for workshops, option testing and governance decision points.
• Supporting transformation activity through data baselining, tracking, trend analysis, benefits tracking and risk reporting.

Experience/Skills required:

• Data collection, analysis and reporting within an HR, organisation design, people analytics or transformation environment.
• Designing or supporting organisational diagnostics, surveys, research or benchmarking activity in a complex environment.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex organisational data and translate findings into clear, actionable insight.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools and techniques, such as Excel, Power BI or other statistical or reporting tools.
• Ability to produce clear reports, dashboards, presentations and data visualisations for senior and non-technical audiences.
• Understanding of organisation design, organisation development, change management and workforce transformation concepts.

This is an excellent opportunity for a data-led OD, people analytics or transformation professional to play a key role in supporting evidence-based organisation design activity within a complex, purpose-led organisation. The successful candidate will be confident working with qualitative and quantitative information, building insight from complex organisational data and communicating findings in a clear and accessible way. Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.