EOI - Deputy Director - Organisational Design and Strategic Workforce Planning

This is an exciting and high-profile role that will lead the design, development and delivery of structural and operating model improvements across BIST, following the Department's recent formation, to drive alignment to our new departmental priorities and increase impact, performance, effectiveness and efficiencies.

The role will provide expert insight into the planning process for SR27, focusing on the required Departmental operating model, skills and locations. They will work closely with the Perm Sec, DGs and Directors, and their teams across the department to shape the new operating model.

This role will work hand in glove with BIST’s Transformation Director, Director of HR, Strategy Director, Chief AI Officer and wider HR teams to shape BIST’s future operating model and harness technology, AI and new ways of working to transform how the Department operates.

Key Responsibilities 

• Shape BIST’s future operating model, ensuring structures, accountabilities and ways of working are aligned to strategic priorities and support effective delivery.
• Lead strategic workforce and capability planning, identifying the skills and capabilities BIST will need for the future and translating these into actionable workforce plans.
• Drive organisation design and transformation, working across HR, Strategy, Transformation and Departmental leaders to turn the future operating model into practical change.
• Build a high-performing organisation, strengthening leadership, culture, collaboration and ways of working to improve organisational effectiveness.
• Harness AI and digital opportunities, ensuring organisation design, roles and skills evolve alongside new technology and changing ways of working.
• Provide strong delivery grip, establishing clear plans, milestones and measures of success and providing evidence-based advice to senior leaders and ExCo.

Essential Criteria:

• Proven track record of leading complex organisation design, operating model and workforce transformation in a large, complex organisation.
• Deep HR and organisational development expertise, with strong experience of strategic workforce planning and building future skills and capability.
• Strong analytical and organisation design capability, including spans and layers, organisational effectiveness and translating evidence into practical change.
• Strong leadership and delivery skills, able to navigate ambiguity, build momentum and deliver complex change at pace.
• Highly credible and influential at senior leadership and ExCo level, able to challenge constructively, build consensus and secure commitment to change.

Desirable Criteria:

• Professional qualification in organisational design, change management, or related field

This role requires Security Check (SC) clearance.