Job title: Organisational and Workforce Development (OWD) Assistant


Attributes

Experience

Essential: 

  • Ability to plan and schedule events and activities.
  • Ability to work to deadlines.
  • Ability to prioritise workloads.
  • Experience of working as part of a team

Desirable:

  • Experience of working in an OD/ HR/ L&D function.
  • Events planning and co-ordination experience

Education, qualifications and training

Essential: 

  • Qualifications or skills and experience at SCQF Level 4/Level 5 (i.e. Standard Grades or National Qualifications).
  • Commitment to own CPD.

Desirable:

  • Qualifications or skills and experience at SCQF Level 9 (i.e. Degree in relevant subject).
  • CIPD qualified or working towards.

Skills and knowledge

Essential: 

  • Excellent organisational and planning skills
  • Ability to manage conflicting priorities and work to tight deadlines/prioritise workloads
  • Strong IT skills, with good working knowledge of all Microsoft Office packages
  • Strong communicator, both verbally and in written form.

Desirable:

  • Experience of using Cornerstone learning management system or other learning management systems
  • Working knowledge and understanding of OD/HR practices and key policies and procedures.

Key performance outcome

Effective communication

Essential: 

  • Demonstrate clear and concise verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to select appropriate communication style and methods depending on the needs and abilities of the audience.
  • Listens actively and questions to check understanding.

Team working

Essential: 

  • Ability to contribute to and support the work and decisions of the team.
  • Ability to work co-operatively and supportively with others.
  • Values and makes use of skills, knowledge and experience of others.

Improvement focus

Essential: 

  • Contributes to the development of new ideas, policies and procedures where appropriate.
  • Aware of trends and changes in processes and procedures and keeps own knowledge and skills up to date.
  • Seeks opportunities for learning and personal development.

Personal accountability and responsibility

Essential: 

  • Maintains a high standard of work, ensuring attention to detail, actively seeking out continuous improvement.
  • Demonstrates initiative within own area of expertise.
  • Takes responsibility for own actions and decisions.

Working in partnership

Essential: 

  • Openly shares information as and when appropriate, maintaining confidentiality as appropriate.
  • Respects others, recognises and values differences and diversity.
  • Keeps others information of progress of work plan, targets, etc.

Please note – these are key performance outcomes to be used to recruit into the role. Successful applicants will be assessed against all the performance indicators used in the Performance Development Review System once established in the role.