Organisation Design Consultant

About The Role

Organisation Design Consultant

Permanent, Full Time

£49,051 to £57,706 per annum

Location:

Chelmsford*

Working Style:
Anywhere worker

Closing Date: 5th February 2026

Expected Interview Date: 17th February 2026

This is a hybrid‑working role, with attendance in the Chelmsford office expected to be 1–2 days per week on average, depending on business need.

The Organisation Design Consultant helps enable the success of organisational strategy by aligning the shape and structure of the organisation with the desired outcomes. This role reviews, analyses and evaluates what the organisation wants and needs, analysing the gap between where it is and where it wants to be in order to design and execute organisational practices and interventions that bridge that gap and foster transformational change.

This role is focused on enhancing organisational structure and effectiveness and has a deep understanding of organisational dynamics, strategic vision, and change management principles. It is key to shaping and aligning the council’s structure, processes, and culture to optimise performance and achieve business objectives.

As an organisational design consultant, you will employ a well‑rounded business change approach that blends organisational design and business improvement to design and deliver holistic interventions that align with organisational culture, ensuring successful change management owned by the business and driving outcomes through the effective use of key Organisational Design approaches, tools and methodologies.

This role requires effective collaboration across People and Organisational Development and the entire organisation, working closely with People Business Partners and People Leads to ensure the successful development and delivery of the Organisational Development Strategy and associated people interventions. You will take ownership of implementing essential workforce initiatives across the Council that benefit employees, the organisation and positively impact service users and residents, showcasing strong project management expertise and professional proficiency through consultancy methodology applied at a professional standard.

Essex County Council aspires to become a learning organisation and to be far more pioneering and agile – we want innovation and learning to take centre stage.

Underpinning our workforce strategy is the recognition that we need to strengthen our leadership and management capabilities and significantly enhance the capabilities required for what is needed now and for the future.

This role will support the translation of current and future leadership and management development needs at all levels in the organisation (from executive development to early‑career stages) into innovative, aligned, and practical programmes and learning interventions that prepare leaders and managers to deliver the organisation strategy.

Collaboration across the organisation is essential, working with organisational SMEs, People Leads and Business Partners to maximise the contribution, value and credibility of this practice throughout the organisation, both through your own efforts and by supporting the activities of other teams.

• Influence and drive the design, implementation and evaluation of organisational design tools, frameworks and methodologies to enhance overall effectiveness and performance, applying the full consultancy cycle and model to provide a professional and productive service.
• Manage highly complex and difficult conversations; present, explain, motivate, engage and influence, persuade and challenge at all levels.
• Work with the Organisation Development Consultants, advising on work design choices and approaches to ensure alignment between structure, systems, processes and culture, improving service delivery and driving performance.
• Build organisational effectiveness through assessments and diagnostics, including structural analysis, process evaluations and cultural assessments, utilising data‑driven approaches to identify gaps, redundancies and optimisation opportunities.
• Collaborate with leaders and stakeholders across the council to identify…