Are you passionate about unlocking potential and shaping a future-ready workforce? Join our Talent & Organisational Development team at the British Heart Foundation as a Leadership & Talent Development Consultant.
In this impactful role, you’ll work closely with the Head of Leadership & Talent Development to deliver initiatives that support our strategic priorities.
You’ll lead the development of new talent pathways into and through our organisation, support embedding our performance culture, help reimagine apprenticeships to diversify talent, and design leadership programmes that inspire growth and excellence.
You’ll collaborate across teams and with external partners to ensure our development work is inclusive, future-focused, and aligned to organisational goals.
About you
You’re a strategic and collaborative professional with a strong background in learning, organisational development or talent. Whether through formal qualifications or practical experience, you bring the insight and drive to deliver development initiatives that support people to grow, adapt and thrive.
You understand how to align leadership and talent programmes with organisational priorities, and you’re confident designing inclusive development solutions that build capability and support career progression. With experience managing complex projects and working across teams, you use data and insights to inform decisions and continuously improve outcomes.
You’re passionate about enabling change, strengthening leadership at all levels, and building a future-ready workforce.
Key skills and attributes include:
- Strategic alignment of development initiatives with organisational goals
- Design and delivery of inclusive leadership and talent programmes
- Data-driven evaluation and continuous improvement
- Strong stakeholder engagement and project management capability
Working arrangements
This is a hybrid role, where your work will be split between your home and at least one day per week, on average, in our London Office. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause. Typically our team meet in our London Office on a Thursday.
About us
Our reputation is built on a track record of lifesaving discovery. The research we’ve funded has helped shape modern cardiovascular medicine, with countless lives saved as a result.
We value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day. Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.
Interview process
The interview process will consist of two stages. First stage interviews will be held over MS Teams on 21st/22nd Oct. For those successful, there will be second stage interviews in-person at our London Office (NW1 7AW) on 6th Nov.
How to apply
It’s quick and easy to apply for a role at the BHF. Just click on the apply button below. All you’ll need is an up-to-date CV and answer one short question.
As part of our commitment to be an inclusive employer and ensure fairness and consistency in selecting the best candidate for this role, the BHF will use anonymous CV software as part of the application journey.
Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.