Organisational Behaviour Director (Organisational Psychology)

Organisational Behaviour Director (Organisational Psychology)

Contract length: 6 Months

Location: London

Department: People Analytics

Job type: Contract

Hours: 35 per week (Monday to Friday)

Overall purpose of role

A key priority for our People Analytics & Culture team is to leverage deeper insights and more accurate recommendations to solve complex business questions. To achieve this, we leverage on Data Science and Organisational Behaviour capabilities. We have a need to increase the capabilities of the Organisational Behaviour team and this role will be key to achieve this purpose. 

This role will be responsible for managing and coaching a team of Organisational Behaviour scientists to sustainably acquire and deploy new capabilities, oversee the further enhancement of our current colleague behaviour measurement frameworks, and effectively synthesize the business value of these enhancements to our senior leader

Key Accountabilities

• You will need to have experience of managing a team of Organisational Behaviour consultants

• Enable the Organisational Behaviour team to expand their existing capabilities by bringing strong theoretical knowledge and practical experience to complement our current expertise. Harness the expertise within your wider professional network, bringing credible quality assurance partners on board to consult with, aligning their contribution to our PA&C strategic priorities and execution plans

• Communicate with impact with senior stakeholders

• Oversee the design of reliable, valid and business aligned colleague behaviour measurement tools

• Prioritise OB initiatives to enable disciplined and focused delivery

Essential Skills

• MSc or PhD in occupational or organisational psychology, with at least 5 years experience in a business setting

• Broad and deep technical understanding of the nuances of organisational behavioural constructs and ways to measure them

• Experience with ability to influence senior business leaders, by clearly and concisely distilling strategic messaging which will have a greater impact

• Work in strong partnership and close alignment with other teams in PA&C (Culture, Product Managers and Colleague Experience, etc.) to evolve our measurement of colleague behaviour and their key drivers. As part of this close teamwork, provide strategic OB technical input into strategic insights papers produced for senior HR and business stakeholders. When required, provide consultancy to senior stakeholders

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank. It is diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Barclays businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by its service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Values

Everything Barclays does is shaped by its five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. The Barclays values inform the foundations of its relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how Barclays measure and reward the performance of colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.

Diversity

Barclays aims to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to Barclays vision and goals.

Hybrid Working

Barclays is currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. Barclays is flexible on how this works and it may continue to change and evolve. Depending on your team, typically this means that colleagues spend a minimum of between 20% to 60% of their time in the office, which could be over a week, a month or a quarter. However, some colleagues may choose to spend more time in the office over a typical period than their role type requires. Barclays also has a flexible working process where, subject to business needs, all colleagues globally are able to request work patterns to reflect their personal circumstances

Your Benefits

As a contract employee of Randstad Sourceright, you’ll receive a wide range of financial and personal benefits. There’s enrolment in a pension plan (after 12 weeks on assignment) and holiday pay. You’ll also get 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme, designed to help you deal with any problems that could be affecting your home or work life. Plus, there’s discounts at heaps of high street shops, restaurants and entertainment - from Asda to Zizzi Italian restaurants.