Job Description
Salary range: Grade 15 £55,323 - £57,402 p.a. plus fantastic benefits
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Croydon
Croydon is an ambitious borough undergoing significant transformation – reshaping how we operate, how we lead, and how we serve our communities. As we continue to deliver our Future Croydon transformation programme, we are seeking an exceptional Learning and Organisational Development Business Partner to play a pivotal role in strengthening our organisational capability, culture and leadership. Core to Croydon’s workforce and cultural transformation, this role drives ongoing organisational development and continuous growth, embedding sustainable change at scale across a complex, high‑profile authority.
Working in close partnership with senior leaders and transformation colleagues, you will lead the development and delivery of a corporate learning and organisational development strategy that directly supports Croydon’s strategic priorities. Your focus will be firmly on organisational development: diagnosing systemic challenges, shaping culture and values, enabling inclusive leadership, and embedding change that improves performance and outcomes for residents. You will act as a trusted OD partner and change agent, commissioning and overseeing targeted interventions that support leadership effectiveness, organisational resilience and long‑term capability.
This is a high impact role for an OD professional who thrives in complexity and is motivated by public service impact. You will bring strong experience of leading organisation‑wide change, influencing at the most senior levels, and translating strategic ambition into practical, values‑driven action. If you are passionate about shaping organisations, developing inclusive cultures and helping a council evolve to meet future challenges, Croydon offers a rare opportunity to make a lasting difference.
Interview dates: 11th and 13th May 2026
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About Us
Croydon Council’s priorities
The Council balances its books, listens to residents, and delivers good sustainable services
- Get a grip on the finances and make the council financially sustainable
- Become a council which listens to, respects and works in partnership with Croydon’s diverse communities and businesses
- Strengthen collaboration and joint working with partner organisations and the voluntary, community and faith sectors
- Ensure good governance is embedded and adopt best practice
- Develop our workforce to deliver in a manner that respects the diversity of our communities
Key Business Plan Outcomes
- Croydon is a place of opportunity for business, earning and learning
- Children and young people in Croydon have the chance to thrive, learn and fulfil their potential
- Croydon is a cleaner, safer and healthier place, a borough we’re proud to call home
- People can lead healthier and independent lives for longer
- Croydon Council’s new ways of working
Equal Opportunities Statement
Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.
Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.
