Our Story:

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring three iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.

Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.

We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’.

Our Team:

Organisational Development (OD) Officer

This is an exciting time to join Halton Borough Council as we continue our improvement journey and seek to transform the Council through a structured change programme. We have the opening for the right person to join our passionate team.

This role is a great opportunity to support and deliver improvements across our workforce. If you are interested in developing your career, are a highly motivated professional and keen to maximise your potential, then we would love to hear from you. You will be joining an established and supportive team, working within the HR and Corporate Affairs Service.

No day is ever the same and our main aim is to develop and deliver innovative learning experiences that promotes contemporary approaches and solutions.

This role is for 32 hours per week, working pattern to be agreed, based at DCBL Stadium in Widnes with hybrid working available.

Your Contributions:

You will be professionally qualified at degree level (or equivalent). You will have a passion for learning with strong training and facilitation skills gained through your experience of developing and delivering training. You will have experience and/or a passion for learning within a large and diverse organisation.

Main Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement cutting-edge OD strategies to optimise workforce performance and productivity.
• Design and deliver innovative training programs that empower employees to reach their potential.
• Collaborate with diverse teams to foster a cohesive and inclusive work environment.
• Champion change initiatives and support managers and employees adapt to emerging trends.

If you think this sounds like an exciting opportunity, please complete the online application and we look forward to hearing from you.

Our Offer:

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service with the option to purchase an additional four-days of unpaid leave for our Annual Christmas Closedown
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites
• Flexible working arrangements
• Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.

Next Steps:

At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Brian Hilton 0151 511 7416 brian.hilton@halton.gov.uk

Interviews will take place on 4th and 5th August 2026

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk

Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application!