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Head of Organisational Development
Dunelm —Leicester
- Agile
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Head of Year
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Head of Organisational Development

Dunelm -
Leicester

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Job details

Permanent
2 hours ago

Qualifications

Stakeholder collaboration
Stakeholder liaison
Internal department liaison
Change management
Workforce planning strategy
Stakeholder coordination
Decision making
Change leadership
Agile
Leadership
Stakeholder management

Full job description

Overview

People love Dunelm. That statement is true for the millions of Customers, the ‘savvy home lovers’ who love the broad range of quality, value for money homewares products, the unique in-store and online experience, and Dunelm’s distinctive local feel. It is also true for the 12,000 Colleagues who benefit from an ambitious, entrepreneurial, family-oriented culture and challenger-brand mentality which combine to create an environment that is conducive to making things happen fast. And it’s also true for Investors who have seen strong and consistent returns to date and are excited by the leadership team’s calibre and vision, and the strength of Dunelm’s multi-channel offering.

Department Overview

At Dunelm, our People & Communications function is a high‑impact, commercially focused strategic engine, turning organisational goals into people and communication plans that unlock performance, engagement and long‑term success, with colleagues and customers at the heart.

We work collaboratively to shape the conditions for Dunelm to thrive — attracting and developing exceptional talent, strengthening leadership capability, building future skills and fostering a culture where every colleague can do their best work.

Our work is varied and meaningful: partnering with business teams to enable organisational performance through people, and anticipating future workforce needs. Developing modern people policies and practices, championing wellbeing and inclusion, and aligning colleagues around our shared values.

What you'll be doing

Role Overview

The Head of Organisational Development will shape and deliver Dunelm’s approach to organisational effectiveness, leadership, culture, and people change across a fast-paced, customer-facing retail environment.

The role holder will ensure the business is structured, skilled, and enabled to deliver against the strategy. They will collaborate with the rest of the People & Communications team and partner closely with senior leaders to drive capability, optimise organisation design, and embed a high-performance, customer-centric culture.

An experienced OD leader who understands the realities of a fast-paced retail environment. You combine strategic thinking with hands-on delivery and can translate organisational theory into practical solutions that work on the ‘shop floor’ as well as in the support centre.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Organisation Design & Operating Model

Lead organisation design activity as needed across all business areas
Ensure the operating model supports delivery of strategic plan
Optimise organisation efficiency through spans and layers, structures, clear accountabilities and governance frameworks and forums
Embed clear roles, accountabilities, and decision-making across teams

2. Leadership Capability

Define and deliver leadership capability strategy
Embed consistent leadership expectations that drive performance, engagement, and customer outcomes
Partner with HRBPs to identify capability gaps and design targeted interventions
Collaborate with other People & Comms centres of expertise to reinforce and sustain leadership capability levels

3. Culture

Shape and embed a customer obsessed, high-performance and inclusive culture
Drive consistency of colleague experience across all locations
Align behaviours with brand values and customer expectations

4. Change & Transformation

Lead organisational and cultural aspects of transformation, ensuring people plans enable delivery of strategic outcomes
Develop a single way of change and change tool kit that drives improved adoption and engagement
Equip leaders to manage frequent operational change brilliantly

5. Future Workforce Planning

Lead strategic workforce planning to define the workforce of the future, considering future skills, org shape and size
Ensure the organisation has the right people, in the right place, at the right time
Improve productivity and workforce flexibility

6. Data, Insight & Performance

Use people and operational data to drive decisions and identify trends to inform OD priorities
Define metrics for organisational effectiveness and track impact
Translate insight into practical, business-focused actions

7. Stakeholder Engagement

Act as a trusted partner to leaders and Executive team, gaining their buy-in and commitment to change and initiatives
Influence organisation design, capability, and culture decisions
Work collaboratively across People and business leadership

What we'll look for in you

Significant experience in organisational development/effectiveness within a multi-site or retail environment
Proven track record of delivering organisation design and transformation at scale
Strong understanding of retail operating models and frontline workforce challenges and opportunities
Experience building leadership capability
Data-driven with strong commercial acumen
Ability to operate at pace and translate strategy into practical solutions
Excellent stakeholder management across senior and operational leaders

Desirable Skills

Experience in omnichannel or digital retail transformation
Knowledge of workforce planning and labour modelling in retail
Familiarity with change methodologies (e.g., ADKAR, agile transformation approaches)
Background in large, complex or fast-growth retail organisations

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