Principal Psychologist
About us
We are Pearn Kandola, a world-leading business psychology consultancy. We are widely recognised as experts in the areas of assessment, development and diversity. We enable organisations and people to succeed by recognising their strengths, developing their potential and valuing diversity. We achieve this by blending the latest thinking in research with expert psychological insights to support our clients in achieving their strategic goals.
The Role
As a Principal Psychologist at Pearn Kandola, you will be actively involved in creating client opportunities and as well as designing and delivering solutions to meet their needs. The role involves:
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Working across our key areas of expertise. Key activities include:
- Conducting assessments for recruitment and development.
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Designing and delivering workshops on inclusion, leadership, and recruitment.
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Coaching managers and leaders.
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Designing and delivering assessment and development centres.
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Developing assessment and development tools such as Situational Judgement Tests.
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Managing client projects including planning, communication, and co-ordinating activities. As part of this, working closely with clients to really understand and deliver their needs is critical.
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Conducting a range of business development activities to win new client engagements.
The person
As a Principal Psychologist, you will need a strong background in occupational psychology and/or diversity and inclusion. We are interested in hearing from individuals who have:
- Substantive experience in at least two of the key activities outlined above.
- A relevant post-graduate degree and Chartered Psychologist status (or actively working towards Chartership).
- The energy and drive to make a real difference. As a consulting business, our focus is on always delivering for our clients.
- Excellent interpersonal and team working skills.
- Ability to work in a team.
- A strong focus on quality and delivering accurate work.
- A willingness to travel nationally and internationally on a regular basis.
- A clear appetite for business development.
Location
Flexible. You will need to be able to come into our Oxford office at least once a month. Being able to visit client sites as a matter of course across the UK and internationally is essential.
Rewards
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Salary range: £47,000 - £58,000 per annum, depending on experience.
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Car allowance (£4,800 per annum).
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Performance-based bonus schemes at an individual, team and company level.
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Pension Scheme (10% company contribution) with Life Assurance Cover.
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Health & Wellbeing Allowance.
- Private health insurance through Vitality, available after the probationary period.
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Employee Assistance programme.
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30 days annual holiday plus paid community day and personal enrichment day.
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Flexible working options both in terms of hours and location.
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A strong focus on supporting your professional development.
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A friendly, inclusive and flexible work environment.
If this fits with the next phase of your career please apply using the link with a copy of your CV and cover letter outlining your interest and motivations for the role. Please note that applicants must live in the UK and have the right to work in the UK. We cannot provide VISA sponsorship.
At Pearn Kandola we are an inclusive employer and encourage talented applicants whatever your ethnicity, race, gender, age, religious belief, marital status, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. This is a full-time role, however, we are open to exploring the feasibility of part-time and/or flexible working arrangements. We care about every one of our employee's well-being and we always strive to promote a balance of client focus with support for personal priorities.
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Here is a link to our privacy policy https://pearnkandola.com/privacy-policy/. In this policy, you will find information about our compliance with GDPR (data protection law.) You can find how to send us a request to let you access your data that we have collected, request us to delete your data, correct any inaccuracies or restrict our processing of your data.
