Role: Leadership & Performance Coach

What we offer: Salary £40,257 to £50,321 dependant on experience, PLUS annual bonus, attractive pension scheme (Up to 10% company contribution), life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary, 25 days annual leave, bank holidays, a wellness day and development opportunities in line with the Leadership & Performance Coach progression plan.  We also offer a fantastic flexible benefits package, where you can choose from benefits such as health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.  Colleagues also have access to a retail savings scheme, online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and much more!

Location: Bradford + home (hybrid working), with travel to other sites around Yorkshire as required.

Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.

We have an exciting opportunity for two Leadership & Performance Coaches to join the Organisational Effectiveness team at Yorkshire Water, helping us grow and continually enhance the capability and confidence of existing and future leaders, at all levels. Could this be you?

What we do:

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services that deliver clean and safe drinking water on tap and ensure their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it’s so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity. 

Here at Yorkshire Water (YW) we’re striving to create the conditions for high performing, highly engaged teams. It’s all part of our ambition to become a leading employer in Yorkshire, one that delivers outcomes that are right for customers and right for the environment.

Where you fit in:

Working within the People directorate, you’ll be part of a creative, and flexible team where everyone plays their equal part in enabling our people to be at their best.

You’ll do this through the design, development, and delivery of a range of leadership and behavioural development activities, facilitating knowledge, inspiring learning, shifting behaviour, and influencing mindsets.

Working with Leaders and their teams, you will:

• Use your Learning and Development skillset to design and deliver learning pathways to meet the needs of the organisation and learners at all levels.
• Use your Learning, Coaching and Mentoring skills to equip, challenge and support them to use Organisational Effectiveness tools and approaches to drive engagement and performance.
• Equip leaders to coach, mentor and develop their own teams, creating a sustainable mechanism for change and improvement.
• Act as a change agent, accelerating both leader and team progress to take on strategic priorities, and embrace new ways of working.
• Research, recommend, design and deliver learning and coaching solutions with measurable impact on leadership capability and team environment.

• Utilise a blended model of learning solutions such as face-to-face and virtual facilitated learning, as well as self-directed learning content.
• Deliver group and 121 coaching with Leaders.
• Draw on YW best practice to guide and evaluate learning using skills mapping, YW strategy and our behaviours.

Skills, experience and qualifications you will need:

• Qualified in coaching at Level 5 or above with proven experience of delivering leadership; behaviour; and performance-enhancing coaching, learning and development activities.
• Experience of working with people at all levels (individual contributor through to c-suite), with proven ability to adapt your style accordingly, both in design and dynamically in delivery.
• Experience of working within a blended learning framework and cohort-based learning programmes.
• Application of contemporary learning approaches; experiential, digital and immersive.
• Extensive experience of integrating behavioural tools (psychometrics, 360 feedback, team dynamics etc.) within learning and coaching.
• Be a confident user of modern business technology and communication channels (e.g., MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint, Teams, Whiteboard).
• Strong and engaging verbal communication skills to inspire, encourage and challenge learners to grow their capability.
• Demonstrable evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD) and keeping pace with latest thinking in the space of leadership and behavioural learning and development, including coaching.
• Work well independently and as part of a team.
• Have excellent stakeholder engagement and partnering skills.
• Be able to source and manage external learning solutions, providers, and partners.
• Hold a full valid UK driving licence (with no more than six points)

You will also benefit from having:

• Experience of psychometrics and/or qualified in some assessment tools
• ILM or CMI Leadership & Management Qualification
• CIPD Qualification/Membership
• Worked with digital curated learning platforms and Learning Management Systems
• Experience working with SuccessFactors Learning/SAP
• Experience of coaching within a change environment
• Experience in or be accredited as an Assessor (e.g., Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement) 

Although our assets are operational 24 hours a day, 365 days a year the company is committed to support flexible work patterns and job share options, where possible, to give you more control over your time and responsibilities. Whether you have child-care responsibilities or are looking for the ideal work-life balance our flexible options can offer work patterns that suit your needs.

If you’re an experienced Leadership & Performance Coach professional and want to help us deliver exceptional service for our customers whilst protecting the environment, apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer for you. Please upload an up-to-date copy of your CV and cover letter, outlining your relevant experience for the role.

Closing Date: 6th May 2024

Interviews: TBC

Company Information

All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.

We are proud to serve the Yorkshire region and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply. 

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.  

Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.