Your new company

Your new role

• Lead the organisation’s People Strategy, ensuring it is embedded at every stage of the employee lifecycle.
• Advise the CEO, Board, and Executive Leadership Team on workforce planning, organisational design, and people performance.
• Champion reward, retention, and organisational development initiatives.
• Provide day‑to‑day leadership to the HR team, setting the benchmark for professional standards.
• Oversee all People related budgets, ensuring strong ROI on activities such as training, recruitment, and benefits.
• Oversee all HR policies, ensuring legal compliance and operational consistency.
• Lead and develop the organisation’s in house leadership programme.
• Coach Directors and Managers to confidently manage people matters independently.
• Oversee the apprenticeship and volunteer pipelines, ensuring future talent development.
• Drive effective internal communication and staff engagement initiatives.
• Lead on all complex employee relations cases, including restructures, TUPE and senior level matters.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding, health & safety, regulatory standards, and emerging legislation.

What you'll need to succeed

• CIPD Level 5/7 or equivalent senior HR experience.
• Proven experience translating People Strategy into operational delivery.
• Strong background in complex ER casework and organisational change.
• Experience reporting at Board or CEO level.
• Ability to interpret workforce data and turn metrics into meaningful insights.
• Strong coaching capability and a passion for developing managerial competence.
• Forward thinking, proactive, and solutions focused.
• Willingness to travel across sites and occasionally work outside standard hours.
• Experience managing a team.

What you'll get in return

• £50,000

• Hybrid working with 2 days working from home

• 5 Weeks Holiday + Bank Holidays

• Flexible Public Holidays

• Free Gym Membership for you and a family member

• Discounted fees at Day Nursery

• Access to a free and confidential Employer Assistance Programme (suite of legal and health advice)

• Access to 24/7 GP Helpline

• Access to Salary Sacrifice Schemes

• Access to Reward Gateway providing 100’s of retail discounts

• 2 x Paid Volunteering Days

• Life assurance of 2x annual salary

• Group Pension Contribution Scheme

• Opportunity to be part of a 4-day working week after successfully passing the probation period
  
  

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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