- Location:
- Hampshire
- Added:
- 30/01/25
- Salary:
- £70,000 - £80,000 (FTE) - 4 days a week
Job Title: Director of People
Location: Hampshire (multiple locations)
Salary: £70,000 – £80,000 FTE (4 days a week)
Role Overview: My client is looking for a commercially astute Director of People to drive and continue to enhance the People Strategy in line with the Business Agenda. Reporting to the CEO, this person will have experience of developing and executing a people plan, focusing on creating an engaging experience for both employees and volunteers, while establishing an efficient operating model that promotes business growth. You will be joining an established HR function with scope to assess and improve the efficiency and processes that are already in place.
This role will require you to travel to the various venues across Hampshire.
Key Responsibilities:
- Organisational Development:Using People Data, organisational framework and competency framework to ensure the structure is aligned with revenue and client demand. This includes leading the implementation of the people plan for acquisitions and divestitures.
- Growth and Development: Manage the learning & development plan, for leaders and managers across the venues as well as employment programmes, and succession planning.
- Resourcing: Enhance the employee value proposition, employer brand, recruitment, selection & onboarding practices, and workforce planning.
- Retention and Engagement: Focus on reward, recognition, HCT Voice, wellbeing, and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI).
- Managing HR function: Lead and develop the People team to deliver strong performance and unlock future potential.
- Actively participate in the Leadership Team, sharing responsibility for achieving the organisation’s strategic priorities and business plan.
- Strategically lead and be accountable for EDI Strategy and delivery plan.
- Serve as the Lead for and report to the Board of Trustees HR & Remuneration Sub-Committee.
Other Responsibilities:
- Lead the effort to achieve the company’s net zero goals by 2030 by motivating teams to reduce energy and water consumption, emissions, and waste, and practice sustainable procurement.
- Promote EDI agenda throughout the organisation, from our workforce to programming, and engagement with communities and visitors.
- Occasionally work on evenings, weekends, and/or bank holidays.
Ideal Candidate:
Essential:
- Experience as a People Leader and managing high-performing teams.
- Experience creating and leading HR strategy, including resourcing EDI, reward, learning and development, and change management.
- Expert knowledge of employment legislation with successful practical application.
- Strong commercial awareness and customer focus.
Desirable:
- Experience working with volunteers or understanding the unique challenges and opportunities of managing and engaging a significant unpaid workforce.
- Experience with local government policies and working in non-government not-for-profit organisations (third sector).
- Knowledge and practical application of TUPE regulations.
- Experience working across multiple sites.
Apply to this advert or discuss the Director of People role with Aisha Barnes at HR Heads by emailing your CV to Aisha.barnes@hrheads.co.uk or calling +44 (0) 7747 272 285