Head of People

Are you an experienced senior HR / People leader looking for a Head of People role across East Yorkshire, where you can influence both people strategy and day-to-day delivery?

Do you have the credibility to lead established People teams, support senior leaders through complex workforce challenges and turn strategy into practical action across a multi-site organisation?

Would you like a role where you can shape workforce planning, talent, retention and manager capability, while acting as a trusted deputy to the organisation's senior People & Culture leader?

We are working with a large, complex, multi-site organisation to recruit a Head of People who will lead its ER & Talent functions. This is a highly visible senior role, combining strategic leadership with operational oversight and giving you the opportunity to influence organisational performance, employee experience and the future direction of the People function.

What the Head of People job involves

You will take ownership of the delivery of the People strategy and ensure it translates into clear workforce plans, effective people practices and measurable outcomes across the organisation.

• Leading, developing and performance-managing the People & Talent teams, with clear accountability, succession planning and continuous professional development.
• Delivering a consistent, responsive and customer-focused People service across multiple sites and business areas.
• Developing workforce, resourcing, talent, retention and succession plans aligned to current priorities and future skills requirements.
• Providing senior-level advice and oversight on complex employee relations, organisational change, restructures and other high-risk people matters.
• Building the capability and confidence of managers through coaching, practical guidance and targeted development.
• Using workforce data, KPIs, benchmarking and employee insight to identify trends, manage risk and make clear recommendations to senior leaders.
• Leading improvements to recruitment, onboarding, People processes and systems.
• Deputising for the senior People & Culture lead, representing the People function in senior internal and external meetings.

Skills and experience required

We are looking for an experienced senior People / HR professional who can operate confidently at both strategic and operational level. You will be comfortable leading teams, influencing senior stakeholders and making sound decisions in complex or sensitive situations.

• Significant senior People / HR leadership experience, ideally gained within a large, complex or multi-site organisation.
• Proven experience of leading and developing multidisciplinary HR / People teams and creating a high-quality partnering and talent service.
• Strong experience of complex employee relations, organisational change and workforce transformation.
• Experience of developing and implementing workforce, resourcing, retention and succession strategies.
• Comprehensive and current knowledge of UK employment law, employee relations, equality and data protection requirements.
• A full UK driving licence and the ability to travel regularly between sites across East Yorkshire.

Other information

• This is a senior, multi-site role with regular travel across East Yorkshire.
• This can either be a full time contract working 37 hours a week, or we could consider a term time only contract of 37 hours a week.
• Enhanced holidays starting at 30 days plus bank holidays.
• Flexible / Hybrid working options available.
• Enhanced maternity / Paternity pay
• Mileage paid for trave to multiple sites.

This vacancy is being advertised through KD Recruitment Limited who are operating as an Employment Agency.

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