Title: Head of People
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Preston, on site
Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum
The Role
Our client, a fast past commercial business, is currently looking for an experienced HR Business Partner or Senior HR Business Partner ready to step up and lead a HR business partnering team as a new Head of People. This is a busy role where you will be responsible for supporting the implementation of HR initiatives across the full employee experience. You will be both operational and strategic, customer focused, exceptional at leading and managing teams, and act as a change agent to support the people and business strategy.
- Work under the guidance of the HR Director to translate HR strategy into clear objectives that are aligned to the future needs and future goals of the business.
- Influence, coach and develop managers in the use of policies, procedures, HR frameworks ad employment legislation to ensure legal compliance, consistency, fairness and equality in the employment relationship/workplace
- Working with the wider HR team, provide and undertake operational HR support & procedures relating to a wide range of HR activities.
- Provide a high-quality business partnering service and act as a trusted advisor whilst building credible stakeholder relationships
- Supporting the HR Director and managers with the effective management of people related issues, including complex case management
- Actively support, facilitate and contribute to wider HR business initiatives.
- Supporting with Employee Engagement and Health & Wellbeing initiatives.
- Review and develop best practice and hr service offering and processors.
- Supporting the development and embedding of new HR initiative.
- Provide statistical and management information. Analysis, and trends that support business decisions.
- Supporting the HR Director and working on HR projects appropriately.
- Leading and developing the wider HR teams to provide and undertake HR business partnering and operational HR support & procedures relating to a wide range of HR activities.
Skills & Qualifications
- Proven experience of working as a generalist HR Business Partner ideally gained within a fast-paced changing commercial environment
- Exceptional stakeholder management experience
- Strong knowledge of UK employment law
- Adept at navigating a changing and evolving environment
- Experience of managing projects in a growing environment, including employee engagement and health and wellbeing initiative
- You have excellent written, visualisation and verbal communication skills, and can easily simplify complex analytics and concepts into compelling narratives
- Proven experience of working as Senior HR Business Partner ideally gained within a fast-paced changing commercial environment
- Experience of leading and managing a team
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable company, please do not hesitate to apply.