Head of HR
Are you a Head of/Senior level HR professional with experience taking the lead on the HR agenda and managing an HR team, providing strategic and operational HR services aligned to an organisation's strategy within a complex matrix organisation? If so, get in touch!
Head of HR Responsibilities
Head of HR Rewards
In addition to a competitive salary, the Head of HR will receive:
The Company
Our client is an accelerator of ideas and a connector of people.
Head of HR Experience
To be successful in this role, you will be a generalist HR professional, ideally MCIPD Level 7 or FCIPD (or equivalent), with a solid and proven track record of working on strategic and operational HR and Talent Development at a senior/Head of level.
You must have experience working within a matrix organisation with complex reporting lines.
You must be credible and influential with senior level stakeholders and be a calm and easy-going individual. The HR and Talent team is made up of 6 professionals, so it is essential that you have managed a team of this size previously. You must have a broad experience across all areas of HR, operating at a senior level with experience in attending executive and board meetings and have strong commerciality and a lot of common sense!
You will have experience of working with a diverse workforce and of facilitating various groups to review and make improvements as needed and gain buy-in to ensure all employees are on the same page. You will have experience of collating HR data metrics and providing reporting to remain compliant and up to date with relevant legislations and local market trends. You will have an understanding of frameworks and working with layers of approval that take time to get things over the line. Patience and a sense of humour will be key!
You will be experienced at change management and partnering with the business to set the HR and Talent strategy and develop a high-performing team. You will have experience of driving key programme and processes such as performance management cycles, calibration facilitation, compensation planning, executive coaching, and organisational design. You must have significant talent management experience.
Location
This is a full-time, permanent position. You must be able to be in Harwell as required and you must also be prepared to travel to the London and Edinburgh offices as required. There is free on-site parking at their Harwell offices.
You must have the full right to work in the UK. Sponsorship is not available.
How to apply for this Head of HR role
Please apply by sending an up-to-date CV AND cover letter to (url removed) highlighting why you feel your experience matches with the client's criteria and why you are applying. We cannot accept CVs without a cover letter.
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