Head of People and Culture

Head of People and Culture

Full Time Permanent c.£60,000 per annum plus benefits Location: Hybrid (Bath)

Our client are a dedicated, inspiring, and forward-thinking healthcare charity and their mission is to improve the bone health of the nation and prevent osteoporosis by influencing healthcare providers and professionals; supporting services to help their beneficiaries; and drive research. They're also proud to have a committed, highly engaged workforce, as shown by their employee engagement rating, which puts them comfortably above the charity benchmark and they want to attract the brightest and the best to help them beat this condition and change society for the better.

As Head of People and Culture and reporting to the Corporate Services Director, you will play a pivotal role in providing leadership and oversight on the development and delivery of the People Plan, encompassing HR policy and process, talent acquisition, employee engagement, performance, training and development, reward and recognition. This is a Leadership position and you will contribute to organisational learning and strategy development and engage regularly with the Senior Leadership Team.

You will lead a small HR team (HR Coordinator and HR Administrator) and work collaboratively across the charity, acting as a business partner as needed to line managers at all levels, with a view to identifying barriers to performance and providing solutions. You'll be the operational lead for Trustee recruitment activity and support the Trustee appraisal process. You will steward an organisational culture which supports effective behaviours and ways of working, while aligning with the charity's values, mission and vision and you will be comfortable working at both a tactical and strategic level and, where necessary, challenging status quo thinking and promoting new methods.

• Are you a CIPD qualified HR generalist with extensive leadership and management experience who is used to working both at a tactical and strategic level?
• Do you have significant and proven experience of leading and managing HR functions and teams to deliver best in class service?
• Do you have sound and up-to-date generalist understanding of HR and organisational development practices, including change management, resourcing, compensation and benefits, policy development, complex employee relations and of UK employment legislation and regulations?

If this is you, and you're looking to join a fantastic organisation and team where you can really make a difference, they'd love to hear from you.

Location hybrid, attending their central Bath office at least a couple of times each week (40% of your time each month).

Start date: Applicants need to ideally be available to start from w/c 16 June 2025.

How to apply

To apply, applicants should provide a comprehensive CV, including details of relevant experience and achievements. This should be supplemented by answering the supporting questions, demonstrating how your skills and experience meet the person specification.

Want to know more? For more details on this exciting role, please download the job description.

The closing date is 17 March 2025 (5pm).
First round interviews expected to be 26 March 2025. Second stage interviews expected to be w/c 7 April.

If they receive a high volume of relevant applications, they may close the advert earlier than the advertised date and so they encourage you to apply as soon as you can.

They particularly welcome qualified applicants from ethnic minorities as they are under-represented in the team.

No agencies please - they are currently committed to sourcing candidates directly for this position and any agency assistance will be via invitation only. Please note any speculative candidates submitted via agencies without invitation will not be considered as represented by that agent.

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