Director of People and Culture (Temporary)

Recruitment for education and the public sector

Director of People and Culture (Temporary)

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Are you an experienced HR and people leader ready to take on a senior role within further education?

About the Role

We are recruiting a Director of People and Culture to work with a further education provider in the North West. You'll provide strategic leadership across the people function, working alongside senior leaders to shape culture, workforce planning and organisational development.

This is a senior leadership position, and you'll be expected to combine strategic direction with hands-on support for managers and teams across the organisation.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the people and culture strategy across the organisation.
• Advising and supporting senior leaders on workforce planning and organisational development.
• Overseeing HR policy, practice and employee relations.
• Leading, developing and supporting the people team.
• Driving staff engagement, wellbeing and culture initiatives.
• Working with senior leaders on recruitment, retention and staff development priorities.

What We're Looking For

• Significant senior HR or people leadership experience
• Experience leading and developing a people or HR team
• Strong knowledge of employment law, policy and employee relations
• Experience of workforce planning and organisational development
• The ability to step into a senior leadership role and make an immediate impact

Desirable (but not essential):

• Experience within further education or a wider public sector setting

If you're ready to lead the people agenda within a further education provider in the North West, we'd love to hear from you.

• Significant senior HR or people leadership experience
• Experience leading and developing a people or HR team
• Strong knowledge of employment law, policy and employee relations
• Experience of workforce planning and organisational development
• Ability to step into a senior leadership role and make immediate impact

Skills & Qualifications

HR strategy People leadership Workforce planning Organisational development Employment law Employee relations Staff engagement Wellbeing initiatives Recruitment and retention

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