Head of Talent

About The Role

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Head of Talent to help advance our mission: ensuring that no child faces mental health issues alone. This pivotal role will lead the development of a talent strategy that supports our organisational goals, ensuring we have the right people in the right roles at the right time, and fosters an inclusive, empowered workforce.

Key Responsibilities:

• Shape and deliver a comprehensive talent plan aligned with business objectives.
• Identify and mobilise our internal talent.
• Lead the development of succession planning and talent frameworks that support career growth, retention, and equitable opportunities for underrepresented groups, in line with our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion action plan.
• Oversee Recruitment and Learning & Development functions to ensure a smooth, compliant onboarding and induction experience for new staff.
• Use data-driven insights to inform talent decisions and support workforce planning.

Essential Criteria:

• CIPD Level 7 qualification or equivalent professional experience.
• Proven experience in talent management, leadership development, and succession planning.
• Strong understanding of Apprenticeship Levy regulations and apprenticeship programme standards.
• Track record of managing high-volume recruitment campaigns, particularly in peak periods such as the start of the academic year.
• In-depth knowledge of recruitment and talent development best practices.
• Confidence using HR systems, Applicant Tracking Systems, L&D platforms and analytics tools.

For a career with purpose, this is your place.

Recruitment Process:

As part of your application you will need to answer some shortlisting questions. Please answer these as fully as you can, we recommend using the STAR model. Situation, Task, Action Result.

Closing date for applications: Midnight on 15th July 2025

1st Interview date: TBC

Our Benefits

When you work at Place2Be whether that's in a school, supporting families, providing clinical supervision, or in IT, Finance, or Fundraising every role can make the difference to a young person. To achieve this, we ask that you bring your best self to your role and our commitment to you, is to welcome you into our community, and help you progress. Because we know that you being at your best, means the best outcomes for the children we support.

Here s just a few things we have on offer:

• Annual Leave that increases with service
• Comprehensive learning and development to enable you to progress your career
• 5% contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance of four times your annual salary
• A comprehensive employee assistance programme
• Mobile Phone Discounts (EE network)
• Wellbeing days to allow you some you time
• Christmas holidays closure period in addition to your annual leave

We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented within our organization.

We are proud to be a disability confident employer and will ask you during your application If you wish to be considered for a guaranteed interview under the disability confident scheme. Under the scheme we commit to offering an interview to disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria as outlined in the job role.

If you have any questions about the scheme, or require any adjustments to help you complete an application then please contact the recruitment team.