Assistant Director of People & Workforce Development

Tameside Council; Tameside; On-site; GBP 83,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Tameside Council is seeking an Assistant Director of People & Workforce Development to lead the development and delivery of a refreshed People Plan, strengthen organisational capability and create an integrated People & Workforce function.

The role sits on the Extended Leadership Team and partners with senior leaders, Elected Members and Greater Manchester colleagues to shape workforce strategy and drive performance across the council and its communities.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of strategic leadership across HR, organisational development and workforce transformation.
• Experience leading service improvement and modernising HR into a proactive, business-focused function.
• Ability to lead organisational and cultural change, building high-performing teams and leadership capability.
• Strong expertise in workforce planning, employee relations and organisational effectiveness.
• Credibility to work with senior leaders, Elected Members and partners across the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and delivery of a refreshed People Plan and workforce strategy.
• Champion a culture where HR and OD is a trusted strategic partner for performance and transformation.
• Shape and implement organisational development initiatives and leadership capability.
• Collaborate with senior leaders and GM stakeholders to drive system-wide improvements.

Skills

Strategic leadership

HR leadership

Workforce planning

Organisational development

Employee relations

Change management

Stakeholder management

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £98,303

Hours Per Week: 36hours

Base Location: Tameside One, Market Place, Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, OL6 6BH

The Role

Are you an ambitious and inspiring HR leader ready to shape the future of workforce development in a council committed to improvement?

This is a unique opportunity to join Tameside Council at a pivotal point in its journey. As Assistant Director of People & Workforce Development, you will play a key role in transforming the way we support, develop and empower our people, helping to create a modern, high-performing organisation that delivers the very best for our communities.

Working as a key member of the Extended Leadership Team, you will lead the development and delivery of a refreshed People Plan, strengthen organisational capability and create a truly integrated People & Workforce function. You will champion a culture where HR and OD is a trusted strategic partner, enabling organisational performance, supporting transformation and putting people at the heart of everything we do.

This is a role for a visible, collaborative leader who is equally comfortable addressing operational challenges as they are shaping long-term organisational success. Not only is this role pivotal to the organisation, it also has a system leadership role within Greater Manchester - enabling you to work collaboratively across one of the UK's most ambitious and nationally recognised public service partnerships. There has never been a better time to join Tameside and help shape the future of both the Council and Greater Manchester.

About You

What you'll bring

• A proven track record of strategic leadership across HR, organisational development and workforce transformation.
• Experience of leading service improvement and modernising HR into a proactive, business-focused function.
• The ability to lead organisational and cultural change, building high-performing teams and developing leadership capability.
• Strong expertise in workforce planning, employee relations and organisational effectiveness.
• The credibility to work with, and influence senior leaders, Elected Members and partners, building trusted relationships across the organisation.
• A collaborative leadership style, with the ability to unite HR and organisational development into a single, high-performing people function.

Why join us

This is an opportunity to make a lasting impact at one of the most important points in the Council's journey. You'll have the platform to reshape our People & Workforce function, embed a culture of continuous improvement and help create an organisation where our people can thrive.
If you are a strategic, inclusive and forward-thinking leader with the ambition to transform services, inspire people and drive organisational success, we would love to hear from you.

About Us

At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.

We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.

Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.

This is a politically restricted post.

We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

Supporting Documents

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