Chief People & Transformation Lead: Strategy & Culture

Holocaust Educational Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational trust in the UK is seeking a Chief People and Transformation Officer to lead its people functions and drive organisational development. The successful candidate will be responsible for translating strategic vision into actionable people strategy, ensuring operational excellence, and leading cultural change initiatives. This role is pivotal for fostering employee engagement and developing a high-performing team committed to exceptional standards in Holocaust education. The candidate should have demonstrated experience in strategic leadership roles and successful transformation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in strategic leadership roles.
• Track record of implementing people strategies.
• Ability to lead organisational transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of a high-performing People and Transformation team.
• Provide strategic vision for workforce development.
• Ensure operational excellence across people functions.
• Develop modern people systems to attract and retain talent.

Skills

Organisational strategy translation

Experience in people strategy

Cultural change leadership

Operational excellence

Talent management frameworks

Employee engagement initiatives

Job description

A leading educational trust in the UK is seeking a Chief People and Transformation Officer to lead its people functions and drive organisational development. The successful candidate will be responsible for translating strategic vision into actionable people strategy, ensuring operational excellence, and leading cultural change initiatives. This role is pivotal for fostering employee engagement and developing a high-performing team committed to exceptional standards in Holocaust education. The candidate should have demonstrated experience in strategic leadership roles and successful transformation initiatives.