Head of HR

Nationwide Recruitment Service & HR Careers; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid working

Job summary

Nationwide Recruitment Service & HR Careers in Birmingham seeks a Head of People for a senior HR leadership role with flexible hybrid working. The 28-hour, 3–5 day pattern supports work-life balance while delivering strategic HR impact.

You will lead people initiatives, oversee payroll/pensions, and partner with the executive team to drive engagement and business growth, aligning culture with strategy.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a senior HR leadership role.
• Experience as Head of People / HR Director / Senior HRBP / HR Manager.
• Strong employee relations expertise, including disciplinary and grievance management.
• Experience managing complex ER cases through to tribunal level.
• Proven experience delivering strategic HR and people initiatives.
• Experience working with executive teams and senior stakeholders.
• Excellent knowledge of UK employment law.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience overseeing payroll and pensions administration.

Responsibilities

• Developing and delivering the People Strategy.
• Partnering with senior leaders on organisational planning and performance.
• Leading complex employee relations matters and tribunals where required.
• Managing organisational change, restructuring and transformation projects.
• Supporting recruitment, succession planning and workforce planning.
• Overseeing payroll and pension administration.
• Driving engagement, wellbeing and recognition programmes.
• Developing an inclusive workplace culture.
• Producing HR metrics to support decision-making.
• Ensuring compliance with employment law and HR best practice.

Skills

Senior HR leadership

Employee relations

UK employment law

Payroll & pensions

Stakeholder management

CIPD Level 7

Education

Degree or equivalent

Tools

HRIS

Payroll software

Job description

Head of HR Head of People

Part-Time Hybrid Working Birmingham

35,000 (28 Hours) 50,000 FTE

Flexible Working Available: 28 hours can be worked across 3, 4 or 5 days

Looking for a Senior HR Role Without the Long Hours?

Are you an experienced HR leader seeking a role where you can genuinely influence business strategy, shape culture and lead people initiatives, whilst enjoying a healthy work-life balance?

We are seeking an accomplished Head of People, HR Director, Senior HR Business Partner or HR Manager to join a successful and growing organisation in Birmingham.

This is a rare opportunity to operate at a strategic level whilst benefiting from a genuinely flexible working arrangement. The successful candidate can work their 28 hours over 3, 4 or 5 days, providing flexibility around family commitments, work-life balance or portfolio careers.

Working closely with the senior leadership team, you will lead the organisation's people strategy, provide expert HR guidance and drive initiatives that support employee engagement, organisational performance and business growth.

The Role

As Head of People, you will be responsible for both strategic and operational HR leadership, including:

• Developing and delivering the People Strategy
• Partnering with senior leaders on organisational planning and performance
• Leading complex employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, capability and absence cases
• Supporting investigations and managing cases through to tribunal where required
• Leading organisational change, restructuring and transformation projects
• Supporting recruitment, succession planning and workforce planning initiatives
• Overseeing payroll and pension administration
• Driving employee engagement, wellbeing and recognition programmes
• Developing an inclusive and positive workplace culture
• Producing HR metrics and management information to support decision-making
• Ensuring compliance with employment law and HR best practice

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Significant experience in a senior HR leadership role
• Previous experience as a Head of People, HR Director, Senior HR Business Partner, HR Manager or Human Resources Manager
• Strong employee relations expertise, including disciplinary and grievance management
• Experience managing complex ER cases through to tribunal level
• Proven experience delivering strategic HR and people initiatives
• Experience working closely with executive teams and senior stakeholders
• Excellent knowledge of UK employment law
• Strong leadership, coaching and stakeholder management skills
• Experience overseeing payroll and pensions administration
• Ideally, CIPD Level 7 qualified or equivalent/ similar

Desirable Experience

• Degree qualified or equivalent
• Experience within charity, membership, public sector or not-for-profit organisations
• Experience leading culture, wellbeing and engagement programmes
• Experience supporting periods of organisational growth and change

What's in it for You?

• 50,000 FTE; 35,000 salary for 28 hours
• Flexible working across 3, 4 or 5 days
• Hybrid working model
• Strategic leadership role with influence at senior level
• Excellent work-life balance
• Opportunity to shape organisational culture and future direction
• Supportive, collaborative leadership team
• Long-term career opportunity with a values-driven organisation

Suitable Backgrounds

We welcome applications from candidates with experience as:

Head of People, Head of HR, HR Director, People Director, Human Resources Director, Senior HR Business Partner, HR Business Partner, HR Manager, Human Resources Manager, Employee Relations Manager, HR Lead, Organisational Development Manager, People & Culture Manager, Talent Manager, Workforce Planning Manager, Senior People Partner or HR Consultant.