Head of HR

NEW HORIZON YOUTH CENTRE; City Of London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused organization in London seeks a Head of HR to play a pivotal role in shaping its people strategy for 2025-2030. You will work collaboratively with the Chief Operating Officer and provide guidance to the Executive Team. The role welcomes candidates beginning their leadership journey and encourages applications from underrepresented communities. This full-time position offers a salary starting at £46,800, with room for part-time candidates as well.

Qualifications

• Experience in human resources or people management.
• Ability to build strong relationships with diverse staff.
• Skills in organizational development and HR operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement NHYC’s People strategy for 2025-2030.
• Advise the Executive Team on HR matters.
• Support staff and managers in achieving their roles.

Job description

The Head of HR is a new role for the organisation. Over the last few years, the organisation and our staff team have grown significantly. To enable us to achieve our mission to give all young people a home, it is crucial that we make a significant shift in our HR and people plans so that staff and managers have all the support they need to succeed in these challenging times. To do so, we need to make a strategic shift with our HR capacity, improve our people systems, and make NHYC a great place to work for our 70+ strong staff team. You will work closely with the Chief Operating Officer to develop and implement NHYC’s People strategy for 2025-2030, taking on a varied role around key areas of organisational development and HR operations. You will need to build strong and trusting relationships with staff from across the organisation and act as a key advisor to the Executive Team.

We are happy to consider candidates taking their first step into leadership and we will consider exceptional part time candidates to ensure we find the right person or people for the role. We particularly welcome candidates from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities as these are overrepresented communities in our services and yet underrepresented within our leadership.

• Permanent, full-time role in our Leadership Team (part-time considered).
• Salary:£46,800 (salary scale £46,800-£52,000).
• Deadline to apply: 9am, Wednesday 11 February 2026.

Please see the Job Pack on our website

Head of HR - New Horizon Youth Centre