Head of HR

Donmar Warehouse; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 55,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading UK theatre company is seeking a Head of HR to partner with stakeholders across the organisation for employee management and welfare. The successful candidate will manage all HR operations and ensure compliance while supporting the business's overarching strategy. Responsibilities include overseeing recruitment and training effectiveness. The role is part-time, requiring 30 hours of work across four weekdays. An ideal start date is in late March/early April, with a salary of £55,000 pro rata.

Qualifications

• Proven skills and experience in HR generalism, recruitment, and organisation design.
• Experience in managing the full employee lifecycle.
• Ability to partner with stakeholders across the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Support an excellent standard of staff management, welfare, and engagement.
• Deliver on all aspects of HR operations.
• Work closely with the Head of Inclusion and Skills.

Job description

The Head of HR at the Donmar Warehouse will partner with stakeholders across the organisation to support an excellent standard of staff management, welfare and engagement. Using proven skills and experience in HR generalism, recruitment and organisation design, the role will support the overarching strategy of the Donmar with a fit for purpose HR business plan and manage the full employee lifecycle.

The role will deliver on all aspects of HR operations, using a blended approach of staff welfare and culture with compliance and due diligence to keep our people and our organisation safe and thriving. The standalone role encompasses the full lifecycle of HR activity which includes business partner and business planning, through to administration and support of relevant workflows. The post works closely with the Head of Inclusion and Skills to ensure our training programmes are relevant, effective and embedded.

Terms: 30 hours worked across 4 out of 5 weekdays per week

Salary: £55,.5 FTE (this would be pro rata for 30 hours a week)

Applications Currently Scheduled to Close at 10am on Monday 9 February

Round One Interviews: Monday 16 February and Tuesday 17 February

Round Two Interviews: Tuesday 24 February

Ideal start date: end of March/early April (please contact us if you have any questions about this)

We would ideally like a candidate who can start in post at the end of March/early April. We will consider applicants who are available for a staggered start or significant handover if not available at this exact time.

We reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive enough suitable candidates to shortlist and may recruit on a rolling basis.