Human Resouces jobs in United Kingdom

A specialist manufacturing and service company, with operations in the UK and overseas, and head-office between York and Harrogate.

The Head of HR & Development is responsible for creating a best in class employer brand to attract, engage, develop and retain the best talent, optimising people performance to deliver the company's 2028 ambitions.

• Collaborates with the senior leadership team to design and deliver an overall people strategy and plan to achieve the organisational objectives and company ambitions
• Defines HR initiatives, company policy and procedures.
• Provides strategic counsel on all people matters.
• Facilitates the development of HR processes and services to support business strategies.
• Develops the company culture and creates an employer of choice.
• Creates and manages the HR function's annual budget.
• Contributes to the long- term goals of the organisation, including talent acquisition and succession planning.
• Operates globally supporting the People Strategy for Global Operations, including established and other emerging sites.
• Monitors and proactively highlights the effectiveness of people management and HR practices/processes for the business to initiate, plan and manage change.
• Manage, coach and develop the HR team.
• Proactively coaches' leaders and people within the business on the right behaviours and values.
• Works in partnership with outsourced providers.
• Brings in external market best practice and keeps abreast of legislation.
• Ensure risks are identified and raised with a resolution agreed.

This exciting Head of HR & Development role requires an individual with broad experience and an entrepreneurial spirit. You will need to be/have:

• Experience operating at senior board level in a fast paced business, preferably with an international remit.
• Experience designing and delivering leadership programmes and interventions.
• Experience of training needs analysis and the creation and implementation of a learning academy.
• Extensive experience in Human Resource Management and a qualified member of the CIPD.
• A strategic thinker with a pragmatic hands-on approach.
• People management skills and experience.
• Coaching experience.
• Ideally experienced in both large and SME businesses in a similar sector.

The Head of HR & Development will play an integral part in the growth of this business, and as such offers a generous package:

• Salary of c£80,000
• Excellent benefits including Bonus, Car Allowance, Healthcare, DIS x 4, Pension
• Hybrid working model with 3-4 days on site near Harrogate / York.
• Genuine career opportunity as the business grows.

Due to the expected volume of applications we will be unable to respond individually. Please assume if you haven't heard within two weeks that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.