Chief People & Culture Officer - Growth & Impact

Odyssey Social Care; Dublin; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

Health Insurance on probation

Education Assistance

Employee Assistance Programme (VHI)

Refer a Friend Scheme

Team Building & Social Fund

CPD & Career Progression

Job summary

Odyssey Social Care is seeking a senior leader to head People & Culture in Dublin or Kilkenny with national travel. You will shape strategy, lead regulatory excellence, and drive culture across the organisation.

You will collaborate with the CEO and Board, design leadership pipelines, and champion data-driven HR practices, transformation, and inclusive people practices across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience in People/HR within regulated or mission-driven settings.
• Proven success partnering with CEOs and Boards on organizational design and culture.
• Deep knowledge of Irish employment law and governance requirements.
• Experience delivering DEI, ESG, and learning initiatives at scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead the People & Culture strategy aligned to Odyssey Playbook, Family Principles, and growth ambition.
• Partner with CEO, Board and Executive Team on design, leadership capability and succession.
• Drive HR governance, compliance, and readiness for inspections and audits.
• Oversee talent development, onboarding, retention, and organizational design for scale.
• Deliver data-led reporting on people metrics and risk, culture, and capability.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Executive partnership

People & culture strategy

HR governance & compliance

Data-driven decision making

Digital HR transformation

DEI strategy & inclusion

Talent development & succession

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Tools

HR systems

Job description

Odyssey Social Care is seeking a senior leader to head People & Culture in Dublin or Kilkenny with national travel. You will shape strategy, lead regulatory excellence, and drive culture across the organisation.

You will collaborate with the CEO and Board, design leadership pipelines, and champion data-driven HR practices, transformation, and inclusive people practices across multiple sites.