Director of People

Description:

My Client, a leading supplier of Social Housing, CareHomes and Student accommodation have a vacancy for an experienced suitably qualified Director of People. This is a temp to perm position for the right person.

The successful candidate will have both a strategic and a strong hands on / operational focus, providing a comprehensive People service across multiple sites, which ensures that managers and employees are equipped with good practices, demonstratable understanding of our values, and guidance to foster a high-performance and inclusive culture. Main duties • Support the implementation of people strategies, policies, and initiatives. • Support the review of the company culture and champion embedding initiatives. • Drive solutions related to strategic talent management, leadership development, diversity, equity, and inclusion; facilitating a culture where everyone feels welcomed, supported, and valued. • Work closely with the business and function Heads to create training and development initiatives to support continuous improvement, employee growth and performance outcomes. • Advise and coach managers on performance management and employee relations issues. • Manage employee relations issues, including attendance, disciplinaries and grievances. • Manage family related leave and absences. • Keep up to date with employment law and operational trends to ensure advice and guidance on policies and practices are compliant, people focussed, and relevant policies reviewed or developed, communicated and training delivered where required. • Support organisational changes including, restructures, acquisitions, and TUPE. • Assist with the review, design and implementation of compensation and benefits programs. • Deliver on ESG initiatives by developing policies aligned to the requirements, identify opportunities, implement, and report on progress towards KPIs. • Process timely monthly payroll using the people system via an outsourced bureau. • Administer pension schemes membership and contributions. • Carry out recruitment and onboarding when required. • Work with business units and function to ensure health and safety compliance and good practices are met. The successful candidate will be an experienced HR generalist, You will have a sound knowledge of employment law and progressive people practices. Further skills required include: • Experienced in influencing and driving change, whilst bringing people on board. • Strong commercial acumen - in decision making and understanding how People and Culture can drive business performance. • A natural coach, with a firm belief in empowering others. • Experienced in managing pension administration and outsourced payroll. • Excellent Microsoft skills, with a strong flair for presenting engaging, concise, and relevant content.

Excellent company to work for with usual benefits associated with a large organisation