Your new company
Hays HR is delighted to be supporting a new client located in the North East on the recruitment of a Head of HR to join their organisation in a permanent position. You can be located in the North West or the North East, working in a hybrid role.

The organisation is going through a growth period over the next 5 years, where you will support the organisation to deliver its business and growth objectives. You will provide strategic leadership across people, culture and learning & development. This role focuses on building a high-performing, values-led organisation through strong workforce planning, leadership development and a clear learning and development framework.

Your new role
*Lead and support team members within the HR function, managing objectives, workloads and development, and promoting a proactive, collaborative culture.
*Drive the People Strategy, embedding a positive, inclusive and high-performing culture.
*Oversee employee engagement, wellbeing and EDI activity, acting as a trusted adviser to senior leaders.
*Develop and implement the Learning & Development strategy, manage performance and development frameworks and identify future capability needs.
*Lead leadership and management development, support early-career pathways and manage L&D priorities and budgets.
*Hold full accountability for L&D and recruitment budgets to ensure alignment with workforce priorities.
*Lead workforce planning, succession planning and organisational design with senior directors, supporting recruitment and senior hiring.
*Ensure people’s policies and practices are compliant, manage people-related risk and support audits and accreditations.
*Provide strategic input at Board and Director level, collaborate with BD, Operations and Finance, and represent the people agenda internally and externally.
*Chair quarterly capability reviews to assess skills gaps, succession risks and critical roles.

What you’ll need to succeed
*Experience in a senior HR or L&D position previously
*Demonstrate developing and delivering people strategies
*Ability to influence and build strong relationships with key stakeholders
*Up-to-date knowledge of employment law
*Experience embedding culture, values, EDI and engagement initiatives.
*Experience supporting or leading change and transformation activity.
*Experience within a professional services or consultancy environment.
*CIPD Level 7 or equivalent qualification, or significant senior level experience.


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