Head of People

Job Title: Head of People

Salary:

Scale 12, Spinal Column Point 52-56, £62,710 - £67,290

Working Arrangements:

36.25 hours per week, flexitime working arrangements.

Closing Date:

12 noon, Friday 4 October 2024

An opportunity has arisen for a suitably experienced Human Resources professional to join an inclusive and value driven public sector organisation with an outstanding organisational culture. We offer free car parking, a generous pension and generous annual leave.

In this broad HR role, you will have an awareness of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and Learning & Development and have the ability to lead and deliver in relation to these areas of activity. You will have a deep understanding of the public sector equality duty and a commitment to driving meaningful change. You will be responsible for leading the HR team to deliver exceptional HR services across a range of activities including EDI, change management, talent management, and workforce planning. Your focus will be on achieving timely and impactful results while fostering a positive organisational culture.

Closing date for applications is 12 noon on Friday 4 October 2024 however we reserve the right to close the advert prior to this if sufficient quality applications have been received.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a first stage interview on 14 or 15 October 2024. Candidates who are successful through the first stage interview will be invited to a final stage interview with the Director of People and Development and the Chief Fire Officer, which is anticipated to take place on Monday 28 October 2024.

This post is subject to a Standard check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Diversity matters, we want to attract the broadest range of people to work with us and the more diverse the workforce, the better able we are to serve our community. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all individuals regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, social background, religion and/or belief or age. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

This post has been advertised internally and externally.