With four direct reports and a wider team across the organisation, the Director of People will be responsible for;
- Providing overall leadership and guidance to the People function by overseeing HR and Volunteering advice, talent acquisition, career development, succession planning, retention, training, leadership development, reward and recognition.
- Providing strategic oversight of the experience of working with or volunteering for York Minster including ensuring safeguarding underpins all activities.
- Developing legally compliant People policies, to deliver strategic objectives.
- Providing people partnering support to the Senior Executive Team and department leads on organisational and management issues.
- Promoting employee/volunteer voice including oversight of the work of the Staff Forum.
- Substantial experience of leading a people function with multiple stakeholders in a complex organisation.
- Excellent working knowledge of current employment law and practice and proven track record in maintaining knowledge.
- Demonstrable experience of developing managers and staff members.
- Substantial experience of developing and embedding policy.
- Â Active support for our values of Integrity, Purpose, Humility, and Compassion.
- Proven experience of leading projects across a complex organisation including delivering culture change initiatives.
- Worked in an organisation that benefits from volunteer contribution and/or undertaken voluntary role(s).
- The minster offers a flexible working approach, However this role requires HR presence and therefore expectations would be 3-4 days on site.