Director of Human Resources - Reading, United Kingdom - Fill My Vacancy

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Reading, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Our client has been at the forefront of UK higher education for nearly a century. Over the decades they have become innovators and pioneers, pushing academic boundaries and leading social change. In 2016, they celebrated the 90th anniversary of the grantof their Royal Charter.

Their current Strategy highlights the core values that characterise them:

a love of learning; creating and sharing new knowledge; embracing and celebrating the diversity of people and ideas; and caring for their environment.

They havemaintained these values throughout their history, and they will continue to guide them in the future as they transform the way they work.

Their mission remains to transform people's lives through the excellence of their education and research, and there hasprobably never been a more vital time for this.

Following the retirement of their previous Director, they are now seeking to appoint a new Director of Human Resources, who will report to the Chief Strategy Officer and their Secretary.

The new Director will be responsible for the delivery and refresh of the HR Strategic Framework, will help to deliver their strategic ambitions through the recruitment, development and nurturing of its people, and will deliver, through their teams, high-qualitystrategic, professional and transactional HR services.

Leading over 70 colleagues distributed across five core teams, of Professional & Advisory, People Development, Operations, Pensions and Occupational Health, the new Director will be an experienced andcommitted HR professional seeking the opportunity to develop their career further in this important role.

Their new Director of HR will also be committed to the success of the institution their partners and the communities they serve and will demonstrate this commitment by engaging with all stakeholders, including staff, students and the wider community as asenior leader of them.

They are committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and is a Diversity Champion for Stonewall, the leading LGBT+ rights organisation.

Applications for job-share,part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.