Head of HR - Warrington, United Kingdom - We Change Lives

We Change Lives
We Change Lives
Verified Company
Warrington, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Role:
Head of HR


Service:
Central


Hours per week:39 hours - Monday to Friday


Salary:
Up to PS50,000


Location:

Working from home but you will be expected to travel to our services in Warrington, Ellesmere Port & Manchester as the business requires.


Head of HR:
Role purpose


Are you passionate about making a difference We Change Lives is looking for a Head of HR to join our dedicated team.

As the Head of HR, you will play a vital role in ensuring the organisation has the correct quantity and quality of people performing to the required standard.

This will be achieved through performance management, learning & development, culture, pay, and reward.


Given the outsized importance people play in delivering care alongside the volumes required now and, in the future, a highly organised, data-driven, and proactive approach to workforce planning is required with emphasis on recruitment, selection, development, and performance of the organisation's current and future managers from team leaders upwards.


Performance management

Responsibilities:


Setting the Performance Standard:


  • Champion a performance management culture throughout the organisation.
  • Continuously review productivity and development, making improvements as required.
  • Monitor, review, and develop HR policies and procedures to drive performance.
  • Ensure a robust system is in place for competency frameworks, objectives measurement, and review.

Monitoring Performance:


  • Create organisationalwide systems for monitoring management and employee performance.
  • Manage the company's formal appraisal system to ensure it drives highperformance standards.
  • Provide informal feedback sessions that coach employees toward improved performance.
  • Maintain accurate records supporting effective performance management.

Managing Underperformance:


  • Evaluate company policies against employment regulations ensuring compliance with best practices.
  • Guide managers in strictly adhering to the organisational policy when managing underperformance issues.
  • Promptly identify instances of underperformance to facilitate timely corrective actions.
  • Manage complex employee relations cases while maintaining professionalism.

Recruitment & Retention (Workforce Planning):


  • Develop a comprehensive recruitment strategy that aligns with the organisation's goals.
  • Ensure successful execution of the recruitment strategy by coordinating with relevant stakeholders.
  • Set pay structures: Review current pay structures, coordinate remuneration policies, advise senior management on staff salaries based on external benchmarks.
  • Manage talent planning: Identify highpotential employees, develop talent programs, and create succession plans for key roles.

Learning & Development:


  • Devise learning & development strategy: Create a strategic plan for employee training programs that meet organisational needs now and in the future.
  • Conduct new starter inductions: Ensure smooth onboarding processes by providing comprehensive orientations for new hires.
  • Develop a learning & development policy that outlines expectations for ongoing training opportunities available to all employees.
  • Ensure all colleagues receive legally mandated training.

Other:


  • Manage and develop the HR team by providing guidance, training, coaching, and performance evaluations.
  • Control the HR budget by forecasting staffing costs, monitoring expenses, and reporting on current/future initiatives.
  • Establish departmental accountabilities for various HR functions while continuously reviewing them for strategic value.
  • Drive alignment between HR strategy and overall business objectives.
  • Translate key data into an effective people strategy by collaborating with senior management to influence decisionmaking.
  • Provide companywide information through analysing figures on staff turnover, cost per hire, etc., interpreting people data effectively.
  • Champion change management by obtaining buyin from stakeholders during organisational changes or initiatives.
  • Represent the HR department consistently with professionalism, confidence, and skill in interactions with internal/external parties.
  • Constructively and pragmatically providing solutions to mitigate negative impacts.

Who are we looking for?

Essential

  • Three years of HR Management experience
  • Five years of HR experience within the UK
  • Held a previous position of seniority, able to establish credibility and build department accountability. Excellent change management, influencing, and coaching skills
  • Proven leadership capabilities and
  • Highly organised with the ability to create operational and strategic plans A good standard of professional report writing skills.
  • Adept at problemsolving and conflict resolution. The ability to handle sensitive information with confidentiality, professionalism discretion and diplomacy is crucial.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills,
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