Head of HR - Daventry, United Kingdom - Simply Conveyancing

Simply Conveyancing

Verified Company

Daventry, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will be responsible for the day to day running of the generalist HR department, leading a small but amazing team in delivering a highly professional HR service across the employee lifecycle, from employee relations, performance management, wellbeing, equality, diversity and inclusion, employee communications through to coaching managers and supervisors in how to manage people practices across a hybrid workforce.

Main Responsibilities:

Deliver the identified priorities in the Simply People strategy to deliver our employee value proposition
Support delivery of the Company strategy and plan through the People workstream as part of its transformation programme
Provide data and insights to drive the People agenda, owning the dashboards and the oversight of our HRIS
Lead on reward activities, delivering an industry competitive and compelling reward proposition
Lead the generalist People department, ensuring company policies align with industry standards and legal regulations
Develop HR strategies that align with the company's business goals
Implement comprehensive strategies to promote a positive work environment and high levels of employee engagement
Evaluate and improve HR systems and policies as necessary
Lead the Company DE&I programme
Ensure all HR operations are delivered with a high degree of professionalism and compliance
Develop and manage the annual HR budget
Be an ambassador and champion for our values, delivering a dynamic and positive peoplecentred service

Experience and Qualifications:

Experience of leading high performing teams
Experience of leading People elements of transformation programmes and HR projects
Experience of a legal or professional services environment desirable
Experience of leading reward activities
Knowledgeable and experienced in managing complex ER cases
Strong technical and employment law knowledge
Proven ability to influence all stakeholders, through a matrix structure, driving change with a positive and adaptable mindset
Strong interpersonal skills and a dedication to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion
Strong IT skills with mastery of word and excel
MCIPD or MA Human Resources Management

Personal Attributes:

An inspirational leader who role models our values truly customer focussed
Commercially aware, performance driven and solutions oriented
A high degree of professionalism, integrity and personal standards
Enthusiastic and a positive force for change and improvement
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to convey complex concepts to various stakeholders
Committed to staying updated on industry trends and employment law

Further information:

Reporting to Chief People Officer

Location

Daventry/hybrid minimum 3 days in Daventry plus travel to other sites
Salary £75£85k dependant on experience
Industry leading benefits package including Bupa healthcare

About us:

Simply Conveyancing Property Lawyers ("Simply") is one of the UK's leading providers of residential conveyancing services to home movers.

Through embracing technology to build its bespoke eConvey platform and combining this with best-in-class customer service, Simply has become one of the fastest growing conveyancing businesses in the UK.

The large majority of our conveyancing instructions are referred by estate agents who trust us to deliver a first-class service to their customers.

Each month, more than 300 estate agency offices refer business to simply.

This includes leading agency groups such as Dexters, Foxtons, Dacre Son & Hartley, amongst others; in each case Simply is the preferred conveyancing partner of these agencies.

Our reputation for excellent customer service is underpinned by leading ratings on review sites such as Trustpilot (currently rated 4.9), Feefo (5 out of 5) and Google (4.7 out of 5).

We seek regular feedback from our estate agency partners and have scored an average of 97% over the last 12 months.

The business employs some c. 300 staff from its headquarters in Daventry and satellite offices in Peterborough and Cardiff.

Our future growth will be driven by:

M&A activity to capture more of the market and additional talent;
Our ability to further enhance the experience it offers home movers;
Continued development of the way that we work seamlessly with estate agencies; and
Improving internal processes to deliver increased operational efficiency.

We are a finance team of hardworking experts that take pride in delivering an outstanding level of financial management, accounting and management information that drives business decisions and manages risk.