Head of Human Resources
5 days ago
Brentford
Circa £70,000 HR Strategy and Organisational Development • Deliver a comprehensive people strategy aligned with organisational goals and values, • Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO and Executive team on all HR and organisational development matters, • Lead organisational design and development, change management activities, workforce planning, and transformation initiatives, • Embed and promote a positive, high-performance, inclusive, and values-led culture HR Operations • Oversee all HR functions including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, employee relations, and offboarding, • Develop, review, and implement HR policies and procedures ensuring they are up to date, legally compliant, and reflect best practice, • Monitor and report on key HR metrics (e.g., turnover, absence, engagement), ensuring employee records and reporting systems are accurate, effective, and kept confidential, • Oversee payroll processes in collaboration with Finance Recruitment and Talent Management • Oversee workforce planning, succession planning, and talent management, • Lead on recruitment strategy and oversee end-to-end recruitment ensuring equity with strategies to attract diverse, high-calibre candidates, • Deliver and manage robust onboarding, induction, and retention programmes Culture and Engagement • Champion organisational values and embed a positive, inclusive culture, • Foster strong employee engagement through effective communication, • Lead employee engagement initiatives, including staff surveys and action planning, • Promote equality, diversity, inclusion, and representation across the organisation Employee Relations • Provide expert advice and guidance on employee relations issues, including disciplinary, grievance, absence management, and organisational risk matters, • Support managers in resolving workplace issues effectively and fairly, • Ensure fair and consistent application of HR policies and procedures Performance Management • Design and embed performance management frameworks that drive accountability and development, • Develop and maintain performance appraisal systems, • Support managers in setting objectives and conducting performance reviews, • Identify and address performance issues, providing guidance, advice, and support Learning and Development • Develop and oversee learning and development strategies to build organisational capability, • Work with managers to identify training needs and develop and implement professional development programmes, • Support staff, management, and leadership development, • Promote continuous learning across the organisation Pay, Reward, and Benefits • Develop and oversee fair, competitive, and sustainable pay, benefits, and reward strategies and frameworks, • Lead on salary benchmarking where appropriate, • Champion employee wellbeing, including mental health and work-life balance initiatives