Director of People and OD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Director of People and Organisation Development Location: National - base location will be agreed with successful candidate Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent Salary: from £86,688 per annum depending on experience Are you a dynamic people leader who wants to help shape the future of our outstanding charity? This could be the opportunity you have been waiting for! About the role We have a rare and exciting opportunity for an experienced and dynamic people leader to join our organisation. We are at the beginning of a new 3 year strategy and the Director of People and OD will play a key role in the successful delivery of the corporate strategy and be accountable for achieving the People and OD objectives. Building on the work of the last 3 years, you will be responsible for continuing to drive sustainable cultural change and organisational development. You will act as a champion of our values and culture, having the confidence and ability to recognise and amplify the right behaviours whilst challenging and addressing inappropriate ones. You will oversee all people activity, including complex ER, talent management, workforce development and succession planning. You will also ensure that appropriate People Policies and Procedures are embedded across the organisation. The role will ensure our People and OD approaches enable a high performing, empowered, agile and engaged workforce where diversity and inclusion are valued. You will ensure that all relevant legal and regulatory obligations are met and provide leadership and direction in support of positive employee relations and workforce planning. You will ensure that a comprehensive annual delivery plan is in place with all members of your team clearly understanding their part and contribution. MHM is a national charity, and this role will include regular travel to meet the needs of the organisation. About you To be successful in the role you will be able to demonstrate visible and confident leadership, "living" the values of MHM and be able to lead your teams in achieving priorities identified in MHM's strategic plan. You will have highly developed persuading, communicating and interpersonal skills which will enable you to gain commitment, support, respect, trust and confidence of our key stakeholders. You will need to be able to demonstrate extensive People leadership experience at executive level, have a proven ability to lead, develop and shape people functions and have a strong working knowledge of people practices and employment legislation. You will have strong strategic planning skills, alongside excellent project management, analytical, evaluative and organisational skills. No two days are the same at MHM so you should be able to manage numerous conflicting priorities and deliver against multiple deadlines running simultaneously. Experience of working in a voluntary and community organisation or the health and social care sector would be an advantage, but not essential. Having worked at a similar level in a complex organisation, you will support organisational change and growth, and be proficient in working with a wide variety of stakeholders with a proven ability to inspire confidence at all levels of the organisation. What we offer The salary for the role is offered from £86,688 per annum depending on experience. As a national organisation, there is flexibility in the location, providing you have good access to main travel routes enabling good access to our various sites. You will also receive generous annual leave and pension entitlement, and you can expect to be supported in your ongoing personal and professional development. We offer a range of additional benefits for colleagues including access to 24/7 private GP service, Life Assurance and free will writing service, wellbeing support and access to a range of discount platforms. In addition, you will work with people who are passionate about supporting individuals in their day to day lives, which is why we also ensure you will have the flexibility to fit in all the important things in your own life. We want to ensure our workforce reflects the local community and would encourage applicants from all backgrounds with relevant experience to apply. Our timeline for recruitment will be as follows: How to Apply We operate Safer Recruitment processes, so applications need to be through our online application form. The application is divided into two sections - application information and Shortlisting Questions. Please ensure you complete the questions at the end to demonstrate how you meet the the criteria in the person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Minimum of 3 years' experience in a broad HR
• management or leadership role.
• * Successful track record at a senior level in a comparable complex service focused
• organisation, managing a full range of People and OD teams.
• * Evidence of supporting the development of a people strategy.
• * Experience of supporting complex cultural and OD transformation.
• * Significant experience of supporting and enabling managers through TUPE, restructures and other People related projects.
• * Evidence of developing and embedding Peoplefocused plans, offering pragmatic solutions to deliver business objectives.
• * Experience in development of People focused organisational policies and procedures.
• * Experience of supporting organisations, managers and teams through change and driving a high performance culture.
• * Experience of implementing effective EDI strategies.
• * Experience of embedding effective leadership development and talent management across an
• organisation.
• * Experience of people and budget management.
• * Experience of shaping and implementing electronic systems to support and manage People
• functions and integration with payroll.
• * Experience of reporting to a Board and acting as lead officer on committees.
• * Excellent employment law knowledge with the ability to apply this to create the right culture of accountability, innovation and care.
• * Sound knowledge of established and emerging people and OD practice with the ability to use
• evidence and analysis to identify and apply appropriate approaches for the organisation.
• * Understanding and operational experience of People agendas and best practice in day-to-day
• People processes.
• * Knowledge and ability to implement effective employee engagement and value proposition.
• * Understanding of the value of effective communication approaches, drawing on the experience of the marcomms function.
• * A creative, flexible and innovative thinker with high levels of resilience.
• * Ability to work with a collaborative style in a fast paced, changing and challenging environment.
• * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a high level of emotional intelligence and integrity, with the ability to articulate and share a vision with team and colleagues.
• Ability to produce and present coherent and succinct plans and reports.
• * Ability to work with ambiguity and conflicting priorities.
• * Discreet with high integrity and fair in dealing with all people and situations.
• * Ability to exercise judgement around complex and
• reputationally sensitive issues and effectively support the management of change.
• * Ability to analyse complex issues and develop and deliver action plans to address areas for improvement.
• * Ability to effectively manage teams demonstrating values driven leadership behaviours.
• * Strong IT skills and experience of systems to support the People function. (MHM uses Microsoft Office applications).
• * Ability to travel throughout England.

Experience

Essential

• Degree level and MCPID qualified and registered with evidence of continuous professional
• development

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Mental Health Matters

Address

SR5 3XJ

sunderland

SR5 3XJ

Employer's website

https://www.mhm.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)