Head of People
Head of People
CentralLondon, Hybrid working
Full time, 40 hours, Monday-Friday
About the job
An important part of the leadership team at Storal, the Head of People is responsible for shaping and executing our holistic approach to people management, encompassing people operations, employee relations, people engagement, people analytics, and talent attraction.
The primary focuses of the role will be to develop the strategies for retention andtalent attraction; leading and building a high-performing People and Talent team; develop and executing People policies and procedures and building a scalable People and Talent function to support the business through upcoming growth.
You'llbe supported by a Talent Manager, Associate People Partners, Associate Talent Partners and administrativeteam. As part of your role youwill work closely with the Head of Education who owns the learning and development strategy, in addition to the other Heads of Department and the Executive team. Through your role, you will need to inspire teams, set clear expectations, and work collaboratively with other stakeholders to drive forward the organisation’s vision.
Main Responsibilities
* Ensuring a culture of excellence, high standards and continuous improvement within the People function and across the company, embodying our behaviours and values;
* Lead the development and implementation of our people engagement/retention and talent attraction strategies
* Lead on the management of regulatory people risk including but not limited to NMW legislation, statutory leaver, safer recruitment and effective employee relations case management
* Lead on the development and regular review of all HR specific nursery policies and procedures.
* Working in partnership with the other Heads of Department to ensure the corporate goals are executed through a collaborative and cohesive approach
* Develop a highly motivated, skilled and engaged people and talent team through strong leadership
* Develop a robust set of people analytics metrics and drive data informed decision making through the people function and through nursery operations with a focus on improving team retention and reducing team sickness
* Own the company approach to reward and recognition
* Innovate and use automation and technology to develop a scalable and efficient people function
* Support the integration of new acquisitions and the launch of brownfield/greenfield nurseries
* Work with the Head of Education and the Learning & Development
* Manager to support the company learning and development
About you:
* An experienced Head of People (HR generalist background)
* Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of employment law
* A CIPD qualification – level 5 or above
* Experience developing and successfully implementing a talent engagement/retention strategy
* Experience within a regulated sector where the workforce possesses some similar qualities/challenges to the early years workforce
* Experience within a multi-site business
* Experience in employee relations case management
* Experience in managing TUPE
* Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, will be an engaging and inspiring presenter
* Strong understanding of people analytics, analytical and able to analyse trends to drive improvements
* Strong understanding of people process mapping
* Experience of change management
* Have strong interpersonal skills and a natural capability to develop and maintain meaningful cross-functional relationships
* Experienceof maximising the benefit from a HRIS
What we can offer you:
* Company shares
* Annual wellness day off
* Company sick pay
* Access to retail and other discounts through Perkbox
* Holidays increasing with length of service
* Performance related bonuses
* Dedicated learning and development support
* Access to one-to-one confidential counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance
About us:
Storal are NMT (medium)nursery group of the year 2023, with nurseries across England. It is our vision at Storal to be the nursery group that every family and educator wants to be part of. Our values are built around creating this environment for teams and children. We also haveour own Storal curriculum, thatis embedded by our education team.We believe in high standards, praising each other, pulling together as a team whilst actively helping others to grow and that’s only the beginning of the story. We do what we say we do and if you align with this approach, then Storal is the place for you.
Storal is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All employees will be subject to background checks, enhanced DBS checks and reference checks.
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