Closing Date: Friday 12th September 2025 at 12 noon.
Salary: £53,615 to £59,829 pro-rated for 22.5 hours flexible over 3 days.
Location: This post is based at Children North East, 89 Denhill Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 6QE.
Contract Type: A normal working week is 22.5 hours flexible over 3 days. This role is permanent.
Children North Easts performance has accelerated against our current strategic objectives and the charity is now preparing its new five-year strategic plan. We are continuing to broaden our reach regionally and grow our work nationally where need is required. We are looking for an accomplished HR Director to join our Senior Leadership Team. We want someone who is passionate about leading our people strategy forward. The ideal person will have proven HR leadership experience, a deep understanding of HR functions, have a strategic mind-set, strong leadership and excellent communication skills. This is a critical role, which will report directly to the CEO. You will be responsible for developing the people strategy and embedding a culture of continuous improvement across the charity. In order to be suitable for this role you must be a highly driven leader with a proven track record of working at leadership level. You will be involved in making key decisions in line with the charity’s strategic plan and will need to have excellent planning and organisational abilities to ensure we execute our strategic aims in a timely manner.