Newly created role- head of hr

Head of People and Culture

What will you receive as Head of People and Culture?

• £65,000-75,000 dependent upon the experience of the candidate
• Early finish on a Friday
• Increased holiday entitlement with length of service
• 29 days annual leave
• Holiday loyalty - extra days with length of service
• Increased pension contributions
• Private Medical Insurance

What will you do as Head of People and Culture?

Talent Strategy & Business Growth

• Develop and deliver a people strategy that supports the organisation’s growth ambitions and long-term business objectives.
• Partner with senior leadership to identify the talent, skills, and organisational capability required to support future expansion.
• Lead strategic workforce planning initiatives to ensure the business has the right people in the right roles at the right time.
• Build talent mapping frameworks across critical operational, technical, and leadership positions.
• Identify future skills requirements, succession risks, and capability gaps, developing proactive solutions to address them.
• Establish long-term talent pipelines that reduce reliance on reactive recruitment and support sustainable growth.

Strategic Hiring & Talent Acquisition

• Design and implement a strategic recruitment approach focused on attracting high-calibre talent across key business functions.
• Develop employer branding initiatives that position the business as an employer of choice within a competitive market.
• Create talent attraction strategies for specialist and hard-to-fill positions.
• Build relationships with industry networks, educational institutions, and professional bodies to strengthen talent pipelines.
• Introduce succession-focused hiring strategies that support both immediate operational requirements and future leadership needs.

Apprenticeship, Early Careers & Future Talent

• Develop and lead apprenticeship, graduate, trainee and early-career programmes aligned to future business requirements.
• Create structured development pathways that support long-term career progression and retention.
• Establish partnerships with schools, colleges, universities, and training providers to attract emerging talent.
• Build a future talent framework that develops the next generation of operational, technical, and leadership professionals.
• Promote internal mobility and career development opportunities across the business.

Leadership Development & Succession Planning

• Design and implement leadership development programmes that strengthen management capability across all levels of the organisation.
• Support leaders in building high-performing, engaged, and accountable teams.
• Establish succession planning frameworks for critical operational and leadership positions.
• Develop coaching, mentoring, and leadership support initiatives to strengthen organisational capability.
• Create clear progression pathways that support internal promotion and leadership continuity.

Culture, Engagement & Organisational Effectiveness

• Champion a positive, values-led culture that supports collaboration, accountability, innovation, and high performance.
• Drive initiatives that enhance employee engagement, wellbeing, retention, and organisational commitment.
• Strengthen communication and connectivity across operational and office-based teams.
• Embed company values and behaviours throughout the employee lifecycle.
• Support organisational change initiatives and cultural transformation programmes as the business evolves.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on culture, engagement, organisational effectiveness, and people-related strategy.

What will you require as Head of People and Culture?

• Minimum of 3 years experience at HR Manager Level
• Proven track record of building, developing, or transforming HR functions within growing organisations
• Skilled in talent succession planning, developing learning and development programmes and leading on cultural initiatives
• Experienced in utilising HRIS Systems
• Preferable to have CIPD Qualification or HR Degree