Group Head of HR

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Harrison Bridge Full time
Job Description

Group Head of HR

Closing Date: 17 June 2024

Location: UK Wide (with travel to office locations, our offices are located in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh or London). There will be a requirement with this role to attend London and Edinburgh offices regularly.

Hours: Full-time

Salary: Up to £90,000 (depending on experience)

Who we are

Energy Saving Trust is a leading and trusted organisation, dedicated to promoting energy efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy use. We aim to address the climate emergency and deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as we transition to net zero.

At Energy Saving Trust we don't just offer jobs – we offer careers. For our people, being part of the effort to address the climate emergency makes working for us truly meaningful and rewarding.

Here are some of the benefits we offer:

  • We offer an outstanding pension scheme including employer contributions of up to 9%, 11% or 13% (age-linked).
  • Enhanced parental leave.
  • Private BUPA insurance.
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with service-linked increases as well as three goodwill days over the Christmas period.
  • Staff wellbeing allowance of up to £25 per month / £300 per year.

Please see our careers page - for the full list of benefits we have to offer and why Energy Saving Trust is a great place to work.

The role

  • Reporting to the CEO, the role will be predominantly focused on operational HR, and will manage a team of approximately 20 HR professionals.
  • The Group Head of HR will act as the face of HR for the organisation and will be accountable for planning and executing all HR activities.
  • The successful candidate will have responsibility for the implementation of HR strategies to support business objectives and will ensure all essential HR functions and infrastructure are in place and effective, providing supportive and excellent HR services and business partnering to the organisation.
  • They will also work closely with the COO on the HR strand of our company change programme.

What you'll do

Energy Saving Trust seeks to appoint a candidate with a track record of creating and developing a high-performing HR function. Key responsibilities will include:

  • Talent acquisition and recruitment oversight.
  • Employee relations and engagement.
  • Talent management.
  • HR metrics.
  • HR systems and supporting infrastructure.
  • Change management and business transformation.
  • Training and development.
  • Diversity and inclusion.
  • Budgeting and cost control.

What you'll bring

  • Experience in leading an end-to-end HR function of a similar size.
  • Proven experience in managing teams and driving change through people.
  • Strong relationship building skills, with the ability to work in collaborative organisations with many stakeholders.
  • A commercial mindset, demonstrating value for money and ability to maximise productivity of teams.
  • A hands-on, can-do approach, with the ability to see the bigger picture and present at board level.

To be considered for this role, please send your CV to our recruitment partner, Lee De Souza at Harrison Bridge: or to discuss further, you can reach Lee on

Reasonable adjustments: We are a Disability Confident Committed employer - Find out more here - We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive of and accessible for, everyone. All third party and direct applications will need to be made via our recruitment partner, Harrison Bridge. If you think you may need additional support or reasonable adjustments made to any part of the application/recruitment process, please get in touch with Lee De Souza at

Flexible working: We offer a range of flexible working arrangements, including working from home, compressed or part-time hours, job shares and other arrangements. There is no need to justify your preferred working pattern and we encourage our people to work in whichever way helps them to perform at their best.

We will be happy to discuss this and our blended working model at the interview stage with you.

Please note, that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this post. To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

Diversity and inclusion

Energy Saving Trust is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can be themselves, with support to be their best.

We strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with Energy Saving Trust.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and we ringfence a minimum number of interview slots for candidates who apply via the Disability Confident scheme and meet the minimum criteria for a role.

Find out more here -

You can find out more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.

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