Director of People and Culture

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom L'Arche Full time £20

Director of People and Culture, L'Arche in the UK

ABOUT L'ARCHE

L'Arche is a worldwide movement of people with and without learning disabilities building community together. We aim to be a beacon for our society - of what social care can be, what life with learning disabilities can be, and what a human society can be.

L'Arche in the UK is a registered charity and a regulated provider of care and support. Our 11 Communities in England, Scotland and Wales offer a varied mix of adult supported living, registered care, and day services.

Our UK annual turnover is about £20m. Well over a thousand people across the UK belong to a L'Arche Community, including about 300 people with learning disabilities and more than 700 employees and volunteers.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reports to: National Leader / CEO

Direct reports: HR Advisor, Head of Learning and Development

Salary: £72,800 (plus London weighting where appropriate)

Location: Hybrid, with 2-3 days a week in our London office, or in another L'Arche location. (If your base is outside London, you can expect to spend 2-3 days a month in the London office). The role includes regular travel to L'Arche Communities UK-wide, and to national meetings.

Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week, full time

Purpose of the role:

Lead people vision, strategy, systems and services that make L'Arche a great place to work, belong, and grow in Community - so that we live out our mission and values.

Key responsibilities:

Vision and values

  • Lead L'Arche in our identity as a life-giving place to work, belong and grow, in line with our mission and values.
  • Develop a coherent vision and strategy for L'Arche as a place where people can flourish.
  • Integrate this people vision into organisation-wide ambitions, priorities and initiatives.
  • Build clarity and confidence about how to bring together the L'Arche focus on community, mutuality, and spirituality.

Recruitment, retention, and belonging

  • Build a L'Arche-wide focus on belonging, wellbeing and employee retention.
  • Oversee recruitment strategy and processes across l'Arche.
  • Lead on workforces strategy, pay and rewards.
  • Support L'Arche Communities to welcome a new generation of volunteers and friends.
  • Lead employee and volunteer engagement, and build a culture of co-creation, ownership, and voice for everyone.

Learning, development, and formation

  • Oversee co-production and roll-out of a new Values, Skills and Behaviours Framework.
  • Lead a new initiative on line management skills and culture.
  • Oversee the national Learning and Development team in providing central programmes for assistant and leader induction and leadership development.
  • Support Communities to identify and develop future leaders.
  • Oversee development and implementation of an overall strategy for learning, development, and formation.

HR structures, strategy, and services

  • Ensure L'Arche has the skills, policies, systems, and information for consistently good and compliant HR services and line management.
  • Review and lead people functions across L'Arche, to ensure clear, coherent, and cost-effective HR services.
  • Manage the HR team, Learning and Development team, and national HR and L&D budgets.
  • Oversee the accuracy and relevance of admin and data systems.
  • Oversee HR employee relations and whistleblowing across l'Arche.

Leadership

  • Champion the mission of L'Arche and model our values.
  • Contribute expertise on HR, inclusion, employment law and learning and development to wider discussions.
  • Maximise the voice, power, and engagement of employees and of people with learning disabilities.

A full role description and person specification can be found in the Recruitment Pack .

The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 16 June .

The first round of interviews will be online, between 28 June and 5 July.

£72,800 (plus London weighting where appropriate)

Hours

37.5 hours per week

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