Director of HR Enhancement Project – AD2705NB

4 weeks ago

Saint Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom University of St Andrews Full time

Start Date: As soon as possible
Fixed Term: for 3 years.

The University is looking for an experienced HR professional with significant HR transformation and organisational change experience to lead the implementation and embedding of the new target operating model (TOM); working closely with the Director of HR and directly reporting to the University's Vice Principal for People and Diversity, who also serves as the Project Sponsor.

The role holder will lead the HR Project Team and play a key role in ensuring a more modern approach to people management across both our academic schools and professional service units.

This will involve working with service leads across HR and OD to continue to evolve and operationalise the agreed TOM, supporting the detailed design of new services to ensure a coherent experience across the staff journey as well as engaging at all levels across the University to develop and foster a shared vision and roadmap to success.

Reporting directly to the Vice Principal, People and Diversity (VP P&D), and working closely with the Director of HR, you will play a leading role in delivering the University's ambition to attract and retain the best people and provide a high-quality staff experience which enables all our staff to contribute, thrive, and perform at their best. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a major journey of change toward a more modern approach to people management and engagement.

This is a full-time, 3-year, fixed-term role, covering beyond the expected project end date of December 2026.

Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:

  • Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays.
  • Financial contribution to relocation.
  • Membership of the USS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions.
  • A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies.
  • Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme.
  • A range of wellbeing initiatives including membership of Peppy, a health application that connects staff to expert practitioners and personalized support on health matters.

This post will/may be primarily based at the Eden Campus at Guardbridge, a state-of-the-art working environment for professional services units.

Please see the Further Particulars section "How to Apply" for full application requirements.

Further information requests and informal enquiries may be directed to Mairi Stewart, Director of Human Resources, email: -

Applications are particularly welcome from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in professional posts at the University.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience and form a central pillar of the University Strategy. We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, LGBT Charter and Race Charters). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network. Full details available online:

Closing Date: 16 August 2024

Interview Date: 25 September 2024

Please quote ref: AD2705NB

Further Particulars: AD2705NB

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