Head of People

6 months ago

Leicester, United Kingdom Woodside Animal centre RSPCA Leicestershire Branch Full time

**About us**

As a charity, we rescue, rehabilitate and rehome hundreds of neglected and abandoned animals each year. We need you to ensure that we give as much care and attention to our people as we do to the animals within our care

**Are you a dynamic, experienced Head of People? Or maybe you’re a senior experienced HR Manager looking to move into your first Head of Department role? Keen to make your mark? We’ve got a great new opportunity within our charity as we push towards an exciting new phase in our growth.**

There is plenty of scope for the successful applicant to shape this role and be instrumental in redefining the organisation’s culture.

**Application Process**
- What three core values are you are aligned to?
- What does success look like for you?
- What song would be your personal anthem/best describes you?

**Closing date: Sunday 3rd December**

**Interview date: 12th December**

**Job Title: Head of People**
**Reports to: CEO**

**Job Purpose**:
The Head of People and Culture will provide expertise, leadership, vision and guidance to drive forward the strategic direction of the People function (to include staff and volunteers) to deliver outstanding aspects for Woodside RSPCA Leicester, Peterborough and Rutland.

Striving not only to maintain but to also drive and go beyond compliance expectations, both internally and externally, to ensure that not only are our values upheld but that we are compliant in everything that we do.

Whilst ensuring that our animals are the focus of our service, the post holder will continually review, maintain, and improve where necessary to uphold the charity’s high standards and ensure that all levels of the charity are maintaining and working within current regulations and guidelines set out for the charity.

**Role Responsibilities**:

- Responsible for helping to attract, develop, motivate and retain the team at RSPCA Woodside Animal Centre.
- Working with the CEO to shape and deliver an inclusive and performance driven culture.
- To be responsible for the whole employee lifecycle, building an employer brand to attract and retain high-performing talents.
- Coaching and developing the leadership and management to ensure a fair and consistent organisation.
- Creating and delivering all training, development and succession planning across the organisation.
- Ensuring the organisation has the right structure in place to deliver our strategy.
- Leading all volunteer management and operational activities.
- Managing all reward, recognition and well-being activities across the organisation.

**Leadership Responsibilities**:

- Providing leadership, decision-making and strategic advice.
- Creating opportunities and implementing comprehensive business plans.
- Accountable for departmental planning and budgeting
- Raising the profile of the organisation through partnerships, external networking, guest speaking and the sharing of expertise.
- Assessing risk and ensuring relevant mitigations are in place business.
- Creating an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture.
- Promoting a clear vision and a positive culture of engagement and well-being across the whole organisation.
- Leading by example and modelling the organisational values.
- Ensuring regulatory and legal requirements of statutory bodies are met.
- Providing supportive leadership, ensuring all people policies and procedures are adhered to, drive succession planning through coaching.
- Following industry trends and market changes.
- Ensuring the organisation has robust GDPR (data protection), safeguarding guidelines and legal/Woodside/RSPCA Society regulations/policies and assurance framework in place.

**Designated Officer**:
This role is the Designated Officer for the following policies:

- **Equality, Diversity and Dignity at Work**:

- **Employment**:

- **Safeguarding Vulnerable People**
- The primary role of the nominated officer is to provide support and advice on issues raised in a particular area.
- Ensuring all policies and procedures are in place, in date and reviewed in line with policy.
- Providing advice on the interpretation of code/policy/procedure and when guidance should be followed.
- Supporting complainants and managers in dealing with a concern or potential concern, nominating an investigating manager (if required).
- Acting as the central point of contract with any concerns/issue.
- Reassuring the complainant of the importance of raising concerns initially and advising what support is available (if required).
- Ensuring that any authorities are advised, if required.

**Person Specification**:

- Experienced Head of People or Senior HR Manager with proven successes and achievements people management and operations.
- Exceptional leadership qualities to engage, nurture and enthuse.
- A strategic and creative outlook, with the ability to articulate your vision with passion at all levels of the organisation.
- Experience of working within the charity sector d

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