Head of People

6 months ago

London, United Kingdom Storal Full time

**Head of People**
- **Head of People**:

- **Central Support for Storal**:

- **Hybrid - London based office and WFH**:

- **Reporting to the CEO**:

- **Full Time, 40 hours per week**

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Head of People to join Storal. This role is based in the Central Support team of Storal, a group of nursery schools across England. It is our vision to be the nursery group that every family and educator wants to be part of. Our values are built around creating this environment for teams and children. We believe in high standards, praising each other, pulling together as a team whilst actively helping others to grow and that’s only the beginning of the story. We do what we say we do and if you align with this approach, then Storal is the place for you.

**Job Purpose**

An important part of the leadership team at Storal, the Head of People is responsible for shaping and executing our holistic approach to people management, encompassing people operations, employee relations, people engagement, people analytics, and talent attraction.

The primary focuses of the role will be to develop the strategies for talent attraction and retention; leading and building a high-performing People and Talent team; develop and executing People policies and procedures and building a scalable People and Talent function to support the business through upcoming growth.

The Head of People will be supported by a Talent Manager, Associate People Partners, Associate Talent Partners and an administrative team. The Head of People will work closely with the Head of Education who owns the learning and development strategy, in addition to the other Heads of Department and the Executive team. Through their role, they will need to inspire teams, set clear expectations, and work collaboratively with other stakeholders to drive forward the organisation’s vision.

**Main Responsibilities**

The primary areas of focus for this role will be:

- Ensuring a culture of excellence, high standards and continuous improvement within the People function and across the company, embodying our behaviours and values;
- Lead the development and implementation of our people engagement/retention and talent attraction strategies
- Lead on the management of regulatory people risk including but not limited to NMW legislation, statutory leaver, safer recruitment and effective employee relations case management
- Lead on the development and regular review of all HR specific nursery policies and procedures.
- Working in partnership with the other Heads of Department to ensure the corporate goals are executed through a collaborative and cohesive approach
- Develop a highly motivated, skilled and engaged people and talent team through strong leadership
- Develop a robust set of people analytics metrics and drive data informed decision making through the people function and through nursery operations with a focus on improving team retention and reducing team sickness
- Own the company approach to reward and recognition
- Innovate and use automation and technology to develop a scalable and efficient people function
- Support the integration of new acquisitions and the launch of brownfield/greenfield nurseries
- Work with the Head of Education and the Learning & Development Manager to support the company learning and development strategy

**What we are looking for**

**Essential**
- An experienced Head of People (HR generalist background)
- Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of employment law
- A CIPD qualification
- Experience developing and successfully implementing a talent engagement/retention strategy
- Experience within a multi-site business
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, will be an engaging and inspiring presenter;
- Strong understanding of people analytics, analytical and able to analyse trends to drive improvements;
- Strong understanding of people process mapping
- Experience of change management
- Have strong interpersonal skills and a natural capability to develop and maintain meaningful cross-functional relationships
- Experience with maximising the benefit from a HRIS

**Desirable**
- Desire and readiness to progress to People Director role within 3 years
- Experience developing and successfully implementing a talent attraction strategy
- Experience in managing TUPE
- Experience within a regulated sector
- Experience of automation/digital transformation
- Experience tendering and selecting a HRIS

**What we can offer you**:

- Company shares
- Hybrid working
- Annual wellness day off
- Company sick pay
- 50% childcare discount
- Access to retail and other discounts through Perkbox
- Holidays increasing with length of service
- Performance related bonuses
- Dedicated learning and development support
- Access to one-to-one confidential counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Programme

**Salary**: £65,000.00-£94,158.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
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