Head of Capability

**Head of Capability & Reward - Accrington (Hybrid) - a senior leader in the People team, creating and delivering on strategy for specialist functions and driving a culture of compassion, inclusion, equality and diversity through a range of initiatives.**:
**About Bensons for Beds**:
We're Bensons for Beds We put Sleep Wellness at the heart of everything we do. With 100 years of experience in sourcing the best quality beds, frames and mattresses, at Bensons we understand how to design the perfect, tailored sleep experience. We have 170+ locations and employ c 1800 colleagues. Under new ownership of Alteri Investors we have an ambitious 3 year plan to grow the business further and achieve our mission of becoming the market leading bed retailer with a strong omnichannel presence.

**The Role - Head of Capability & Reward**:
We are currently looking for an experienced Head of Capability & Reward to join our People team and provide strategic leadership and development, reporting in to the Chief People Officer, with direct reports including the L&D Manager and Talent Acquisition Manager who lead their respective specialist teams, and also having responsibility for the reward and wellbeing strategy for the business.

Key responsibilities as follows:

- Deputise for the CPO as required and act as a thinking partner for Exec and non exec colleagues in all aspects of culture, behaviour and leadership
- Support the 3 year people strategy, ensuring ‘Unlocking the power of our people’ is at the forefront of all strategies, initiatives and programs
- Update people strategy progress periodically, quarterly and annually providing key updates and progress towards targets
- Establish a diversity, equity and inclusion agenda that drives a collaborative culture and workforce
- Create and adapt a performance review system to drive colleague development and develop, implement and foster a performance management culture
- Create and maintain colleague reward packages taking into account local feedback and market changes
- Review company wellness programs and introduce initiatives that will improve the colleague experience and ensure every colleague has access to health and wellbeing support
- Work in partnership with other business leads to ensure that appropriate procedures and best practices are followed to deliver positive business change
- Create and Lead on the Learning and Development strategy ensuring every colleague has a learning pathway that engages, drives and fosters a learning culture.
- Implement career pathways for every role across the business including creating management development pathways at each level ensuring focussed learning, return on investment and performance improvement
- Drive the apprenticeship strategy utilising the Levy in the most effective way to support the business operation
- Embed competencies and behaviours by job grade across the organisation
- Have an innovative approach to learning adapting new thinking and ways of working
- Lead and deliver on all Talent Acquisition strategies across the business
- Establish consistent colleague screening and interview processes that reflect Bensons values and behaviours and drive high performing teams
- Establish Bensons EVP and work streams to support employer of choice agenda
- Analyse exit interviews data and make actionable recommendations based on insights
- Introduce and manage career development and mentorship programs across the business
- Create a rhythm and routine for Talent reviews throughout the business to drive succession plans, career development and learning interventions
- Use influence and coaching skills to cultivate a culture that reflects the company’s core values
- Establish systems and practices that promote collaboration, performance and accountability
- Create a ‘Great place to Work’ and celebrate success through a ‘Best Companies’ award

**Skills needed**:
We are looking for an experienced Head of Capability & Reward with the following skills, experience and attributes to be successful in this role:

- Previous experience of creating L&D and Reward strategies.
- Experience of leading teams and mentoring management level colleagues
- Knowledge of the specialisms having previous experience gained within a Recruitment, L&D, reward function
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to make presentations and speak publicly
- Compelling story telling ability ensuring every colleague understands the vision and growth strategy for the business
- Strong project management skills
- Passion for innovative HR solutions and process improvement
- The ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, orientated on the results
- Shows determination in driving the function to deliver taking responsibility for performance. Proactively identifies challengesand solutions and takes an active role in championing the business strategy
- Is seen as a role model by peers for embedding a positive attitude withi