Head of People
2 months ago
**About the job**
Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
Permanent, Full time
9am-5.30pm
Start as soon as possible
Welcome to Redsquid, where work is more than just a job; it's an adventure We're a vibrant and quirky team of 50 individuals on a mission to redefine the workplace experience. Our purpose-driven approach is centred around making a real difference in the lives of our employees. At Redsquid, we don't just want to be a company; we aim to be the best place to work over the next 2 years. If you're a visionary leader with a passion for creating positive workplace cultures, we want you to join us in this exciting journey
**Main Duties and Responsibilities**
**Leadership and Strategy Development**
- Work with the Senior Management Team to shape the organisation structure to support the businesses growth targets.
- Review and develop the people strategy, including our employee experience, employer brand, culture, internal communications, HR infrastructure, to drive high performance across the business.
- Maintain and develop HR information systems and explore new technologies where appropriate - introducing and overseeing the preparation and analysis of HR metrics and providing feedback that supports decision-making.
**Organisational Support**
- Provide the organisation with generalist advice and guidance and deliver the full employee lifecycle including guiding line managers through a variety of situations.
- Oversee annual and other employee processes to assess and update staff pay and benefits, ensuring good performance is valued and any adjustments are implemented fairly.
- Encourage and strengthen a culture and practice of forward HR planning - ensuring HR considerations are reflected accurately in new programme design and annual planning processes.
- Use technical expertise and interpersonal skills to influence managers in moving towards developing more flexible, responsive, innovative workforce and methods of delivering services, maximising VFM outcomes with reduced resources.
- Promote behaviours which are critical to the company’s continued success, appropriately appraising engagement levels and focusing on improvements as the business continues to grow.
- Ensure innovative recruitment and succession planning is in place: oversee fair and effective processes to attract and bring on board new staff while processing learning from the experiences of those who leave.
**People Management Practices**
- Advocate for good practices that promote the development and wellbeing of all Redsquid staff, including contributions to further safety and work/life balance.
- Develop and support leaders and people managers across the organisation to organise and deliver their priorities effectively through their teams - providing inspiration to advance leadership development processes.
- Drive staff engagement and involvement, including working with the Redsquid Voice representatives, and leading on staff surveys and ensure feedback is used to generate reflection, learning and improvement.
- Champion and advance diversity within the organisation to assist teams understand and live Redsquid’s core values - help ensure our identity is reflected in our recruitment and ways of working.
- Ensure performance review systems are updated, implemented regularly, and lead to positive interaction and follow-up among staff - assisting in identifying ways staff recognition and development initiatives can be met.
- Design and cultivate learning and development strategies to help staff identify areas where skills and experience can be expanded, and performance grows - working with others to ensure an appropriate range of tools, resources and development opportunities are accessible across the organisation.
- Collate monthly payroll for completion by the outsourced payroll company.
**Skills and Experience required**:
- Successful track record of working at all levels of HR and across functions, including recruitment, training, L&D and driving culture change throughout a business.
- Ability to think and plan creatively at strategic and operational levels.
- Ability to balance a strategic approach with hands-on work.
- Ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with a wide range of people at all levels both verbally, with the confidence and credibility to influence upwards.
- Progressive Leader who fosters innovation, inclusivity, and positive culture through continuous improvement, adaptability, and prioritising team empowerment and well-being.
- Build professional partnerships with staff and managers.
- Overcome barriers and find solutions to complex problems, sometimes in challenging and stressful circumstances.
- Passionate and self-motivated
- Confident in working at a senior level whilst balancing the need for a “sleeves rolled up” approach that is required in a business of this size.
- Effective communicator
- Experience of working in a standalone HR position ideally in an SME (50 - 500) is desirable.
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