Head of People Operations

3 weeks ago


Exeter, United Kingdom Exeter College Full time

Are you a talented and inspiring HR leader with a passion for operational delivery and bringing out the best in people? Look no further - we're searching for someone like you to become the Head of People Operations at Exeter College.

At the College we believe that our people are our greatest asset and in this role, you'll be the guiding force behind our People function. Not only will you lead on all activities to ensure the delivery of an exceptional, customer-focused People function but you will also bring your talent for coaching and developing our fantastic people team.

**Key responsibilities**
- Oversee the successful delivery of all people processes and functions ensuring compliance with employment legislation, safeguarding and safer recruitment requirements.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, growth, and operational excellence.
- Spearhead performance management initiatives to support us to achieve our vision to become an exceptional college.
- Use people analytics to support data-driven decision-making and make impactful workforce planning recommendations in line with our strategic plan.
- Drive improvements in operational processes and systems in order to further enhance efficiency and our employee experience and employer brand.
- Inspire, motivate and coach our People team to be the absolute best version of themselves and deliver a high-quality, pragmatic and solution focussed service to the college.
- Plan and lead on the development of line management skills through the delivery of engaging training and coaching.

**About you**

You will be a confident, decisive HR professional with outstanding communication skills and have the ability to work at pace. Leadership experience, passion for customer service combined with strong coaching and influencing skills are also essential for the role. Creative problem-solving, pragmatism, impeccable organisational skills and the capacity to manage a large, diverse workload are also key attributes.

We will be holding a selection process for this position on **Tuesday 19th March 2024.**

We do not accept CVs, no agencies please.

**About us**

**Our values - Ambition, Collaboration, Energy**

**Your benefits**

At the college, we offer a wide range of benefits, from generous annual leave, Christmas closure, pension schemes, benefits platforms to full days dedicated to staff development. To see the expansive list and to hear from some of our staff about their experience of working as part of our team please see our careers page Careers With Exeter College(exe-coll.ac.uk)

**Key Information**

At Exeter College we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our student's including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.

All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.



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