Group Head of People

4 weeks ago


Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom Nigel Wright Group Full time
About the Opportunity

We are excited to be working with a rapidly growing, privately owned organisation that is entering a new phase of its growth journey. With a strong foundation and employee base in Middlesbrough, they continue to invest in local communities and develop strong employment opportunities.

This is a brand new role within the organisation, playing a crucial part in the organisation's success. The successful candidate will provide expert advice and guidance on all people-related activities across the group, being a trusted advisor to the owners and senior leadership team. The role will have a broad operational remit, taking on day-to-day responsibility of the function, as well as creating and embedding strategy for people and performance.

Key elements of the role include:

  • Developing consistent tools and processes across the group that embrace the differences within each division.
  • Creating and embedding performance management tools and frameworks to drive high performance.
  • Establishing robust policies and processes and effective ways of working.
  • Supporting future acquisitions and integration activity.
  • Developing leadership and management capability to support future growth ambitions.
  • Creating a solid EVP that helps to attract, retain, develop and reward talent for the group.
  • Establishing a robust reward framework that suits the needs of all employees.


Hybrid working with 2-3 days per week in Middlesbrough.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate;

  • A high calibre HR leader who is keen to be part of the growth journey.
  • The ability to adapt their style to suit the demands of the business and be comfortable working with business owners, investors, colleagues and communities.
  • Self-starting skills and be comfortable with little to no administration support, being self-sufficient and fully autonomous in this role.
  • The ability to demonstrate experience of creating something from scratch through to developing future strategic goals.


Our Client

At the forefront of the local community, our client is a rapidly growing business with an exciting future.

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