Strategic HR Director for Talent Management

5 days ago

Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom ECORYS Full time

ECORYS is an international research-based consultancy dedicated to driving positive impact on society. We excel in research and evaluation, project management, and communications, providing essential evidence and advice to our clients worldwide. Our staff take pride in innovative and thought-provoking contributions to public policy and programme delivery. We are passionate about reducing our environmental impact and having a positive social impact. We donate profits to charity and organize volunteering days while striving to be carbon neutral.

Key Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced Strategic HR Director to lead the UK HR function. You will foster a positive work environment, drive employee engagement, and support business goals through strategic HR initiatives.

The HR director will oversee approximately employees across 3 locations in the UK, directly managing the UK HR team in a fast-paced people-driven business environment. This part-time role requires working hours over 4 days per week.

The role includes:

  • Managing the execution of the HR Strategy across the talent management cycle to achieve objectives.
  • Leading core HR departmental areas, including payroll, employee relations, HR administration, learning and development, recruitment, and onboarding.
  • Providing guidance and direction to the HR team on work priorities, budget, and staff resources, as well as strategic, policy, organizational, and staff management issues.
  • Implementing employment policies, ensuring they align with employment law and HR best practices.
  • Driving equity, inclusion, diversity, and building staff communities.
  • Improving engagement and welfare activities, maximizing productivity, delegating HR responsibilities to line managers, and building leadership capability.
  • Identifying HR trends to address key issues and allocate resources.
  • Engaging effectively with the UK Board, senior leaders, and line/team managers across a matrix and hybrid business operating across 3 UK sites and internationally.
  • Managing the allocation of HR budgets.
  • Overseeing Health and Safety within the UK business, flagging areas of risk to the Ecorys UK Board.
  • Maintaining current regulation compliance, including professional standards, policies, procedures, and legislation (including data protection, the Equality Act, and health and safety).
  • Collaborating with HR functions globally to drive global people initiatives and KPIs.

Requirements

  • Demonstrable experience leading a HR function with budgetary control.
  • Formal CIPD qualification to diploma, degree, or Master's level.
  • Up-to-date knowledge of employment law and HR best practice, with the ability to translate this into HR business plans.
  • Ability to produce reports, analyze, and present statistical information/data.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with excellent customer service and problem-solving skills working with confidentiality, diplomacy, and cultural awareness.
  • Excellent influencing and negotiating skills supporting line managers through change.
  • Ability to prioritize and organize own workload and that of the team.
  • Self-motivated and able to work autonomously and as part of a team, with a proactive approach.

We offer a highly competitive benefits package, including variable pay (bonus), private healthcare, share scheme, and buying/selling annual leave. The estimated salary for this position is £60,000-£80,000 per annum, depending on experience.

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