Head of People

Head of People

Location: Norwich (Hybrid)

Salary: £65,000 + bonus and benefits

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Atkinson Moss are delighted to be partnering with a growing Norwich-based business to recruit an experienced Head of People. This is an exciting opportunity to join the organisation at a pivotal stage in its journey and play a key role in shaping its people strategy during a period of significant growth and expansion.

This is a strategic and hands on role, offering the chance to shape and lead the people agenda across a multi-site business. Working closely with senior leadership, you will be responsible for driving organisational performance, developing leadership capability and creating scalable people processes that support long-term growth.

Key Responsibilities

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• Develop and deliver the overall people strategy in line with business objectives.
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• Partner with senior leaders to provide expert guidance on all people-related matters.
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• Lead on organisational design, workforce planning, succession planning and performance management.
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• Drive employee engagement, culture and leadership development initiatives.
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• Design and implement leadership and management development programmes.
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• Oversee employee relations, ensuring compliance with UK employment legislation.
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• Lead senior-level recruitment and support talent and succession planning across the business.
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• Manage HR systems, reporting and people analytics to support business decision-making.
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• Support business growth initiatives, including acquisitions and organisational change projects.
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About You

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• Proven experience operating at HR Business Partner or Head of People level.
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• Strong knowledge of UK employment law.
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• Experience influencing and engaging senior stakeholders.
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• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
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• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to align people strategy to business goals.
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• Experience within a multi-site, multi-entity or high-growth organisation would be advantageous.
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• Previous exposure to leadership development, talent management and change initiatives.
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What's on Offer?

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• Salary of £65,000 plus bonus and benefits.
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• Hybrid working.
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• The opportunity to shape and influence the people strategy of a growing organisation.
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• Exposure to senior leadership and business-critical projects.
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• A collaborative and ambitious working environment.
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This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious HR professional looking to make a significant impact within a growing business and play a key role in its future success.

For more information, please contact Megan at Atkinson Moss.