Head of Human Resources

Reporting directly to the CEO and working closely with the senior leadership team, the Head of People will be responsible for establishing a modern, scalable people function capable of supporting a growing and increasingly complex PE-backed business

The successful candidate will:

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• Professionalise and modernise the people function
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• Introduce scalable people processes, systems and policies
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• Lead, coach and develop the HR team
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• Support acquisition integration and organisational change programmes
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• Partner with the CEO and leadership team on people strategy
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• Develop and embed culture, values and employee engagement initiatives
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• Enhance leadership capability across the organisation
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• Build the foundations required to support continued growth and future acquisitions
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• Ensure the organisation attracts, develops and retains high-performing talent
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• Partner with the CEO and leadership team on people strategy
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• Develop and embed culture, values and employee engagement initiatives
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• Enhance leadership capability across the organisation
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• Build the foundations required to support continued growth and future acquisitions
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• Ensure the organisation attracts, develops and retains high-performing talent
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We are seeking an experienced people partner who combines strong operational HR expertise with the solid strategic ability to influence business performance.

You are likely to bring:

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• Proven experience scaling and developing people functions
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• Sectoral experience with a field-based population - an operational workforce
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• Exposure to organisational change, acquisitions, integration programmes as well as employee relations
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• Strong understanding of HR operations
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• Experience building people processes, frameworks and capability from the ground up
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• A pragmatic, hands-on approach balanced with strategic thinking
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This job is site based, at least four days per week, ideally five. The office is based in South-East London with parking on site and good rail connections.