Job Title: Head of People & Culture (3 days per week)

Hours: Flexible – between 9am – 5pm, Monday - Friday

Location: Hybrid: - Remote & office location in Stockport

Reports into: CEO

Responsible for: People and Culture Coordinator

Salary range: FTE £55k – 60k (commensurate with experience) pro-rated 3 days per week

Role Purpose:

Reporting to the CEO, the purpose of this role is to lead and manage strategic and day-to-day activities of the People and Culture function at Innovate Healthcare Management. The jobholder will shape and implement plans, projects and initiatives to support of the roll out of the People Plan providing coaching and support to line managers in support of best practice across the employee lifecycle to attract, engage, develop and retain talent.

Role Responsibilities:

People strategy : Shape and execute the People strategy aligned with business objectives, focusing on people, culture, and organisational effectiveness.
Talent and retention : Develop a recruitment and retention strategy to build a sustainable talent pipeline and ensure continuity in professional expertise to meet client needs.
Operational excellence : Optimise the performance of HR systems, including payroll, benefits, and learning management systems, ensuring efficient and effective utilisation.
Management reporting and Data Analysis : Monthly reporting presenting HR data, strategic updates, and project insights that contribute to strategic and operational decision making.
Culture development : Maintain and enhance the current culture by defining and embedding values and behaviours to underpin the purpose, mission, vision of the company, by specifically owning and implementing People & Culture improvement projects.
People management : Provide leadership of the HR team and act as a role model and coach for other line managers maintaining regular team member engagement through one-to-ones and performance reviews of team members.
Team member engagement : Provide leadership in team member engagement and wellbeing activities and initiatives.
Compliance and Governance : Ensure HR practices meet regulatory standards, including compliance with legislation, IMS values, SEQOHS and ISO accreditations.

Key Skill Requirements:

Excellent generalist HR experience, solid foundations with an eye for best practice across all aspects of HR management including ER, EDI, learning and development, resourcing, reward, people metrics,
Proven ability to shape and create solutions to emerging people and culture issues and developments, ideally gained within a growing SME company.
Proven success in a senior HR role, with experience leading on key HR projects and initiatives to drive employee engagement and talent management to support the retention of our people,
Focused; a ‘completer-finisher’ and committed to continuous improvement,
Strategic mindset with a hands-on, commercial approach to implementation,
Strong decision-making skills, with the ability to act fairly and robustly,
Collaborative leadership style that empowers teams and drives accountability,
Exceptional communication and influencing skills, with a data-driven approach to problem-solving
Personable, approachable, and able to build trust at all levels of the organization
Clear written and verbal communication.

What you’ll get in return:

A salary of between £55,000 and £60,000 pro rata per annum, commensurate with your skills and experience
Hybrid Working options
33 days of annual leave, including 8 bank holidays, plus Birthday Day Off (pro rata)
Flexible working opportunities
Enhanced Family Friendly Leave
Company Sick Pay
Cash Health Plan
Refer a Friend scheme worth £250 per successful referral
Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, including face-to-face/virtual counselling

Successful applicants will be able to show that they have more than five years’ relevant experience gained in a growing SME company and ideally have worked in Health or OH sector.

Innovate Healthcare is committed to promoting equality and eliminating unlawful discrimination, and we are committed to building and maintaining a diverse workforce which is truly representative of the society within which we operate. We want to build inclusive work environments, where all our employees have equal opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. We are part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning that we commit to offering an interview to a fair and proportionate number of disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job. We will ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply. If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

A criminal history check may be conducted on the recommended persons for these positions.

If you require any assistance with the application process, please contact the People Team on HR@Innovatehmg.co.uk

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