Roffey Park Institute
Head of HR
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Head of HR (Part-Time)
Salary: Circa £60,000–£70,000 FTE + Benefits (pro rata)
Hybrid Working with regular travel to the Roffey Park Site in Horsham
Part-Time (3 days per week)
Permanent
About Us
We are Roffey Park Institute, a leading international consulting and executive education business that is growing, ambitious and focused on enabling organisations and their people to thrive in a changing and complex world.
In an increasingly dynamic environment, organisations need strong leadership, engaged people and effective organisational cultures to succeed. At Roffey Park Institute, we are evolving the way we operate to ensure sustainable growth, commercial effectiveness and long-term impact.
At Roffey Park Institute, we are ambitious and visionary about enabling people and organisations to deliver what matters. To achieve our ambitions, we need outstanding people practices, strong governance and a workplace culture that supports high performance, wellbeing and continuous development.
About the Role
The Head of HR plays a critical role in leading and overseeing the organisation's people function, ensuring that our people strategy, governance and workforce practices support the achievement of our organisational objectives.
Reporting to the Chief Executive and working closely with the Executive Team and Board committees, the Head of HR provides expert leadership across employee relations, reward and benefits, workforce planning, talent management and organisational development. The role combines strategic oversight with practical leadership, ensuring that HR policies, processes and decisions are compliant, commercially informed and aligned to organisational priorities.
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Acting as a trusted adviser and business partner to senior leaders, the Head of HR provides expert guidance on people-related opportunities and risks while helping to build organisational capability, strengthen culture, and ensure that Roffey Park remains an employer of choice.
The Head of HR will manage and develop the established HR team by focusing on building a function that is a strategic partner to the business and supportive of the organisation's objectives and goals.
Key Result Areas
- People Governance, Risk & Compliance
- Employee Relations, Safeguarding & Organisational Wellbeing
- Reward, Benefits & Workforce Cost Management
- Recruitment & Workforce Planning
- Performance, Talent & Learning Strategy
- HR Leadership & Team Development
About You
You will be a credible and experienced HR leader who combines strong professional expertise, empathy, curiosity and excellent judgement.
You should have:
- Chartered CIPD qualification (Level 7 or equivalent Degree of professional standing).
- Significant experience in a senior HR leadership role.
- Strong knowledge of UK employment law, HR governance and best practice.
- Proven experience managing complex employee relations matters and organisational change.
- Experience providing strategic HR advice to senior leadership teams and Boards.
- Demonstrable experience of workforce planning, organisational design and talent management.
- Experience overseeing reward, benefits and workforce cost decisions.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret workforce data and provide commercially focused insights.
- Experience leading and developing HR teams and creating high-performing workplace cultures.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all organisational levels.
- Experience of managing HR suppliers, systems and external advisers.
- Strong digital literacy, including Microsoft 365 applications and HR information systems.
- High levels of integrity, discretion and professionalism.
- A commitment to inclusion, employee wellbeing and continuous improvement.
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Why Join Us?
This is a unique opportunity to shape the people agenda of a respected and purpose-driven organisation at an exciting stage of its development. You will work closely with senior leaders and trustees, helping to build the leadership capability, culture and organisational effectiveness required to deliver our strategic ambitions.
We offer:
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Pension scheme
- Professional development opportunities
- A supportive and collaborative culture
- The opportunity to make a genuine organisational impact
To Apply
If you are an experienced HR leader who is passionate about enabling people, strengthening organisational performance and shaping a positive workplace culture, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please apply here: https://hr.breathehr.com/v/head-of-hr-47779
Roffey Park Institute is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of background or protected characteristics.
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