Alternative Futures Group
People (HR) Compliance & Improvement Lead - 35 hours per week
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Job Purpose
Reporting to the People Manager (Group) the People Compliance & Improvement Lead ensures the organisation complies with all regulatory, legal, and governance standards, while also promoting consistent, high-quality people practices and ongoing improvements across the People Team. This position leverages data to detect trends and identify areas for enhancement.
A champion of continuous improvement, this role is tasked with redesigning and implementing efficient people processes through automation and innovative approaches, all while supporting teams during change and upholding quality people practices.
By fostering strong relationships throughout the organisation, the role provides clear guidance and communication to strengthen the team's capabilities. With expertise in systems and a proactive, detail-oriented mindset, this position safeguards compliance, reinforces policy frameworks, and advances a culture of excellence focused on governance, compliance, and continuous improvement.
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This post has no direct reports.
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
- Lead the implementation, review and maintenance of all People policies, processes and frameworks ensuring they remain clear, current and compliant with relevant legislation.
- Champion continuous improvement across people processes, identifying opportunities to streamline workflows and enhance compliance.
- Regularly review KPI’s and People processes using data to drive service improvements across HR systems and ways of working.
- Partner with stakeholders to ensure policies align with business needs, values, regulatory and legal requirements.
- Gather feedback and insights to continuously improve policy effectiveness and employee experience.
- Develop and update policy-related templates, guidance documents, toolkits, communications and system content, ensuring consistent, engaging and accessible materials are available across all platforms.
- Monitor changes in employment legislation and best practice, proactively identifying required updates to policies and internal procedures.
- Analyse key People data sets including Fit4Jobs information, Occupational Health referrals, absence data, probation, disciplinary and grievance cases, AWOL to identify trends and risks.
- To lead HR compliance cyclical procedures with the support of the People and Work Force Planning Teams including DBS spot checks, Right to Work, Working Time Regulations, Casual Workers and other statutory, governance and regulatory requirements.
- Act as the organisational People Lead for CQC inspections, internal and external audits and support throughout all stages of the process.
- Collaborate with the People Leads in the development of HR approaches, that support operational business objectives and organisational design and advise and lead the implementation of workforce change process as appropriate.
- To work with the People Culture Specialists to develop delivery plans and strategies to improve the competence and knowledge of our operational and support managers in terms of new legislation, compliance, policies and procedures.
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Person Specification
Please only apply if you meet the essential criteria:
Skills and Knowledge
- In-depth working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
- Experience in continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma) and embedding sustainable process improvements across a HR/People Function.
- Excellent written communication and policy drafting skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear, practical guidance.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing ability across all organisational levels.
- Analytical mindset, able to interpret HR data and identify trends or risks.
- High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Proficient in using HR information systems and digital collaboration tools
- Experience in automation, creating workflows and reducing admin heavy tasks
Values and Attitudes
- Integrity and confidentiality in handling sensitive employee information.
- Collaborative and supportive approach with colleagues and stakeholders.
- Confidently challenges risks, behaviours, or decisions.
- Takes ownership and accountability for actions and outcomes.
- Solution-oriented mindset focused on continuous improvement.
- Analytical and objective approach.
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Experience
- Significant experience in HR
- Significant experience in leading continuous process improvement, identifying opportunities to streamline workflows
- Experience of HR policy development and compliance
- Experience of research and acting on findings, making credible recommendations for change.
Qualifications and Training
- CIPD qualification
- Proven experience in HR
Other
This is a predominantly home based role, with travel to our collaboration hub in Liverpool and other sites within the north west required regularly. We therefore require applicants to live within the north west of England with the use of a vehicle to facilitate in person working.
With our extended flexible working options, you can also choose to work a 9-day fortnight or a 4.5-day week, supporting our employees with their work life balance. This role is Band II as per our structure.
About Us
We’re Alternative Futures Group, a health and social care charity providing specialist support for people with a learning disability or mental health condition.
We’re proud to have been positively changing lives and enabling people to achieve amazing outcomes for over 30 years.
We have a vision to create a world where amazing people do amazing things every day. Our skilled and experienced teams work with every person we support to create a personalised, outcome-focused plans to achieve their aspirations.
As a ‘values based’ employer, the people that work for us genuinely care about the people they support, and we are seeking likeminded people to join our team. If you are passionate about working in Health and Social Care and have a real desire to make a positive difference to the lives of the people we support then we would love to hear from you.
At AFG we also recognise the contribution and value that our staff make. We would not be able to provide the life changing support that we do without people like you!
In return for your contribution we will support you throughout your career and we provide a wide range of employee benefits, career development and lifestyle support services to ensure that you too feel supported, fulfilled and valued from day one of your employment with us.
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