Head of People and Culture

South Wirral
4 weeks ago
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We have a fabulous opportunity for an HR professional to join a leading travel organisation in the Chester area as Head of People and Culture. This is an exciting position working within the travel industry and in which the successful candidate will continue to progress a pro-active, proficient, and effective HR Department.
Reporting at Director/Shareholder level, you will work closely with all levels of management within the business in order to provide support in all areas of the employee lifecycle. You will have already progressed through the ranks in your career, be proficient in employment law and be up to speed with current and future legislation and be able to use your HR knowledge and experience in order to hit the ground running. This role is fast paced so it is vital that you are up to the challenge of a thriving and fast-growing enterprise.
You will ideally have worked in a similar role within an SME with 100 to 150 employees and ideally worked within the travel industry however, this is not essential. While other HR roles will concentrate solely on HR issues, this particular opportunity offers much more scope and excitement as it also encompasses ESG, Health & Safety, Data Governance and other projects that require great HR input including organised project rollouts therefore project management experience is also a desired skill.
In return, our client can offer a salary up to £50k plus excellent benefits, so if this role is of interest to you, please apply online.
Role of Head of People and Culture:

  • Manage and develop the HR function across the whole employee lifecycle.
  • Contribute to developing and executing organisational and people initiatives/projects in line with business strategies including growth plans, ESG, and changes in government legislation.
  • Manage employee relations casework including but not limited to dispute resolutions, flexible working, disciplinaries, grievances, absence, redundancy, and tribunals.
  • Work closely with line managers to understand, advise, and support on policies and procedures such as working conditions, performance management, disciplinary procedures, and absence management.
  • Keep up to date with changes in employment law/legislation to ensure the business is provided with the most up-to-date advice to avoid any risk to the business.
  • Develop the recruitment strategy to attract and hire the best candidates for the business.
  • Manage and develop the HR Coordinator
  • Liaise/co-ordinate with the business's designated legal advisories and solicitor/s.
  • Manage the annual employee engagement survey, identify areas of weakness and action improvements.
  • Managing Health and Safety across the organisation.
  • Oversee data protection including logging data breaches and subject access requests.
    Skills required for the role:
  • Previous HR Management experience in a generalist HR role.
  • Previous proven management of internal recruitment.
  • Knowledge of up-to-date Employment Law and Legislation across the employee lifecycle.
  • Excellent knowledge of HR policies and procedures.
  • Extensive knowledge of how an SME works and a HR function operates.
  • Proven experience in dealing with complex ER cases up to the tribunal stage.
  • Excellent administrative skills, high levels of accuracy, and meticulous attention to detail.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Confident, approachable, and a proactive individual with the ability to work independently.
  • An incredible people person with a positive “can do” attitude.
  • CIPD Level 5 Qualified (or equivalent) however, and alternatively, proven comprehensive experience in a senior and similar HR Position.
    If you’re interested in learning more about this Head of Peope and Culture opportunity, please press the apply online button now!
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