Head of People
We are seeking an experienced Head of People to drive forward the HR Strategy, manage the People Team, and support a growing Network of Youth Zones.
This is a permanent role offering hybrid working.
Position: Head of People
Location: Hybrid working. Blend of home-based and office (you must live within regular commutable distance of Bolton or White City, London)
Salary: £55,000 to £60,000 (dependent upon experience)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time – 37.5 hours per week
Benefits: Agile working with flexibility in working hours; 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to a maximum of 30 days); birthday leave, additional annual leave purchase scheme; company matched pension; company sick, maternity, paternity & adoption pay; Employee Assistance Programme, active and engaged networks to join (including Equity, Diversity & Inclusion) and access to Charity Worker discounts.
Closing Date: 5pm, Monday 8 July
First Stage Interviews: w/c 15 July (likely to be 15 July & 17 July – online)
Second Stage Interviews: 24 July (Location TBC)
About the Role
Reporting to the Director of People, a key focus of this role will be to provide hands-on management to an experienced People consisting of a People Support Manager and Talent Acquisition Coordinator.
However, it is much wider than team management; it is about relationships. Relationships with internal colleagues, relationships with Network contacts, and relationships with third party suppliers. The role is seen as a crucial support function for the youth zones, and it is imperative that you are able to build rapport quickly and be an approachable and knowledgeable source of expertise and support for colleagues.
Some of your key duties include:
- Providing professional management, support and development to the People team
- Supporting the delivery and implementation of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy
- Coaching, supporting and advising on complex ER matters; upskilling managers with regular training and support
- Supporting senior level recruitment across the charity’s Network
- Supporting the continued launch of PeopleHR
About You
You must have proven HR Leadership experience and have managed varied HR Teams. If this experience has been gained from organisations that service young people – even better!
Other experience and skills you will need include:
- Experience of managing and overseeing HR systems and budgets
- Experience of promoting and supporting a coaching culture
- In-depth knowledge of employment law
- The ability to develop and nurture relationships across the organisation
- A proactive and agile work ethic
- A curious mindset, to think innovatively and rationally about concerns and come up with creative solutions
- The ability to accept and provide feedback, be challenged on your advice, and work well under pressure
To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter (of not more than one page), explaining clearly why you are interested in the role, and answering ALL points as outlined on the role profile.
About the Organisation
A national charity that believes all young people should have the opportunity to discover their passion and their purpose that fund and build state-of-the-art, multimillion-pound youth centres called Youth Zones in the country’s most economically disadvantaged areas. The organisation trains the amazing people that run them and offers continuing support to youth zones nationwide through a national network of independent youth charities,
As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from under-represented groups; in particular from Black, Asian, Mixed Race & other ethnically diverse individuals, people with disabilities, and members of LGBTQ+ communities. Our dedicated Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Group, with support from the Senior Leadership Team, is actively promoting and advancing diversity and inclusion, ensuring a culture where everyone can be themselves and thrive.
The charity recognises that the workforce is under-represented in certain areas and are committed to addressing this. Therefore, they actively encourage applicants to submit anonymous applications; in practice this means removing your name and email address from your CV and cover letter. The HR Lead will have these details from your submission, but they will not be available to the selection panel when they are considering your application.
The charity is committed to the safeguarding of young people. In accordance with their Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires a basic DBS check.
Other roles you may have experience of could include Head of Human Resources, Head of HR, Head of HR and Resources, HR Manager, Senior HR Manager, HR Business Partner, Head of Department, Human Resources Director, Head of People, Head of Personnel, Personnel Manager. #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
- Closing date: 26 June 2024
- Interview date: 08 July (1st stage) & 15 July (2nd stage)
- Salary: £42-46,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
- Department: Public Engagement
- Locations: Aviva Studios
- Employment type: Permanent, full-time, working 40-hours per week
Please feel free to contact us via email if you require any support in completing your application.
The Head of Engagement is a key role within the Public Engagement team. This is an excellent opportunity to join our team and work with us to shape how Factory International has increasing impact and creates high quality, ambitious and exciting engagement opportunities for residents across Greater Manchester.
Factory International has one of the UK’s most wide-reaching public engagement programmes creating opportunities for people to influence, shape, take part, develop and have fun in a broad range of cultural activities. We have been nurturing a wide community of interest across Greater Manchester over many years with thousands of people engaging with our organisation every year. The Head of Engagement will work closely with the Public Engagement Director and Head of Learning to establish clear outcomes and objectives across public engagement and areas of audience development.
Recent examples of engagement programmes include;
- The Welcome - nine days of co-curated programming with 22 Greater Manchester residents that formed part of the opening season of Aviva Studios and welcomed over 11,000 visitors.
- Neighbourhood Organisers – key paid roles that link Factory International to the many communities of Greater Manchester. Neighbourhood Organisers are passionate residents who help their local community get the most out of Factory International.
- Free Your Mind - over 100 Greater Manchester residents took part as volunteer participants in this large scale immersive performance created for the opening of Aviva Studios.
- Community Partnerships Programme – a partnership programme with local community organisations to provide £10,000 towards core or community activity alongside 10 months of logistical and capacity building support from Factory International.
The key responsibilities for the Head of Engagement role include;
- To work alongside the Public Engagement Director and Head of Learning to reflect on, monitor and reshape, where necessary, the vision and direction of the department responding to the changing environment and organisational needs.
- Provide leadership and innovative approaches to engagement and audience development, helping to develop strategy and sharing best practice internally and externally.
- To be responsible for the development and delivery of engagement programmes for Factory International with/for a range of audiences to excite and engage people in the arts.
- To manage and develop the Engagement Team ensuring team and organisational objectives are met, alongside managing relevant financial and physical resources related to the delivery of engagement programmes.
- To support and create audience development initiatives in collaboration with partners and Factory International’s Audiences team to successfully promote opportunities across the organisation.
- Ensure quality across all of Factory International’s engagement and participation work including the highest standards of safeguarding, ethics and equality.
- To work closely with Factory International’s Commercial and Philanthropy Teams to secure additional resource and explore new ways of funding and developing engagement work.
- Lead on the monitoring and evaluation for engagement programmes to ensure targets are met and are delivering effective engagement across the city and city-region, working within the organisation’s wider evaluation and monitoring framework.
- To represent the organisation in meetings, networks and events.
The person specification for the Head of Engagement role are;
ESSENTIAL
- Experience of developing and delivering successful programmes of engagement, community building and audience development.
- Experience in supporting the development of strategic programmes of work to meet key objectives.
- Experience of successfully managing staff, budgets and other key resources.
- Demonstrable ability to effectively monitor and evaluate programmes of work.
- Demonstrable ability to communicate and build trust with a diverse range of stakeholders and demonstrate excellent communication skills.
- Demonstrable ability to assist with fundraising and/or sourcing new models of income generation for engagement work.
- Commitment to championing representation and inclusion at every level of the organisation with a proven ability to work with people from a wide range of backgrounds.
- Willing to get take relevant statutory checks eg DBS (Factory International can support with processing and payment).
DESIRABLE
- Ability to work under minimal supervision, organise multiple programmes of work effectively and efficiently with high levels of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Positive and enthusiastic attitude, including a flexible approach to developing and delivering the job.
- Passionate about the organisational objectives of Factory International.
- Knowledge of and enthusiasm for a range of arts and culture.
- Enthusiasm for training, mentoring and support of emerging talent.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.