HR Director / Associate Director of People and Culture

  • Hays
  • Bristol, Gloucestershire
  • Jul 02, 2025
Full time HR / Recruitment

Job Description

HRD / Associate Director of People, 6 mth FTC, to £87k pa + bens, hybrid, 3 days WFH, 2 days Bristol office

Your new company
This is a large public sector organisation - A not-for-profit social enterprise. The organisation is committed to serving our communities as a Community Interest Company. Their activities provide benefit to all members of the population of the areas they cover.
Your new role
This role is working in partnership with stakeholders to ensure the organisation is well-led and high-performing and achieves its strategic and operational objectives. You'll be supporting the Chief People Officer to build people practices. You will lead the People/HR function and provide a robust framework underpinned by reliable, client-focused, efficient systems and processes. You will be leading the EDI & Staff Engagement function and embed good people management practice, which reflects the organisations values - being innovative, inclusive, and influential. Support and coach Managers to be confident, enabled and empowered leaders who engage and inspire their team. You'll be focused on ensuring employees can access regular and relevant development opportunities that enable them to do their job in a safe, effective, and caring way, and reach their full potential. In this post you'll encourage regular and constructive two-way dialogue throughout the organisation so employees feel well-informed, valued, and engaged with the objectives of organisation.

What you'll need to succeed
Knowledge of human and organisational dimensions of change, learning and development.
Knowledge of where organisational development can be used to effect positive outcomes.
Knowledge of management and leadership theory and best practice.
Knowledge of and skills to devise and use tools (process and behavioural) for working with teams and individuals.
Knowledge and skills to influence across a broad range of stakeholders and within challenging environments - 'politically astute'.
Articulate and persuasive communicator with excellent interpersonal skills, able to communicate complex information to all levels of the organisation.
Excellent project management skills: able to plan, deliver to timescales, communicate, manage expectations, report progress.
Ability to act as a role model and advocate for best people practice.

What you'll get in return
6 month fixed term contract.

Generous holiday arrangements and a holiday trading schemeFlexible workingContributory pension schemes including the a generous pension scheme for many rolesCorporate induction programme with the opportunity to meet our senior leadership team and service usersFantastic range of learning and development opportunitiesClear career development pathwaysA Staff Forum and a Staff Survey so everyone has a voice at workStaff discounts (incl. bus passes)Well-being support including free staff physiotherapy service, occupational healthAn Employee Assistance ProgrammeCycle to work scheme
What you need to do now

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