Contract: 12 months Fixed-term contract

Location: Hybrid (Head Office: Quorum Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne)

This is a hybrid working role, so you’ll need to be able to work from our Head Office when required

Hours per week: 37

Salary: Up to £65,091, depending on experience plus £5,000 car allowance

About the role

We’re excited to be looking for a Head of People Services on a 12-month maternity cover contract.

With the upcoming launch of our six-year business strategy, you’ll be responsible for the implementation, delivery and measurement of the People and Culture agenda. Accountable to the Chief People Officer and wider Executive team, you’ll also be a member of our People Committee, with exposure to our Board of Trustees. You’ll play a vital role in helping NCFE to realise our people vision, part of which is to inspire colleagues with the means and motivation to access high quality learning, work and career experiences.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Senior leadership of the People Services function to deliver first class service that enables business outcomes and mitigates risk
• Growing the function’s expertise and resilience through high quality leadership, agile resource planning and talent mobilisation
• Accountable lead on people-related organisational change programmes, to enable optimal structures, systems, people and processes
• Operating within the NCFE Senior leadership Team, collaborating for optimum impact
• Functional reporting to stakeholders at all levels, facilitating and role modelling continuous learning and improvement.

We’d love to hear from you if you offer the following:

• A continuous learning mindset
• CIPD Level 7 (Postgraduate diploma or Masters in HR Management)
• Experience in leading a People Services function and implementing strategy
• Experience of leading organisational change and integration programmes
• High quality communication, reporting and facilitation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders up to board level
• Proven ability to identify, control and mitigate risks.

Feeling inspired? Read the full Job Description

What will we offer you in return?

• Annual leave starting at 27 days and increasing up to 30 days with length of service

• 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days off during the Christmas closure

• YOU celebration day to celebrate your birthday or another life event

• YOU hour allowing you one hour per month to spend time on something that promotes your wellbeing

• Learning and Wellbeing fund of up to £200 per year

• £400 towards any NCFE accredited qualifications per year

• Up to 20 Volunteering hours per year

• Flexible working culture with a hybrid working approach

• Early finish on a Friday at 4:30pm to start your weekend early

• Health cash plan through Westfield to claim towards health costs such as dental and optical

• Tech and Home scheme with savings at Currys and IKEA

• Employee Assistance Programme with a confidential helpline and access to face to face and telephone counselling

• Pension of up to 9% employer contribution when you contribute 3%

• Death in service payment worth 4 x your salary
• Car allowance

Shape real change with an NCFE career

Imagine a career where your contributions affect not only what people learn, but the way that learning is developed and delivered.

With over 170 years of education experience our core purpose remains at the heart of the organisation – to promote and advance learning to create a fairer, more inclusive society, making sure no learner is left behind.

Want to know more? Take a look at our website https://www.ncfe.org.uk/

How to apply

Before applying, please note that we require all candidates to be able to demonstrate proof of Right to Work in the UK.

Ready to join us and shape real change? Apply with your CV if you have the commitment to excel in this position.

Closing Date: Sunday 15 September 2024

Interview Date: Friday 20 September 2024

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) statement

We're committed to building rich diversity into our workforce at all levels, to ensure that we understand and are representative of the communities and customers we serve.

We do not discriminate against anyone due to their gender, sexuality, race, age, religion, beliefs, identity, social background, visible or hidden disability, or neurodiversity. Instead, we pride ourselves on our collaborative, vibrant and high-performance culture which embraces everyone, celebrates uniqueness, and enables everyone's voice to be heard.