# Head of People

**Company**: WWT
**Location**: Slimbridge
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: permanent
**Salary**: £61,400 per annum
**Category**: HR
**Industry**: Non-profit/Charity

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## Description

We are seeking a motivated senior People leader to shape the people and workforce strategy of WWT, a leading conservation charity.

The successful candidate will lead WWT's human resources, training and development, early careers and volunteering functions, reporting to the Director of Finance & Support Services as a member of the Charity's senior leadership group.

Key responsibilities include:

- Acting as strategic business partner to the Executive Leadership Team

- Ensuring high-quality delivery of HR and volunteering services to the Charity's 450 employees, 200 casual workers and 1,000 volunteers

- Advising on and supporting senior management with strategic organisational change

- Developing and continually improving HR operations and interventions

Requirements:

- Degree or professional qualification in a relevant discipline

- Experience of leading a People/HR team at scale in a complex organisation

- Ability to advise on and support senior management with strategic organisational change

- Drive to develop and continually improve HR operations and interventions

- Highly-developed communication, influencing and organisational skills

- Excellent understanding of UK employment law, regulation and HR best practice

The role is based at WWT HQ in Slimbridge, with hybrid working arrangements allowing for 2 days per week attendance, and occasional travel to WWT's centres across the UK and NI.

The advertised salary is £61,400 per annum, and the role is permanent, full-time, although applicants for part-time or compressed hours are encouraged to apply.

## Skills

### Required
- HR
- organisational development
- strategic planning
- change management
- UK employment law

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