Head of HR

We are recruiting for a Head of HR for a hybrid role based out of Birmingham for a period of 6 months. The key priority of this role is to partner with client directors and senior leaders to understand the directorates business and priorities and identify HR interventions that support the delivery of the People strategy and business plan. The role holder is a member of the client group's senior leadership team and enables provision of a responsive, professional HR service. They manage the successful delivery of HR solutions by acting as a strategic adviser to support business needs, improve business performance and support continuous development. The Head of HR is the conduit between the business and the HR function, helping client teams to access HR services in the most efficient and effective way.

As a Head of HR you will need to have/be:

Coaching Skills - to enable people management in line with the organisation values
Influencing and negotiation skills at a strategic level including challenging the organisational structure of the internal client and its purpose.
Facilitation Skills - including the ability to deliver learning and development interventions at a senior level.
Communication Skills - including the ability to provide briefs, presentations, and reports with complex information to non-technical audiences
Organisation and Prioritisation skills - including the ability to prioritise multiple workstreams
Stakeholder management skills - including advising senior leaders on budgets, risk management, performance management and talent development
Knowledge of developing HR policies and practice
Knowledge of UK employment law & Equality Act 2010
Knowledge of HR tools for best practice and procedures to support business performance and improve people management capability
CIPD qualified or equivalent
HR generalist experience with the ability to build relationships and influence key business stakeholders, both internal and external.
Experience of HR Business Partnering gained in an HR customer-facing environment.
Experience of managing ER matters, including disciplinary & grievances
Experience of developing and implementing HR policies and practices within a new or developing business
Experience of working with, challenging & influencing a multi-disciplined management team
Organisation and Prioritisation skills - including the ability to prioritise multiple workstreamsDetails:

Salary: £650-£750 per day
Working Hours: Full Time, Monday to Friday
Location: Hybrid/Birmingham
Duration: ContractRole of Head of HR:

The HR Directorate is accountable for working in partnership with the business to build, develop and maintain the organisational capability and capacity required for each project phase.
The four key priority themes are developing an effective organisation with the right skills & capabilities; realising the organisations skills legacy; developing a high-performing and diverse workforce with an inclusive culture; and delivering proactive, professional, innovative HR support.
Align HR priorities to business priorities and deliver to the Strategy outcomes
Support the organisation by developing and supporting the implementation of a broad range of HR practices that help to raise organisational performance and productivity including succession planning and talent management
Coach business leaders on performance management processes.
Develop an understanding of the allocated business area so to enable effective planning and risk mitigation
Influence and advise client group on the adoption of self-service HR, how they could maximise the potential of ERP, and how to ensure they are meeting their core line management responsibilities.
Analyse HR data, identify trends and share insights with business leaders to support people-related decision-making.
Lead, plan and provide expert advice on change management initiatives to increase overall effectiveness and efficiencies of the client group in line with organisations values. For example, initiatives to reduce costs, and support performance improvement and innovation.
Manage high priority and/or sensitive people management cases where not appropriate to be managed within the HR Shared Services team.
Manage performance related pay review process for client
Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI