Job Title: Chief People Officer
This role focuses on leading HR business partnering, driving performance through effective employee relations, engagement, and people management.
The ideal candidate will take ownership for the successful delivery of strategic HR services by supporting the wider HR team in delivering their Strategic People Plans.
Key Responsibilities:
* Strategic People Partnering:
o Elevate and communicate strategy, goals, and objectives for the HR Business Partnering area reflecting current and future business needs.
o Lead on designing, delivering, and executing Group Wide Strategic Workforce Planning Initiatives mobilized through the Business Strategy.
o Promote and drive change across the business and within HR.
o Work with the business to think through and deliver against the people requirements of business as usual and/or change activity.
* Performance Enablement:
o Develop and champion the Group-Wide Performance Enablement program and take ownership for the Performance Enablement Policy.
o Oversight of people performance across the group from objective setting to calibration meetings.
o Monitor the performance of employees within the group identifying high-performing teams.
o Transform the organizational performance culture in line with the Culture Charter.
* HR Service Delivery:
o Embed HR in the business by providing a full proactive HR Partnering Service.
o Involvement in the provision of various HR services including strategic workforce planning, managing performance enablement, and complex case management.
o Ownership for the successful transition of the HR Partnering function away from a focus on process administration and compliance.
o Drive a risk-aware culture that is aligned to the risk appetite of the group.
o Ensure all activities operate in a manner that is fully compliant with employment legislation, regulations, and best practices standards.
o Proactively identify risks and put in place mitigating and control factors.
* Innovation and Improvement:
o Effectively manage Employee Relations cases in line with company procedures and processes.
o Provide HR lifecycle support and advice/guidance on people issues/queries.
o Excellent understanding of current employment legislation and its application.
o Excellent interpersonal skills particularly around problem-solving, facilitation, and collaborative decision-making.
o Demonstrable track record using HR and other metrics to facilitate problem-solving and decision-making.
This role requires the ability to work independently, think critically, and make informed decisions. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication, presenting, and written skills, as well as strong follow-through skills and a 'can-do' attitude.