Head - Corporate HR - Conglomerate Group

- Develope the HR Strategies , provide reports on all areas of HR, Payroll and Learning and Development, including the application of Employment Law, HR policy, best practice and workforce development.

- Advise and strategise on the development of effective employment policies across the company.

- Provide professional leadership, support and development to HR staff, in order to increase knowledge, share best practice and to ensure that relevant professional standards are met.

- Ensure that the company complies with current regulations, accepted professional standards, policies and procedures and legislation (including legislation on data protection, the Equality Act and health and safety).

- Manage the execution of the HR Strategy and core areas of the HR department including Recruitment, Employee Relations, Workforce Administration, Employee Engagement, Payroll, Reward and Recognition, as well as maintaining and improving HR systems and management of the HR budget.

- Drive the continuous improvement agenda with focus on engagement & welfare activities, maximising productivity, devolving HR responsibilities to line managers and building leadership capability.

- Take a lead role in transforming and strengthening the organisational culture, ensuring that the company values and approach are displayed.

- Execute a plan for diversity, equality, and inclusion that aligns with company values, business strategy and commitments.

- Regularly coach, mentor and support senior and high potential colleagues to identify individual strengths and development needs, develop and maintain effective relationships and encourage retention.

- Ensure managers are sufficiently skilled and enabled to access appropriate guidance and information to manage workforce issues.

Essential capabilities:

- Good knowledge of employment regulations.

- Excellent knowledge of HR practices.

- Vast working knowledge of all HR departmental areas, including reward and recognition, welfare, learning and development, as well as HR systems and budgets.

- Proven leadership experience in managing departments and teams.

- Exceptional leadership qualities.

- The ability to develop and nurture relationships across departments.

- The confidence to provide sound professional advice.

- The ability to lead the development of effective employment policies.

- Excellent knowledge and understanding of regulations, accepted professional standards, policies, procedures and legislation (including legislation on data protection, the Equality Act and health and safety).

- The ability to analyse and review HR data to identify trends.

- Experience in determining, measuring and analysing relevant KPIs for incentive schemes.

- The ability to use office software packages competently.