Head of People
Closing date: 27 July 2025 23.59pm
Location: Hybrid role based anywhere in the UK, with regular travel to London (SE1) office
Employment type: Permanent full-time employment. Open to discussing what flexibility could look like for the right candidate
Salary: £43,000 - £53,000
As the Head of People, you will lead, inspire and shape the future of our clients people. This is an excellent role if you are driven by creating a culture of excellence, innovation, and growth to ensure and empower people to thrive.
The Organisation
Our client is the governing body for higher education sport in the United Kingdom, they are responsible for organising 54 inter-university sports in the United Kingdom.
This is an exciting time to join and make a huge difference to the organisation that sits on the shoulders of those who established competitive inter-university sport competitions over a century ago, and which is responsible for the most dynamic element of the sport sector.
The Role
The Head of People is a dynamic leadership role, shaping the organisation’s people strategy and driving a values-led culture. You will inspire and empower people, ensuring a motivated workforce that delivers excellence. You will be acting as a champion for learning and development by creating an environment where people grow, innovate and truly feel valued.
Beyond shaping culture, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring our client operates safely and is compliant. From health and safety to safeguarding the experience of staff and participants, you will lead best practices and work closely with the governance and compliance team to meet all statutory and industry regulations.
Collaboration is key in this role. Working with the senior leadership team and management team, you will align people strategies with organisational goals. Additionally, you will oversee key safeguarding matters, monitor disclosures and case management, and escalate concerns to the CEO and the Board as required.
This is an exciting time to shape the future of BUCS through forward-thinking people-first leadership. If you are a strategic thinker who thrives on building and fostering a positive, inclusive culture, we would be delighted to hear from you.
What else do you get?
Our client prides themself on being an ambitious and challenging place to work, where staff enjoy work, embrace development opportunities, and have fun.
Benefits include:
- Generous Pension Scheme
- Paid Health Care Plan
- Tax-free - Cycle to work scheme
- Christmas Closure
- Volunteering Day leave
- Flexible - hybrid working
- Wellbeing and Social activities
- Company-supported Learning and Development opportunities
Who should apply?
When you click apply you will find a full person specification for this role. Our client is looking for an experienced HR professional who has experience in:
- Designing and delivering strategies to support a motivated and valued workforce and embed a culture of development and learning.
- Managing human resource functions, including, payroll, recruitment, disciplinary, grievances and contracts.
- Using and adapting HR policies and practices to create an equitable, diverse and inclusive working environment.
- Experience of supporting holistic change programmes that drive transformation through professional development, resources and support tools.
- Strong team player with good interpersonal abilities including an ability and willingness to communicate and develop trusted relationships with a range of stakeholders.
- Ability to manage a complex workload including competing priorities, achieve targets and respond quickly and flexibly to changing needs and demands.
- Conscientious with high standards and a commitment to excellence.
- Tenacious when it comes to problem-solving / acquiring key information.
How to Apply
When you click apply you will be taken to our client's career site to complete you application.
Application Deadline: 27 July 2025 23.59pm
Virtual Interview (first stage): w/c 4th August
Applicants should have the right to work in the UK and will be asked to provide proof of their eligibility to work in the UK before employment is confirmed.
