People Director

Overview

As People Director on the Executive Board, you shape Acas’s people strategy across 1,100 colleagues, aligning culture, capability and leadership with the organisation’s mission. You will drive workforce planning, lead organisational change and culture programmes, and strengthen employee relations with trade unions. You’ll use digital innovation to improve people services and performance while advising senior stakeholders through periods of change. This role combines strategic influence with hands-on delivery to elevate public service excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead the people and workforce strategy for Acas and oversee workforce capability and culture initiatives
• Shape organisational strategy and influence major business decisions through strategic workforce planning
• Lead employee relations and partnerships with recognised trade unions during change
• Drive organisation-wide change, culture improvement and performance programmes
• Leverage digital innovation to enhance people services and organisational performance
• Provide strategic advice to senior stakeholders and navigate ambiguity
• Support diversity and inclusion and build an inclusive workforce
• Travel across Great Britain as required

Key requirements

• Experience leading a people/HR function in a large, complex organisation, preferably in the public sector
• Track record of delivering organisation-wide change and culture improvement
• Strong experience in employee relations and working with trade unions
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and provide strategic, advisory guidance
• Experience using digital tools/innovation to improve people services and performance
• CIPD qualification or demonstrable equivalent professional expertise
• Strategic thinker with change-management capabilities
• Willingness to travel across Great Britain

• Influencing and stakeholder management
• Strategic thinking and judgement
• Collaborative and inclusive leadership
• Strategic workforce planning
• Employee relations and trade union engagement
• Digital innovation in HR and service delivery

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