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Head of People

The Talent World
Department:Human Resources
Type:HYBRID
Region:West Midlands, England
Location:Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Experience:Director
Salary:£42,000 - £42,000
Skills:
HR STRATEGYEMPLOYEE RELATIONSRECRUITMENTPAYROLLPERFORMANCE MANAGEMENTORGANISATIONAL CHANGECOMPLIANCE
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Job Description

Posted on: August 23, 2026

FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME - FLEXIBLE ON HOURS

An exciting opportunity for an experienced people professional to take the lead on HR strategy and help shape a positive, high-performing and inclusive workplace.

You'll provide both strategic and hands-on HR leadership across recruitment, employee relations, engagement, performance, development, wellbeing and organisational change, alongside responsibility for payroll and people budgets.

Working closely with the senior leadership team, you'll be a trusted advisor, helping to ensure effective, compliant and people-focused practices across the organisation.

What’s in it for you?

  • Work hours: Full or part time available
  • Salary: £42000
  • Hybrid working
  • 25 days holiday, increasing with length of service
  • Holiday buy back scheme
  • Access to an EAP
  • Salary sacrifice pension scheme
  • Retail and gym discounts
  • Health Cash Plan

Head Of People Responsibilities

  • Develop and deliver the People Strategy, aligned with wider business objectives.
  • Use people data and insights to support informed decision-making and improve performance
  • Lead on employee relations, including disciplinary, grievance, absence, capability and performance matters
  • Manage monthly payroll, pensions and the annual salary review process
  • Lead recruitment, talent management, succession planning and onboarding, ensuring future workforce needs are met.
  • Oversee salary benchmarking, reward and benefits strategies
  • Support organisational change, transformation and restructuring initiatives
  • Ensure compliance with employment legislation, data protection and internal policies.
  • Monitor and report on key people metrics, risks, engagement, wellbeing and performance
  • Provide coaching and support to managers, helping them confidently manage people matters and develop their teams
  • Promote a positive, inclusive and high-performing workplace culture.

Head Of People Skills And Experience

  • Significant experience in a senior HR or People leadership role
  • Proven ability to develop and deliver effective People strategies
  • Strong experience managing complex employee relations matters
  • Experience supporting organisational change and transformation.
  • Confident advising and influencing senior leaders
  • Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation and HR best practice

Midas Recruitment provides recruitment services, employing temporary staff and placing permanent employees. When applying to a role through the Midas Recruitment website, your information will be automatically added to the Midas Recruitment database and you agree for your information to be retained in line with our GDPR policy. For more information on how we use and store your data, please visit our privacy policy.
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