Head of HR

at  ONSIDE Independent Advocacy

Salary: £38,000 – £42,000 Full Time Equivalent per annum
Hours: 28 – 30 hours per week over 4 days
Location: ONSIDE Head Office, Worcester
Closing date: 9th February 2025
Interview Date: Week Commencing 17th February 2025

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We are seeking an experienced and skilled Senior HR professional who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. You should have a solid understanding of current employment law and expertise across the full employee lifecycle, with experience in TUPE (both inbound and outbound) being highly beneficial. In this role, you will support managers in building and nurturing resilient, empathetic teams by ensuring robust HR processes and systems are in place.
You will be resourceful, patient, and proactive, offering exceptional support to your colleagues. Your excellent organisational skills will enable you to plan and prioritise effectively, maintaining a flexible and creative approach to adapting to changing priorities.
We’re looking for an engaging leader who can inspire and motivate both the HR team and the wider organisation. With a clear vision and creativity, you will drive the development of ONSIDE’S HR function, helping shape the growth, success, and diversity of our organisation. Your strong communication and interpersonal skills will allow you to build and maintain positive, productive working relationships across all levels.

SOMEONE LIKE YOU?

If you embrace difference and champion diversity.
If you are creative in your approach, can think around problems and find new ways to solve them.
If you’re looking for a job that you can be proud of and be passionate about.
These values run through our entire organisation. ONSIDE is a creative, collaborative community where people feel free to share new ideas or ask for support. If something’s not right, we don’t just change it. We change ourselves too.
Who are ONSIDE?
ONSIDE is a charity working across Worcestershire and Herefordshire, established in 1993 stemming from a belief that everyone has the right to be a valued human being and to be treated in a just and fair way.
In support of this belief, we provide a range of support services across advocacy, wellbeing and mental health for adults, children and young people who may be vulnerable, disadvantaged or discriminated against. This includes mental and physical ill health, sensory impairment, learning disability, drug and alcohol misuse, older people, and carers. ONSIDE is funded through a range of sources to maintain its independence and ensure that the support it provides reflects the views and perspective of the people it wishes to help.
Our amazing team of skilled staff and volunteers make a difference to the lives of over 11,000 people a year!
More people need our help than ever before. Because of that, we are growing faster than ever before. The role of Head of HR is a real career opportunity to explore the world of finance within a charity setting!

WANT TO KNOW MORE?

Please get in touch with Emma Thompson, Director of People at emma.thompson@onside-advocacy.org.uk or on 01905 27575.
Please also access our guidance on how to apply to ONSIDE on our advert pages.
ONSIDE reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy before the closing date

Join ONSIDE and discover the role as a Head of HR in the charity sector. This role is crucial in supporting the development and growth of our most important and valued asset – our people!
The Head of HR will be responsible for executing the operational aspects of our strategic plan while ensuring the HR function runs smoothly and effectively on a day-to-day basis. You will offer outstanding support to our managers and their teams, helping them deliver excellent services across Herefordshire and Worcestershire.