Head of People and Development

As the Head of People & Development at St Leonards School, you will have a passion for the development and promotion of a positive workplace culture where engagement and inclusion is truly valued. This will be accompanied by excellent communication and influencing skills and the provision of informed and pragmatic advice and direction which will support the delivery of the School's operational and strategic plans. Working closely with the Executive, Academic and Professional Services colleagues, you will guide and deliver all aspects of the School’s progressive people and organisational development agenda through high engagement and collaborative practice with all stakeholders. You will have extensive professional HR knowledge and experience, ideally gained in an academic environment giving you valuable insights and an understanding of the challenges facing the education sector. With strong analytical skills, you will support cross-school team effectiveness and departmental resource plans with evidence based decision making. You will be highly competent at understanding and implementing employment legislation and be a key contributor to school wide change initiatives and projects. With high technical and digital expertise, you are well placed to ensure that the School has effective management information tools in place which will equip our leaders and managers with the skills and confidence to support change with empathy and clarity. More information can be found in the candidate information pack. Please note that we are unable to provide a certificate of sponsorship therefore candidates must have the right to work in the UK.