Head of HR and Facilities

Salary: £75,000 - £80,000 per annum

About the role:

People lead for the organisation, driving and leading Organisational Development, Employee Relations, Employee Engagement, Talent Acquisition, Diversity and Inclusion, Reward and Recognition, Facilities Management and the Employee Value Proposition. A trusted advisor to the CEO and the leadership team.

What you will be doing:

Organisational Development
• The provision and management of a performance management process - focused on aligning objectives to the strategic pillars, development plans and the Motability values.
• The provision and management of cost-effective development solutions to support employee and organisational development.
• Oversee and report on mandatory training to ensure organisational compliance.
• Management of external providers.

Employee Relations
• Management of all matters relating to employee relations to ensure employment law compliance.
• To ensure regular review and improvement of the people processes and policies.
• To lead in respect of managing employment tribunal cases - this includes liaison with legal representatives, ACAS, and all relating correspondence.
• To ensure the application of best practice approaches and to lead / coach / support the HR Business Partners in the application of these approaches.
• To advise and guide organisational structural change processes - providing support to the leadership team to develop solutions / outcomes.

Employee Engagement
• To lead the organisational employee survey process - including the management of subsequent action plans at department and organisational level.
• To lead in respect of the Motability Values to ensure they feature as part of day-to-day life at the Motability Foundation.
• To chair and lead the Motability People Forum to ensure a meaningful and valued contribution to people led initiatives.
• To provide sponsorship and support to the Wellbeing Champions, Social Squad and Diversity and Inclusion forums.
• To oversee and manage the relationship with Investors in People.

Talent Acquisition
• Management of the Talent Acquisition team and end-to-end recruitment.
• To support the team to ensure a best practice approach.
• To drive direct hires and reduce agency / consultancy spend.
• To ensure we achieve the right hires and secure good talent retention.
• To deliver a culture of internal career progression.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
• Create and ensure a continued organisational focus on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
• Ensure a continued focus on Disability.
• To proactively work towards reducing pay gaps (gender, disability, ethnicity).
• To proactively work with the Business Disability Forum.

Reward and Recognition
• To lead with the CEO on the annual pay review and subsequent report / recommendations to the Remuneration Committee.
• To ensure the provision of competitive / cost effective benefits.
• To proactively promote employee benefits and to drive up utilisation of these benefits through promotion and awareness.
• To oversee the Spotlight Awards.
• To oversee and ensure compliance in respect of the payroll process and associated areas.

Facilities Management
• To provide leadership to the Facilities Manager and Facilities Team.
• Overseeing Facilities to ensure a proactive level of service is delivered to the organisation in respect of all facilities associated support.
• Oversight of compliance in respect of health and safety, environmental, contracts and all facilities areas for both the Foundation and as a Landlord to Warwick House.
• To support and coach the Facilities Manager in respect of Business Planning, Budget Management, objective setting, project delivery and people issues.

Compliance and Reporting
• Negotiate and manage external relationships (including providers, legal, accreditors, facilities contracts, benefit providers).
• To ensure governance compliance in respect of contracts, policy reviews, etc.
• Develop, manage, and monitor annual budgets for HR and Facilities, (currently £3m).
• Ensure relevant safeguards are in place to protect both the staff and reputation of Motability.
• Formulate and implement HR and Facilities policies and procedures.
• To proactively provide meaningful data to leaders and managers (quarterly people metrics, and the Facilities dashboard report).
• To create and present the annual Workforce Report to the board.
• Chair of the Health & Safety Committee and Motability People Forum. Lead role in respect of the Pensions Committee (supporting the Finance Director) and other committees.

About you:

Must haves:
• Level of intellectual requirements implies likely to be qualified to at least degree level with relevant CIPD qualification.
• Significant experience at a senior level of HR and supplier management, preferably in a commercial customer focused environment.
• Practical experience of negotiating contracts and relationships with key suppliers.
• Practical experience of implementing Health and Safety governance and frameworks.
• Practical experience of leading organisational and cultural change.
• Experience of developing remuneration strategy.
• Experience designing and managing learning and development frameworks.
• Broad up-to-date knowledge and experience in employment law, Health and Safety legislation, employment policies and all aspects of employee relations.
• Broad knowledge and experience of job design, job evaluation, compensation and benefits.
• Experienced in preparation and management of budgets.
• Awareness of Government, economic and business issues.
• Ability to assimilate technical pension information.
• IT literate with knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and experience of HR systems.
• Strategic thinker with ability to translate the Motability strategy into operational actions.
• Ability to motivate and inspire throughout the organisation and at all levels.
• High level influencing skills, interpersonal skills.
• Ability to diagnose issues, identify and implement solutions.
• Ability to drive high performance culture.
• Ability to exercise high level of confidentiality.
• Role model of company culture and disability confidence.

Reporting lines and relationships

Reports to: Chief Operating Officer

Direct reports: 6

Extra Information
• Role based in Harlow on a Hybrid basis. Occasional need to travel to other locations for meetings, training courses and seminars.

Benefits

⭐️ WHAT MOTABILITY CAN OFFER YOU ⭐️

A career with Motability can offer you so much more than earning potential. We pride ourselves in offering some fantastic benefits and a culture to match, some of which includes;

???? Holiday - 26 Days + 8 Bank Holidays, increasing to 28 days after 5 years' service

❤️ Health and Wellbeing - We offer private health care with BUPA alongside an Employee Assistance Programme, eye tests, flu vaccinations, enhanced sick pay and discounted corporate gym membership. We take your physical AND Mental Health seriously, with our dedicated mental health first aiders you will have support and understanding from your colleagues.

???? Family Friendly - We offer enhanced Parental Leave inclusive of Adoption Pay and we understand that families require flexibility, we provide time off for dependants, flexible working hours and the option to work from home. Life Assurance is 4 x your salary.

???? Diversity and Inclusion - We value everyone's unique qualities and celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels safe to be their authentic selves, no matter their age, ethnicity, religion, gender identity,l orientation, disability status, neurodiversity or otherwise. This is embedded in to our values and we celebrate our differences and create awareness throughout the year.

???? Celebrating Success - We love to recognise people that go above and beyond with our Spotlight Award as well as having team celebrations and social events throughout the year.

☕️ Our culture - In the Motability office we "dress for our day", it's an incredibly welcoming and inclusive environment where we look to support your career, we offer a mini bus service from Harlow Town centre and station for those using public transport to reach us and there are plenty of free hot beverages for when you arrive.

???? Pension - Up to 15%, inclusive of a 10% non-contributory addition and Motability matching your contributions up to 5%.

How to find out more?

To find out more regarding the vacancy and for the full job description, please contact our Talent Team at: recruitment@motabilityfoundation.org.uk

Here at Motability Foundation, we embrace and value Equity, Diversity and Inclusion which means bringing your full self to work. We encourage and welcome all applications, regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, orientation or disability.

We are a disability confident employer, so please do make us aware of any reasonable adjustments you might need throughout both the recruitment process and to work with us.

We are committed to offering to interview every applicant with a disability who meets the minimum criteria for the role. Please tick the relevant box when filling out your application.

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