Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
A leading organisation in the South Coast region is seeking an experienced Interim HR Director / Head of HR to lead its People function on a 6-month fixed-term basis.This is a critical leadership role with responsibility for delivering both strategic direction and operational excellence across HR, Payroll & Pensions, and Recruitment.Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership across HR Business Partnering, Recruitment, Payroll & Pensions
- Partner with senior leadership to drive key People & Culture initiatives
- Lead and develop a team of HR professionals, ensuring high-quality service delivery
- Oversee complex employee relations and case management activity
- Ensure compliance with employment legislation and best practice
- Drive improvements in recruitment outcomes, including time-to-hire, candidate quality, and retention
- Lead workforce planning, HR reporting, and data-driven decision-making
- Strengthen employer brand and enhance attraction strategies
- Support organisational change and continuous improvement initiatives
About You
- Proven experience operating at HR Director / Head of HR level
- Strong expertise in HR Business Partnering, Employee Relations, and Industrial Relations, including unions.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary HR functions
- Ability to influence and challenge at Executive / Senior Leadership level
- Strong track record of delivering transformation and service improvement
- Data-driven with experience of HR systems and analytics
- Resilient, proactive, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment.
Desirable:
- CIPD Level 7 (or equivalent)
- Experience within large or complex organisations, ideally with unions
- Experience of leading HR teams across disciplines of HR, ER, Recruitment, Payroll
The initial contract is a 6-month fixed term.
Based in Fareham, Hampshire but sites in the South Coast
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