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Job Title: Director of People and OD
Job Reference: MT1166127BirDOPAO
Location: Birkenhead, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Salary: £68305.00 to £68305.00

Director of People and Organisational Development

Wirral Metropolitan College is looking for a Director of People and OD to join our Senior Leadership Team. This is a 35 hours per week, full-time, permanent role offering a salary of £68,305 per annum.

Why Join Us?

At Wirral Metropolitan College our purpose is to provide inclusive, highest – quality education and training opportunities to meet the aspirations of students and the need of the local community.

To achieve our purpose, we live our values; We are Ambitious, We are Resilient, We are Inclusive, We are Empowering, We are Accountable.

Key Responsibilities:

To provide strategic leadership and management for the People and Organisational Development functions, helping to create an environment where employees thrive, feel valued and can reach their full potential. This role will be an effective and collaborative member of the Senior Leadership Team, providing insights and advice on people and organisational development to ensure the College against its 2024-2027 Strategic Plan, and particularly the People Pillar.

The Director of People and Organisational Development will champion a culture grounded in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion ensuring the College strives to be a safe place to work for everyone. They will also lead efforts to build a high-performing, and collaborative work environment, promoting collective leadership principles, improving employee recruitment, and challenging HR policies and processes.

The post holder will add value by leading an efficient and proactive HR service to the College and its employees and to be a key member of the strategic leadership team in all people related matters. This role is responsible for ensuring that the Wirral Met People Strategy is effectively deployed and developed aligned to the Strategic Plan.

Collaboration is key, this role will work closely with all Directors to develop and deliver strategies across the people management and organisational development remit, with the aim of raising aspirations, and achieving high quality performance across the college supporting delivery of the Strategic Plan.

Skills and Qualifications:

Membership of appropriate professional bodies
Degree or equivalent
Evidence of recent continuous professional development
Proven strategic and operational leadership skills and a track record of motivating and developing a high performing team and influencing at cross organisational level. Ability to inspire, motivate and influence a large, diverse workforce

To view the full Job Description and Person Specification please visit our official careers page and locate the vacancy there.

Benefits:

Complementary employee carparking
Outstanding facilities
Enhanced annual leave entitlement
Enhanced family friendly policies and leave
Financial support for teaching qualifications available
DBS checks completed and paid for by the employer
Company is committed to CPD
Flexible approach to work
Pension contribution rates currently at 20.8%

If you feel you have the necessary skills and qualifications, we would love to hear from you.

Wirral Metropolitan College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants who are offered employment will be subject to a record check from the Disclosure and Barring Services before the appointment is confirmed.

It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Wirral Metropolitan College is actively committed to maintaining an environment which promotes and embeds equality, diversity and inclusion as a core value and welcome applications from all sections of the community. The College ensures the principles of the Equality Act 2010 are adhered to and all job applicants and employees are treated equitably and fairly.

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