HR Director

Please note that the closing date for this job has passed.

Client: Alzheimers Society

Reference: 9486

Location: London

Salary: c.£80,000

Description:

DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
ALZHEIMER’S SOCIETY
London • c £80k


Alzheimer's Society is the UK’s leading care, support and research charity for people with dementia, their families and carers. We employ 1,850 staff, and benefit from the commitment of over 5,000 volunteers.

At a time of exciting organisational growth and change, we’re looking for someone with exceptional HR and leadership skills to contribute to this growth and lead a strategic programme of change.

You’ll need the ability to drive excellence across the human resources agenda to support organisational and cultural behavioural change in line with the Society’s values and lead and motivate the 20-strong HR team by improving customer service as well as overall team performance.

The successful candidate will have a demonstrable track record of contributing both operationally and strategically as part of a senior management team. You’ll also need broad HR experience which includes managing compensation and benefits, performance and talent management, and organisational development.

With a strong commitment to the mission, values and principles of the Society, you’ll lead from the front in championing the combined ethos of a caring, vocational culture with a commercially aware, accountable and results-driven £50 million plus business.

To find out more, download our information pack using the link below, quoting reference 9486. For an informal discussion about this role, please call Naomi Ross on 020 7932 4244 or Katy Giddens on 020 7932 4206.

Closing date is 21 September 2009.

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