JOB TITLE: Head of People and Culture
REPORTING TO: CEO
LOCATION: National Office, Dun Laoghaire
DATE: February **Apply on the website**
WHY WORK AT ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY IRELAND
Just as every brain injury is unique, at Acquired Brain Injury
Ireland, our people are unique. At Acquired Brain Injury Ireland,
we?re all about collaboration and building great relationships. So
why should you join us?
UNIQUE CULTURE
Our approach to service delivery is about partnership and
collaboration with our clients. Our teams thrive on finding creative
solutions to empower our clients and make the impossible possible. Our
relationships with each other and with our clients is what makes our
organisational culture so special.
SPECIALIST TRAINING
Our teams are highly skilled and qualified in their area and extremely
passionate about the work they do. Your motivation and job
satisfaction is important to us which is why we provide ongoing best
practice professional training to help you reach your professional
goals.
GROW WITH US
We first opened our doors with one residential rehab unit in **Apply
on the website** at a time when there were little or no dedicated
services for people living with a brain injury. Since then we have
grown into a national service delivering community rehabilitation
right across Ireland. Join our team and grow with us as we maximise
the potential of brain injury survivors in every corner of the
country.
_SUMMARY_
The Head of People and Culture is responsible for partnering with the
organisation and setting the people and culture strategy that maps
directly to strategic objectives and delivers key outcomes. The role
has accountability for ensuring that ABI Ireland has the optimal
organisational structures, people processes are efficient and
supported by robust people policies and the capability and tools exist
to enable attraction and retention of the best talent. The role is
also responsible for ensuring that the culture and values of ABI
Ireland are lived through organisational development and learning and
development strategies. The role is also responsible for overseeing
the Organisation?s GDPR and Data Protection service delivery.
_KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES_
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
* Partner with the Services and Operations to develop and implement a
people strategy that maps directly to the Organisation?s strategy
and delivers tangible outcomes.
* Lead the People & Culture function and implement a person-centred
strategy to drive the employee experience whilst increasing
performance and engagement.
* Provide expert input to organisation design and development
underpinned by strong commercial management of resource planning.
people costs and people risks across functions.
* Use management information and data to deliver key insights to
senior leadership teams and drive appropriate action plans.
* Overall leadership of the HR Team to deliver high quality,
efficient and consistent HR initiatives and services across the
Organisation.
* Overall leadership of the Organisational Development and Learning
and Development Team to deliver on agreed objectives.
CULTURE AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
* Oversee that the culture and values of ABI Ireland are lived
through organisational development and learning and development
strategies.
* Measure and understand key drivers of engagement at ABI Ireland
whilst devising creative initiatives to continuously develop a
positive workplace culture
* Manage the annual employee satisfaction survey in the
Organisation, proposing HR initiatives in response to the survey data
and insights.
* Ensure wellness initiatives are in place at all times to support
employees.
* Manage the Annual Employee Information Days, ensuring continuity,
progress and appropriate feedback year on year.
OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT
* Oversee the delivery of performance management, organisational
development, learning and development, employee life cycle, talent
management, talent acquisition, pay model, HR operations and internal
communications to support the design and development of key HR
initiatives.
* Ensure that managers and employees have efficient access to
People-related information, processes, policies and tools
* Oversee the recruitment function to ensure that external employer
branding is in line with the internal culture and recruiting KPIs are
being met all whilst providing an exceptional candidate experience
* Ensure ABI Ireland?s compliance is in line with all legal,
regulatory and funder requirements.
* Oversee that the delivery of HR policies and practices comply with
best practice and legislation whilst effectively supporting business
goals and maintaining a flexible, innovative performance culture.
* Produce HR reports as required including for Board, Senior Manager
and Funders.
* Ensure the effective administration of the pension scheme.
SUPPORT TO MANAGERS
* Build strong relationships with senior leaders and act as their
trusted advisor.
* Provide leadership and coaching to executives, managers and the
wider team, across the full range of People-related topics, including
goal definition and alignment, and practices whilst being a role-model
for management best-practice
* Leverage knowledge and experience and create in-house training
sessions and information resources
* Support the management of complex/ formal employee relations
issues in the organisation
DATA PROTECTION AND GDPR
* Line Management of the Data Protection Officer and overseeing that
the Organisation has policies, training, procedures and systems in
place to ensure Data Protection and GDPR responsibilities are met.
_QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE_
QUALIFICATIONS
* Relevant HR qualification.
* Ideally CIPD qualified or equivalent.
EXPERIENCE
_Essential_
* A proven track record of success, working as a true business
partner at an equivalent Senior Manager level, supporting managers and
their functions in a dynamic, fast-paced, ever changing environment.
* Ability to demonstrate strategic and innovative thinking and
execution
* Strong change management and project management experience
preferable, having worked on the delivery of key HR projects
* Demonstrated success in Employee Relations, driving top
performance management practices, fostering employee engagement /
motivation, and best practice HR
* Competent in advising on issues that have employment law
implications
* Outstanding project management, presentation and communication
skills
* An outstanding focus on achieving a high level of customer service
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate at
all levels
_Desirable_
* Previous experience of working in an area of disability/illness
would be an advantage
_COMPETENCIES_
* Communications
_? strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills_
* Influencing and Negotiating
_? ability to build relationships, internally and externally_
* Planning, Organising and Prioritising
_? works to optimise outputs_
* Commitment to achieving the highest level of Professional Service
_? demonstrates a commitment to highest standards of quality service
and outcomes._
_OTHER REQUIREMENTS_
* Travel as required (when Covid-**Apply on the website**
restrictions have lifted)
_HOW TO APPLY_
Please email Cover letter and C.V. to **Apply on the website**
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 5PM FRIDAY **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**TH
MARCH **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**.
_This job description is intended as a summary of the primary
responsibilities and qualifications for this position. The job
description is not intended as inclusive of all duties an individual
in this position might be asked to perform or that may be required to
do either now or in the future._
_ABI IRELAND IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER_
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Type: Permanent
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Category: Health
