Director of People and Culture

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Join Us in Transforming Lives as Our Director of People and Culture

At Alternative Futures Group, we’ve been at the heart of positive change for over 30 years, providing exceptional support to individuals with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. As an organisation officially recognised as a Great Place to Work®️, we are proud to offer a supportive, inclusive, and engaging work environment. We are now seeking a strategic, compassionate, and dynamic Director of People and Culture to lead and inspire our award‑winning team.

If you're passionate about creating a thriving workplace culture and want to play a key role in shaping the future of a purpose‑driven organisation, we’d love to hear from you.

Job Purpose

The Director of People & Culture will be the expert voice on their area within the Charity, demonstrating strong leadership, championing collaboration and focused on delivery. The post‑holder will be forward‑thinking and solution‑focused to ensure we have the required skills, knowledge and expertise to deliver outstanding personalised support that creates independence and value. You will need to understand long‑term threats and opportunities from a people perspective that may impact strategic plans, whilst at the same time having attention to detail on the monitoring of day‑to‑day delivery.

You will be responsible for ensuring that a comprehensive People & Organisational Development strategy is in place that enables the charity to meet its strategic objectives.

The Director will work closely with senior leadership to ensure the alignment of people strategies with organisational goals which enhance employee experience, optimise performance, and continue the cultural development supporting Alternative Futures Group as a Great Place to Work®.

As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the post‑holder will collaborate with colleagues to plan, develop and implement strategic and operational plans to deliver the charity’s objectives.

Dimensions

• 2 direct reports and a wider team of more than 45 colleagues
• Budget responsibility of up to £5m
• Recruitment
• Employee Relations
• Payroll
• Employee Experience including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
• Learning
• Organisational Development

Principal Accountabilities

• Responsible for refreshing and delivering on the People & Organisational Development Strategy, supporting strategies and associated success measurements.
• Responsible for setting a clear direction contributing to the Annual Business Plan and associated budget, ensuring that all parts of the organisation are delivering in support of being a Great Place to Work®
• Ensure the day‑to‑day delivery of People and Learning activity is customer focused supporting the delivery of high‑quality care and support.
• Ensure effective monitoring and reporting across the People agenda ensuring compliance, performance, effective use of resources (money and people) and risk is proactively managed.
• Prepare and present comprehensive reports and dashboards on behalf of the Chief People Officer.
• To drive continuous improvement utilising the use of process improvement methodology and technology opportunities wherever possible.
• Ensure the People function remains outward looking (both within and outside of the Health and Social Care sector) to maintain the Charity’s advantages it has gained in the market in relation to its Employee Value Proposition. Identify opportunities, produce proposals and business cases for the Board to consider in order to continue development of AFG’s EVP.
• Work closely with all key stakeholders to shape the development of a high‑performing People and Learning support service that builds capacity, capability and culture.
• Support the organisation to meet and deliver its growth and development agenda, through proactive leadership of people and culture issues…