Interim Head of People & Operations & Compliance

About the company

Reed HR are working alongside a large Educational Establishment based in South East London who are recruiting for an experienced Interim Head of People Operations and Compliance for initially 6 months.

Your tasks

The Head of People Operations provides senior operational leadership across people operations, talent acquisition, people systems, employee relations interface, immigration compliance and people administration.

_Operational Leadership and Governance_

• Lead the operational delivery of People Operations services across the establishment, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and compliance with legislative and regulatory frameworks.
• Translate strategic direction into operational plans, service standards and performance measures.

• Provide operational assurance, risk management and governance across People Operations activity.
• Represent People Operations at business committees and working groups.

Talent Acquisition and Recruitment

• Lead the operational delivery of inclusive and responsive recruitment and onboarding services, including senior and executive recruitment.
• Oversee large-scale and complex recruitment campaigns, ensuring quality, timeliness and stakeholder satisfaction.

• Ensure recruitment frameworks, processes and systems are compliant with employment law and immigration legislation.

People Operations and Employee Lifecycle

• Lead the provision of high-quality operational HR services across the employee lifecycle, including contractual changes, pay, absence, family-friendly policies and casual workforce compliance.
• Ensure consistent and timely first-line support for employee relations casework, working in partnership with Employee Relations and Change colleagues.

• Provide operational leadership for organisational change programmes, restructures and service redesign activity.

People Systems and Digital Enablement

• Lead the operational management and continuous improvement of Horizon (Oracle Cloud) People Systems.
• Ensure effective delivery of system enhancements, self-service functionality, training and user support.

Staff Immigration Compliance

• Lead the operational delivery of staff immigration compliance across all workforce groups.
• Ensure effective implementation of policies, procedures and training that balance immigration requirements with employment law.

• Work with senior colleagues to prepare for Home Office audits and inspections and mitigate organisational risk.

Other

This role is hybrid.