HR Director Jobs

Attributes of an HR Director

These days HR Directors have to think and act like business people. They’ll be the chief administrator of recruitment, hiring, training, pay and benefits, and employee relations, but they’ll also need to know finance and accounting, and be skilled at driving costs down and performance levels up. HR Directors must have clear leadership skills, be able to confidently champion the HR division at Board meetings, and be tireless advocates for both the company and the people who work in the company. Director-level HR professionals often need excellent negotiating and diplomacy skills in order to perform a constant balancing act to meet both needs effectively.

Key Responsibilities of an HR Director

Under the HR Director’s stewardship companies will be constantly attracting, employing, supervising and developing their people. Staff retention - keeping people in their jobs - is a massive challenge in today’s competitive job markets so HR Directors will need to develop personnel strategies that will keep staff turnover to a minimum. Losing good people is disastrous to any organisation, so HR departments focus increasingly on reward programmes, staff recognition, employee engagement and career planning. HR Directors will also be involved in succession planning so that the directors of the future are being cultivated internally. They’ll need to keep bang up to date with legislative changes, current trends and HR best practice.

Inside the Job

HR Directors are likely to have a CIPD-recognised degree or professional qualification, and some senior professionals believe having an MBA or MSc in addition will win them more respect from other business functions and help them to take a more strategic role in the organisation. Post-graduate degrees in subjects such as psychology or organisational change are currently popular. HR directors may head up several different departments that are led by specialised HR managers, such as the recruitment manager, training manager and rewards manager.

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    Director of Organisational Development

    Our client has already built an exceptional reputation for best-in class people policies that transform talent into a real business asset.

    Strategi | £110k

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    Non Executive Directors

    Everything we do at Edexcel delivers opportunities to help people achieve their potential. Our mission is to advance learning and change lives.

    Edexcel | £5,000 p/a

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    Manager

    Camp America the experts in placing international staff at US summer camps will shortly be launching a new camper programme. We are offering an outstanding opportunity for a dynamic, creative and experienced programme manager to join us

    Camp America | C £26,000

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    PRINCIPAL & CHIEF EXECUTIVE

    Newham, London • c. £140k p.a.+ benefits Do you want to lead the learning and skills revolution in a College judged by Ofsted to be outstanding?

    Newham College | £140k p.a.+ benefits

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    Executive Development Director

    Executive Development Director Package in the range £60 - £80k (depending on experience) includes bonus & benefits Cranfield’s Centre for Customised Executive Development

    Cranfield University | £60 - £80k

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    Director HR and OE

    Our client is a global luxury hospitality brand with ambitious plans for future growth. It has operations in several international locations and approximately 4,000 employees across the world.

    Strategic Dimensions | £150k + benefits

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    International HR Director

    International HR Director Central London £150-180K base + excellent package Our client is a global market leader in its specialist field and its international business, outside of the Americas, comprises 4,500 people in 26 markets.

    CONSULT | £100k +

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    Business Development Director

    Our client is one of the UK’s leading FM Company’s part of a larger Group.

    Macallam Executive Recruitment | £80k + £100k + benefits

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  • Business Management , The Co-operative Group

    It's the freedom to make business you believe inWith 15 different businesses, 4,900 outlets, 110,000 people and a turnover of £10.1bn, The Co-operative can offer you a graduate experience with unrivalled commercial exposure. We’re not just a food...

    Milkround.com | Not Specified

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    HR Manager HRM/811/18

    Our client is respected oil and gas business who are looking to appoint a HR Manager based out of Asia.

    Barnaby Stewart Executive Search & Selection | £100k base, package and bonus

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