Director of People (Professional Services – Brighton Academies Trust)

Job Description

Job title: Director of People (Professional Services – Brighton Academies Trust)

Company: East Sussex County Council

Job description: Job introduction

Hours of work: 37
Working pattern: Full-time

Closing date: Sunday 28 January 2024

For more information and to apply for the above post, please contact:
University of Brighton Academies Trust
The Burgess Hill Academy
Burgess Hill
West Sussex
RH15 9EA

Phone: 01273 082005
Email:
Website:

Please note, we do not accept CVs.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious Director of People to join the University of Brighton Academies Trust to support us in inspiring our children and staff to flourish and achieve their best.

You will be part of our Executive Team and report directly to the Deputy Chief Executive: Chief Operating Officer. You will complete the design and implementation of our People Strategic Delivery Plan in support of our shared mission, vision and values and new Trust Strategy 2023-2028. You will work strategically and have excellent interpersonal skills to be able to influence critical decision making and communicate effectively across our stakeholders.

Your significant experience in business process development and ability to harness new and changing technology will play a key role in a major change project focused on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of all of our administrative and operational processes across the Trust and our academies.

Your talent management expertise will be crucial to ensuring our 14 academies and 7 departments remained fully staffed with high quality and committed colleagues, as well as supporting the establishment of a brand new innovative all-through primary and secondary school for children and young people in West Sussex, The Bedelands Academy.

We are a growing organisation with over 1200 staff, nearly 8000 children and an annual £50million+ budget, and you will lead our People department across all core HR disciplines.

As the largest Multi-Academies Trust in Sussex, we are a close-knit family of schools committed to achieving ambitions, delivering excellence, and nurturing potential. Sponsored by the esteemed University of Brighton, we provide high-quality learning experiences for our pupils.

Our success is a result of the dedication and expertise of our staff and central teams, creating vibrant places of learning that ignite curiosity and foster a lifelong love of education. Together, we aim to inspire our children and staff to flourish and achieve their best.

At the heart of everything we do are our pupils. We believe that learning should be exciting, engaging, and fun – an adventure where curiosity is celebrated, and creativity is encouraged. We strive to create an environment where each child feels inspired and supported, enabling them to discover their unique talents and interests.

We truly value the experience, dedication, and commitment of all our employees and believe in the power of motivated and happy staff. This is why we seek to enrich and reward our employees wherever we can, by offering a wide range of exciting and useful employee benefits. These include:

• Automatic pay increments
• High quality continuous professional development and support for your career progression
• A strong commitment to your health & wellbeing including; onsite Wellbeing Champions, designated Mental Health Ambassadors, flexible working opportunities from Day 1, and Employee Assistance programme
• Generous public sector pension scheme
• Discounts on retail & travel
• Cycle 2 Work scheme
• Charity giving
• Generous annual leave entitlement

Our commitment

The University of Brighton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check. This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013, 2020 and 2023. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

We welcome applications from all members of the community.

The Trust is proud to be part of the government’s Disability Confident scheme which underpins our staff and volunteer recruitment practices. If you would like any support or assistant at any stage of the recruitment process please let us know, by contacting us either by email to or by telephone to Bev Lawrence 01424 905 306.

To arrange an informal discussion about this role please contact Samantha Coates | Deputy Chief Executive: Chief Operating Officer by email:

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

Expected salary:

Location: Burgess Hill, West Sussex

Job date: Sat, 13 Jan 2024 07:25:30 GMT

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