Head of People (Maternity Cover)

Astrea Academy Trust, Sheffield, S9 4WG

8 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  25 May 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  14 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £66,125.00 - £69,891.00 Annually (FTE)

Head of People (Maternity Cover) job summary

Are you an experienced Head of People with demonstratable experience of leading HR/People for a large organisation? Are you a creative but critical thinker, solutions focused and used to operating in a fast-paced organisation?

Astrea Academy Trust is seeking a dynamic and strategic Head of People to join our team on a 9/12-month fixed term contract as maternity cover.

Our people are our most precious resource. Ensuring we have frameworks and processes for our people to work within creating a healthy culture where people flourish and thrive supports them to deliver their best work. The strength of the People and Organisational department is crucial in supporting this aim.

Reporting to the Director of People and Organisational Development, the Head of People will provide strategic leadership to the department and lead the people partnering, people operations and recruitment services incorporating of employee relations, wellbeing, generalist support, HRIS and MIS, people data, payroll, recruitment, onboarding and contract administration.

During this period, we are prioritising the development of our systems and processes, enhancing automation and integrating data to provide meaningful insights, ranging from descriptive to predictive and prescriptive analytics. Your contribution will be pivotal in leading this change.

Astrea has circa 2000 people across 27 sites, so relationship building with senior leaders is crucial in delivering the professional services across Astrea as the centre of expertise.

Under the leadership of the Director of People and Organisational Development, you will lead and support the growth and development of the People team, delivering a customer-focused service across the entire employee lifecycle. With a strong emphasis on process excellence, change management, and project delivery, you will ensure an impactful and efficient service provision.

You will deliver a professional and confidential employment law service, ensuring legal compliance and governance across people related matters, mitigating risk and supporting executive decisions with legal and ethical advice.

Additionally, you will provide insightful people analytics to support strategic decision-making and drive continuous improvement across the Trust.

Commitment to safeguarding

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks. 

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About Astrea Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Astrea Academy Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/astrea-academy-trust

Astrea is a trust that is coming of age and moving beyond its foundational years into a mature phase of development, our aim is that every child gets a brilliant education. Our work starts and ends with a universal belief in high standards and expectations for every child, no matter what barriers they face.

Underpinning our vision is a commitment that knowledge and scholarship will be celebrated, we want our children to become resilient in the face of challenge and we commit to providing all Astrea children with rich opportunities and to supporting them every step of the way. I am incredibly proud of what the Astrea family has achieved and as the trust matures, we are in a strong position to embark upon this next exciting phase, where all of our energy will be focused on providing a brilliant education which helps children to learn, thrive and lead successful lives.

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