Head of HR - 3 Month FTC
London (Central) | Hybrid across office and venue
Full time or 30 hours per week across 4 days
£55,000 - £60,000 FTE (pro rata)
A three month FTC role has arisen for an experienced and values-driven Head of HR to join a leading organisation within the Performing Arts sector whilst they recruit a permanent Head of function. This is a senior, hands-on role that combines strategic HR leadership with operational delivery, supporting a diverse workforce in a dynamic, creative environment.
Reporting to the Director of Finance and Operations, you will play a critical role in shaping organisational culture, ensuring excellent people management, and embedding inclusive, compliant and effective HR practices across the full employee lifecycle.
As Head of HR, you will:
- Develop and deliver an HR business plan aligned to organisational strategy
- Act as a trusted partner to senior leaders, managers and staff
- Lead on all aspects of HR generalism, including recruitment, employee relations, organisational change and payroll oversight
- Balance staff wellbeing and engagement with robust governance, compliance and risk management
- Work closely with colleagues responsible for Inclusion, Skills and Operations to ensure training, wellbeing and people management capability are embedded across the organisation
- Provide insightful reporting to senior leadership and Board level, highlighting risks, trends and solutions
- Manage HR budgets, remuneration frameworks, pay benchmarking and benefits
- The role includes occasional evening or out-of-hours attendance for rehearsals, press nights and events, with a TOIL system in place.
You will bring:
- Substantial senior HR experience, ideally in a creative or arts-based environment
- Strong knowledge of employment law, HR best practice, organisational design and change
- Confidence managing complex and sensitive employee relations cases
- Experience developing HR strategy, business plans, policies and reporting frameworks
- A clear commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion in HR practice
- Excellent interpersonal skills, discretion and professional judgement
- CIPD Level 5 or 7 qualification (or equivalent experience)
You will be collaborative, pragmatic, highly organised and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, people-centred organisation.
Should you be interested in discussing this vacancy please contact Annabel Green LinkedIn.
Resourcing4HR is an independent HR Recruitment and Consultancy company specialising in supporting the HR Community - both candidates and clients alike, in a partnership approach to resourcing HR professionals.
Resourcing4HR is an equal opportunities employer and a company committed to diversity.
Resourcing4HR operates as a Recruitment Agency for the provision of permanent candidates and as a Recruitment Business for the provision of temporary candidates
