Senior People & Talent Manager
Senior People & Talent Manager
12 month FTC (extension possible)
£70,000-£80,000
Hybrid (1 day per week in London)
Generous benefits package
We’re working with a high‑profile, purpose‑driven organisation driving meaningful social impact across the UK. Following significant recent funding, they’re hiring a Senior People & Talent Manager to play a visible, hands‑on role during a key growth phase. This is a senior HR / People role combining strategy, delivery and close partnership with senior leadership.
Reporting to the People Director and working closely with the Senior People Manager, you’ll lead:
- Recruitment and talent strategy
- Workforce planning and future capability needs
- Inclusive, values‑led hiring and onboarding
- Performance, development and progression frameworks
- Manager and leadership capability
- Succession planning and early talent pipelines
- Employer branding and attraction
- Use of people data to inform decisions and reduce risk
What you’ll be doing day‑to‑day:
- Owning end‑to‑end recruitment
- Supporting leaders to hire at pace and with clarity
- Improving onboarding and early‑tenure experience
- Advising and challenging senior stakeholders
- Strengthening performance conversations and development
- Using data to spot hiring, progression and retention trends
- Managing complex people matters fairly and compassionately
- Overseeing suppliers, systems and people budgets
- Hands‑on, delivery‑focused role
The environment:
- Mission‑led, government‑backed not‑for‑profit
- Growing organisation with funding secured
- Highly engaged senior leadership, including the CEO
- Low‑ego, non‑hierarchical culture
About you:
- Senior experience across People / HR / Talent
- Strong recruitment and HR leadership background
- Experience shaping performance and development frameworks
- Confident senior‑level advisor
- Solid UK employment law knowledge
- Comfortable in change and ambiguity
- Values‑led, pragmatic and delivery‑focused
- Experience in not‑for‑profit, public sector, financial services or purpose‑driven settings is a plus
If you’re a senior People professional who enjoys being close to the action, influencing leaders, and building inclusive, high‑impact organisations, this is a rare and rewarding opportunity.
Please apply to be considered.
The SR Group (UK) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
