NOAH is a charity that helps people experiencing homelessness, extreme poverty, and other disadvantages to make positive changes in their lives. We do this by providing care and advice services, training and wellbeing workshops, and opportunities for employment.

We are truly driven by our values of Care, Compassion, and Commitment, which have their roots in Saint Vincent de Paul, whose life was the inspiration behind the founding of NOAH. We seek to recruit trustees, staff, and volunteers who are committed to, and actively live out these values. We are a Living Wage Foundation Employer and are committed to promoting wellbeing and a work-life balance amongst our staff.

Find out about volunteering opportunities with NOAH here

Head of HR

Based: Luton
Salary: £26,665 – £33,000 (£50,000 FTE)
Hours: 20 – 25 hours per week (negotiable). Hybrid, with minimum 15 hours per week spent on-site at our Luton or Bedford offices

This is the opportunity to work with a charity that helps people experiencing homelessness, extreme poverty, and other disadvantages to make positive changes in their lives.

We do this by providing care and advice services, training and wellbeing workshops, and opportunities for employment.

We are truly driven by our values of Care, Compassion, and Commitment, which have their roots in the teachings of Saint Vincent de Paul, whose life was the inspiration behind the founding of the charity. We are a Living Wage Foundation Employer and are committed to promoting wellbeing and a work-life balance amongst our staff.

The role is to oversee and develop NOAH’s strategic people management, with overall responsibility for the HR function and people plan.

Main duties

To lead the development and delivery of the people plan
To ensure the structure and capabilities of the HR function and the design and resourcing of the wider workforce meet the needs and values of the Charity
To develop and oversee HR and people management policies and practice which champion and embed the values
To contribute to the success of the Charity as a member of the Senior Management Team, modelling a culture of high support and high challenge

The successful applicant will have

Strong operational experience as applied to HR, including staff line management, budget management, and confidence in managing IT systems for HR administration.
Experience managing organisational change and developing culture within a values-led organisation.
Experience of implementing practices of subsidiarity within organisations – whereby authority is shared such that decisionmaking happens at the most appropriate level, and all those affected can contribute, especially beneficiaries.
Experience with volunteers, including setting and implementing volunteering strategies, and direct line management of volunteers.
Excellent knowledge of employment law, data protection law, EDI best practice, and HR best practice, with a commitment to consistently developing this knowledge.
Capable of influencing, motivating, and supporting colleagues throughout the Charity, demonstrating emotional intelligence and empathy.
Ability to combine attention to detail with a broad perspective, with experience of using qualitative and quantitative methods to make strategic business cases and decisions, monitor outcomes, and create reports for senior colleagues.
Ability to work under pressure on several projects at the same time, to tight deadlines, maintaining confidentiality where necessary.

Lived experience of disadvantage (eg homelessness, poverty or trauma) would be welcomed.

For full details, see the job description and person specification below.

Job description

Person specification

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To apply for this rewarding post, please complete the online application form, or submit your CV along with the Supporting Statement to let us know why you are perfect for our new role! Send them to recruitment@noahenterprise.org

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