Head of People

About our Client The Serious Fraud Office is a specialist investigating and prosecuting authority that tackles the top-level of serious or complex fraud, bribery, and corruption in England and Wales, and Northern Ireland. It is independent in making decisions about its cases. It is a civil service organisation that operates within the framework of government accounting and the Green Book. It is subject to government spending review. Job Description The Head of People is a senior leadership role within the People and Culture function, responsible for leading a broad, high-impact and customer-focused People service. Working closely with the Chief People Officer and Head of Culture, the postholder will lead a team of highly capable functional leads to deliver operational excellence, strategic insight and measurable value across talent acquisition, people operations, employee relations, case management, people data and insights, HR information systems and continuous improvement. The role will ensure that managers and leaders receive timely, practical and evidence-based support to resource, manage and develop their services effectively. It will balance the delivery of high-quality transactional HR services with strategic workforce planning, customer-focused service standards and a strong emphasis on data, insight and performance. A key priority will be supporting the development and optimisation of the HR information system (Oracle), so that people data, workflows, reporting ..... full job details .....