Head of HR

Morson Edge is looking for an experienced Head of Human Resources to join a well-established organisation operating within a highly regulated, safety-critical environment. This is a broad leadership role offering the opportunity to shape people strategy while remaining closely involved in day-to-day operational HR.

Working as a trusted adviser to the senior leadership team, you’ll provide pragmatic guidance across the full employee lifecycle, helping to build organisational capability, support business change and foster a high-performing culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the senior HR lead, providing commercially focused advice and support to business leaders.
• Partner with managers to develop leadership capability and drive effective people management.
• Lead on complex employee relations matters, including investigations, disciplinary, grievance and organisational change.
• Ensure employment practices remain compliant with current UK employment legislation and internal policies.
• Oversee annual HR processes including performance management, reward reviews and people planning.
• Support workforce planning, talent development and succession planning initiatives.
• Manage recruitment activity in partnership with external agencies and service providers.
• Maintain relationships with external benefits providers and support the delivery of employee benefits programmes.
• Work collaboratively with Finance on people budgets, workforce reporting and associated purchasing processes.
• Contribute to internal governance, compliance activities and audit requirements.
• Promote a positive, inclusive and high-performance culture aligned with organisational values.

About You

• Significant experience leading an HR function or operating at Head of HR level.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and employee relations best practice.
• Experience supporting organisational change, workforce planning and business transformation.
• A commercial mindset with the ability to balance business objectives and employee outcomes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience managing multiple priorities within a fast-paced environment.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to build credibility across all levels of an organisation.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent professional experience.
• CIPD qualification (Level 5 or Level 7) is desirable.

If you’re an experienced HR professional looking for a challenging interim leadership opportunity with significant business impact, we’d love to hear from you.