HEAD OF PEOPLE

Closing Date: 13 March 2026

Location: Multi-site working and opportunity for Hybrid across

both Hospice sites at (Selly Park & Erdington) and Retail network

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £55,000 to £60,000 per annum

DBS Requirement: Basic Check

Interviews:

Stage 1: Thursday 26 March via MS Teams

Stage 2: Wednesday 8 April, in person (includes presentation*)

Inspiring Our People to Make Every Day Matter

Birmingham Hospice is entering an exciting period of growth and transformation - and we are looking for an exceptional Head of People to help shape our future.

Reporting to the Director of People & Culture, you will play a pivotal role in delivering a progressive people strategy that attracts, develops, and retains a high‑performing, values‑driven team.

This is a role where an ability to assist with strategic leadership and hands‑on delivery go hand in hand. You’ll help us nurture a culture where people feel supported, inspired, and proud to belong.

What You’ll Do

• Assist with leading and deliver our People & Culture strategy
• Build and deliver programmes that Develop Managers and strengthen organisational capability
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding and resource planning
• Drive engagement, wellbeing and inclusion initiatives
• Lead employee relations with professionalism and care
• Use people insights to shape continuous improvement
• Ensure strong policy, reward, and compliance foundations

What You’ll Bring

• CIPD Level 5/7 or equivalent experience)
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law
• Experience in influencing senior leaders
• Proven change‑management and HR solution design skills
• Excellent communication, coaching and relationship‑building
• Strong analytical and project‑management capability

Why Birmingham Hospice?

• Be part of a supportive, inclusive values-driven, charity where your ideas are valued
• Enjoy a generous benefit package
• Make a real difference in people’s lives

Ready to make an impact?

For further information about this role please email Michelle Stuteley, Director of People and Culture via michelle.stuteley@birminghamhospice.org.uk.

* Interview and presentation will be sent to successful candidates by 1st April 2026

To apply and view the full job description go to www.birminghamhospice.org.uk/join-us

The hospice is committed to developing a dynamic and diverse team, representative of the communities it serves. We ask you, therefore, to complete the Equal Opportunities monitoring form to help us in this aim. We value each person as an individual – whether they are colleagues, patients, family members, carers or supporters, every person matters.

We embrace diversity of culture, background and environment knowing it enriches our workplace and our relationships with our local communities.

We are committed to building a culture of inclusion and belonging. We would love to hear from you, about what makes you uniquely you and how this opportunity will support you to succeed.