"Director of People: Central Directorates"

King’s College London is a globally leading university based across five campuses in central and southeast London. With over 40,000 students, over 12,000 employees, our mission is to make the world a better place. Our central directorates play a core role in delivering that mission, supporting our world-class research and education, and ensuring we remain in service to society.

As a key member of the HR Senior Leadership team, this role offers an exciting opportunity to provide HR leadership across our central directorates and other non-faculty functions. Partnering with senior leaders including the Senior Vice President (Operations) and Vice President (People & Talent) and others, you will shape and drive people priorities that enable excellence across the University.

The successful candidate will provide thought leadership and expert partnership to senior leaders on organisational design, capability building, leadership effectiveness and change management, while leading a HR business partnering team who drive local people strategy as well as manage high volume and complex employee relations casework.

We are seeking a passionate, enthusiastic leader able to operate strategically across complex environments and through periods of change to contribute to the success of Strategy 2030. You will provide and promote collaborative and inclusive leadership, empowering a talented team of business partners, and fostering a culture aligned with our Principles in Action.

For further information, please visit the job description and to apply, go to the Jobs at King’s pages and submit the specified documentation. For an informal conversation, please contact James Ralphs or Mary Thomas within the King’s Search Team at kings-search@kcl.ac.uk.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 9th December at 23.59 hrs with interviews in January.