Director of People and Culture Change

Merton Council is seeking an exceptional HR/OD professional to lead the development and support of our 2,500 strong workforce and play a key role in the leadership of our organisation.

This is a pivotal role for the transformation of the Council, leading the creation and delivery of a workforce strategy that will ensure we have the stable, sustainable, skilled, dynamic, and diverse workforce that we need to keep serving the residents and businesses of Merton into the future.

You will balance creativity with pragmatism, and expertise with a desire to learn. You will bring substantial experience in a senior people role within a large organisation, with public sector experience an advantage, but not a necessity.

Whatever your background, you will demonstrate an interest in and commitment to local government, and an understanding of the political dimension to our work. You will have a demonstrable commitment to EDI, as we seek to ensure that our workforce reflects our communities, especially at a senior level.

You will be an inclusive, values driven leader with expertise in HR advice, workforce strategy, organisational and Culture Change, and staff development. You will be a leader of change in an organisation with an appetite for doing things differently, and you will help us to become the employer of choice within South-West London, within local government, and for our local communities.

For more info, contact Sunita Patel on: 07561 708 023; or: sunita.patel@starfishsearch.com

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