Salary: £87,839 to £98,819 per annum

Location: Home-based

Hours: 35 hours per week

Contract: Fixed Term 2 years

Apply by: Sunday 1st September 2024

At Alzheimer’s Society we’ve bold and ambitious goals that will take us towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.  To achieve our ambitions, we need transformation across our organisation, increasing our agility and ability to respond to an evolving external landscape.  The newly created role of Associate Director of People Planning is a critical component in making that happen, bringing the necessary focus and expertise to our people transformation programmes and plans over the next 2 years.

As the Associate Director of People Planning, you will take a central role in establishing our approach to and enabling the delivery of the transformation of our people systems, processes and practices, translating our vision and strategy into action.  Using your expertise in planning and change management, you’ll create the foundations for the People directorate to deliver.   You will take a lead on the programme management of our People agenda, bringing structure to our approach, and creating lasting frameworks that easily transfer to business as usual in 2 years’ time.

Introducing multi-year planning and budgeting and establishing strategic workforce planning are initial priorities, allowing us to build skills for the future and increase the diversity of our workforce to reflect the communities we seek to support.  As Associate Director for People Planning you will also ensure we optimise investment in technology, improving effectiveness and enabling a one stop digital experience, and easy access to real time people insights.

As a member of the People Leadership Team, you will work collaboratively across the People Directorate, contributing to the People strategy, and role modelling high engagement change, to create an inclusive and high-performance culture.

You will also have a collective corporate accountability as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, being a trusted advisor and agent of change for the Society overall.  Working across the organisation, you will lead, plan and drive the successful implementation of our People programmes.

About you

We’re looking for an inspirational leader with the ability to influence and deliver through others.  You will be curious, with a hunger for innovation, along with having a track record of engaging, mobilising and energising teams around people change.

You are a collaborative and pragmatic professional, with a background in HR leadership, who can translate strategy into actionable plans in a complex environment. You will bring;

• Proven experience of planning and delivering organisation wide change, that positively impacts key performance measures, including culture and engagement.
• Expertise in planning and delivering people transformation programmes
• Experience of introducing and embedding people tools and systems, ideally including strategic workforce planning.
• Knowledge of people systems and technology and experience of leading people system changes that enable cultural change and enhanced experience
• Planning and/or project management experience within a People function
• Highly experienced in collaborating with a range of diverse teams and stakeholders in a complex organisation

Application process

If you’re excited by the opportunity to help shape the future of Alzheimer’s Society, we would love to hear how your skills and experience are a good match for us.  To apply, please send a supporting statement that tells us what appeals to you about the role and how you have previously led transformational people change across a complex, hybrid organisation.

About Alzheimer’s Society

At Alzheimer’s Society, we believe passionately that life doesn’t end when dementia begins.  We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.

Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia.  Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.

Find out more here.

Our Values

We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.

Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.

Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.

Alzheimer’s Society was named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023!   We have achieved excellent scores for workplace happiness, pride, and job satisfaction.  This is a wonderful achievement and we’re incredibly proud, as this is fantastic testament to all the people who make up Alzheimer’s Society.

Equal Opportunities

We’re a national charity providing dementia support to a community that’s ethnically diverse, but we don’t reflect this in our senior leadership. This needs to change.

We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from ethnically diverse communities who are traditionally underrepresented in the charity sector leadership roles.

We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer’s Society.

We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.