In addition to permanent recruitment, Archer Mathieson is frequently invited to provide top level candidates for interim roles in the HR field. Our experience enables us to specialise in senior management positions, with many of our professionals playing a strategic role at board level and helping to shape the future of some of the best-known names in business.

The role highlighted below demonstrates the calibre of candidates that we are looking for. We've already successfully filled this position, but if you think your CV matches the skills levels required and you're considering a new career move, then we'd like to hear from you. Email your CV to: mail@archermat.com

HR Director

A fantastic opportunity exists to join as HR Director and provide overall direction and control of the HR function of a FTSE20 company. Managing a team of 10, with a current client base of c2000 spread across 3 sites, you will bring all your generalist HR experience and focus on building a first class HR function for a growing business in the UK.

This business was within the top 30 in the 2007 Sunday Times Top 100 and one of the Financial Times Top 10 Best UK Companies, they place enormous value on excellent customer service and their people. Working within a dynamic environment, you will have strong creative flair and be able to deliver your ideas into tangible solutions as well as deal with the more complex day to day issues.

Key Challenges:

  • Engage people through implementing strategies for employee engagement
  • Build and develop capability platforms that increase L&D and talent strategies
  • Translate corporate strategy into HR deliverables
  • Work and collaborate with Heads/Directors within the business unit
  • Driving forward change and influencing cultural change
  • Increase commercial focus and skill in performance management

Person Specification:

As a highly credible HR generalist, you will combine a strong degree or equivalent qualifications coupled with a track record of delivering significant value to an organisation through setting the people plan. You will display a stable work history and provide clear evidence of career progression strategically and operationally, with the ability to increase employee and organisational effectiveness. In addition to providing support and coaching to our business, it is essential that you develop the HR team within which you will lead and communicate what it takes to create a great place to work.

This is an exciting opportunity for a robust HR Director who is keen for a new challenge and looking to make a real impact in a commercially focused, matrixed environment. You will need to be self starter who posses strong communication and interpersonal skills and a prove track record of delivering leading edge HR initiatives.

Location:
Staines
Rate:
£750

I have worked with Archer Mathieson both as an interim HR Director being placed on an assignment, and as an HR Director seeking interim support. I am always impressed by the professionalism, common sense and real appreciation of the abilities and needs of both parties that ensures a good match and a successful placement, which is why I keep coming back for more.
Interim HR Director, Healthcare Group
Excellent service from very professional people who were able to understand our needs and provide the right candidates to meet these.
Director of Finance, FMCG plc