BCHA is a charitable housing association supporting individuals and families across the South West and South of England. We are a major provider of a diverse range of housing, support and learning services for socially excluded people. We manage over 1400 properties, employ over 400 colleagues and support thousands of individuals each year to take control and lead independent, fulfilled lives. We are working to end homelessness through responsive and preventative service provision.
Position:
BCHA has a genuine commitment to improve our People offer which is outlined in our Strategic Plan and new People Strategy. We are looking for a motivated, influential and experienced leader to work with the senior leadership team to transform our organisational culture to ensure we become an employer of choice.
This is an exciting time for BCHA and a great opportunity for the right person to further their career in a senior role or you may want to work in a different sector where you can make a real difference to people's lives. Your key role will be to lead on the development and implementation of a visionary People Strategy that aligns with our 5-year Business Plan.
There will be positive challenges in this role as you work towards bringing about transformational change, overseeing the promotion of staff wellbeing, job fulfilment, people development and reviewing our employment offer to enable us to recruit and retain the best people.
In this role you will:
- Foster an inclusive, supportive, and high-performing organisational culture.
- Build and deliver a roadmap of people initiatives to meet our strategic goal of 'valued and supported teams'.
- Lead on the development of an organisational training strategy to support the achievement of the Business Plan
- Develop and implement a fit for purpose performance management and reward framework
- Strengthen support and development for managers across the organisation.
- Cultivate strong relationships with key stakeholders, including the Board, Executive Team, and departmental managers.
Why apply?
- This is a great opportunity to have a lasting impact by leading the transformational people and culture change we need to be fit for the future, deliver the best outcomes for customers and have valued and supported teams.
- You will lead a passionate and professional team full of ideas and expertise.
- You will have excellent work life balance and the flexibility to work in a style that suits your wider commitments and interests.
- You will be directly contributing to the ending of homelessness in the region.
BCHA Safer Recruitment: Safeguarding children and adults is our first priority and we will ensure we follow safer recruitment procedures.
As an employer, we will do everything possible to prevent unsuitable people obtaining employment with BCHA. Our overall aim is to ‘deter unsuitable applicants from applying for roles with children and adults, and we will ensure that all candidates are treated fairly, consistently and in compliance with current legislation.
BCHA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of people, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
Closing Date: 6 July 2025
First round interviews will take place on 7th, 9th or 14th July
Please note we have one role available for a Head of People. This role can be based in the
Bournemouth or Plymouth areas, with the added flexibility of agile working.
Requirements:
- Significant experience and/or the appropriate qualifications in HR
- Experience of leading change or transformation programmes
- Knowledge of learning and development activities for an organisation of our size (c. 400 employees)
- Experience of leading a strategic people agenda in a large multi-faceted organisation
- Excellence in culture, staff wellbeing, staff engagement and internal comms
- Proven line management skills
- Proven strong budget management skills
- Approachable and engaging communication style
- Knowledge or experience of one or several of the housing, health, social care or property sectors
