People & Culture Lead, Global Canopy
£55-60k
Data-driven think tank that targets the market forces destroying nature
Job no longer available
Data-driven think tank that targets the market forces destroying nature
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
£55-60k
21-100 employees
Company mission
Global Canopy's mission is to accelerate progress towards a deforestation-free global economy - through improved transparency, innovative finance and strategic communications.
Role
Who you are
- You will bring excellent relationship-building and influencing skills as well as strong technical expertise to ensure that we can recruit, retain, develop, support and engage the people we rely on to deliver our vital work for forests, nature and human rights
- We are looking for someone who leads with empathy and wisdom, putting individuals at the heart of their work
- People-first and positive approach to HR management
- Broad experience of managing human resources work across organisations, with a good understanding of HR procedures and legislation in the UK
- Alignment with our values and our mission, a commitment to collaboration and a passion for developing an organisational culture in which people thrive
- Leading with warmth
- Credibility as both structured and effective as well as emotionally intelligent
- Able to handle difficult situations sensitively and confidentially
- Initiative and ability to manage and prioritise own workload, working to deadlines
- Creativity
- Significant experience in all aspects of employee lifecycle management
- CIPD level 5 or equivalent experience
- Strong understanding of UK employment law and best practice
- Experience and expertise to support in the areas of diversity and inclusion, learning and development and employee wellbeing and engagement in a hybrid context
- Experience of working in an advisory capacity with leadership teams and regularly reporting to senior leaders and trustees
- Ability to take a leadership role in change projects
- Experience of working across different departments/functions in a matrixed and international organisation
- Experience of working internationally with employees based outside the UK - and covered by non-UK law
- Experience or understanding of the context for a charity / not for profit organisation
What the job involves
- As People and Culture Lead, reporting to the Director of Execution & Planning, you will be responsible for the development of the People function at Global Canopy
- Providing advice and support to the Leadership Team and colleagues across the organisation, you will lead on people and culture initiatives that enable our team to maximise their potential, resulting in greater impact as an organisation
- You will manage all aspects of team members’ journey with the organisation, including recruitment, performance and development, employee relations and pay and benefits
- Employee life cycle management
- Be responsible for the creation, maintenance, evolution and operation of all HR policies, processes and systems
- Work closely with the leadership team and internal boards on areas such as recruitment, performance, learning and development, absence, salaries/benefits, job grading and employee engagement
- Ensure the ongoing development of our P&C offering is aligned with our culture
- Support & advice to leaders an managers
- Build strong working relationships with the leadership team in order to support them directly
- Provide coaching, guidance and support to managers ensuring that our people are supported to thrive and develop
- Advise on people issues and managing cases, to ensure that processes are followed in line with Global Canopy’s policy, best practice and employment legislation
- Support delivery of Global Canopy's People plan
- Alongside the Director of Execution & Planning, drive the implementation of people initiatives and be responsible for the successful embedding of changes
- Lead on connection and collaboration initiatives to build a cohesive, highly motivated team in line with Global Canopy’s culture and in the context of hybrid working
- Provide reports and maintain KPIs related to our people and present these to senior leaders and trustees
- Management
- Line management of People and Recruitment Advisor, supporting them in their management of recruitment for Global Canopy, and providing coaching and mentoring to support their ongoing development
- Manage the relationship with our EOR
- Alongside the Director of Execution & Planning and Operations Coordinator, provide leadership on data protection across the organisation
Application process
- To apply for the position, please follow the instructions and submit an up-to date CV and covering letter. The covering letter should explain your motivation for the role, and how your skills and experience fit the person specification. (Please no more than 1 side of A4)
- All candidates are asked to complete an anonymous diversity monitoring form when they apply
- The closing date for applications is 23 February at 9am GMT. Early application encouraged. We may close applications early if suitable candidates are identified
- First round interviews are planned for w/c 23 February via video call, and final interviews are planned for w/c 2 March in-person at our Oxford office
Our take
Global Canopy is a data-driven think tank that targets the market forces destroying nature. It aims to improve transparency and accountability by providing innovative open-access data, clear metrics, and actionable insights to leading companies, financial institutions, governments and campaigning organisations worldwide.
Over the past years, the company has teamed up to create a set of ground-breaking open data platforms. Its recent initiatives include Trase, which brings a new level of transparency to the trade and financing of commodities driving deforestation, ENCORE, a tool that reveals market dependence on nature and has been used in high-profile analyses by the World Economic Forum, the Dutch Central Bank and Swiss Re, and the nascent Task Force for Nature-Related Financial Disclosures, highlighted for its transformative potential by UN Secretary-General Antonio Gutiérrez.
With the recent announcement that the UN has adopted a new framework that includes the contributions of nature when measuring economic prosperity and human well-being, Global Canopy's role only becomes more important and promising.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
23% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Employer pension contribution of 5%
- Flexible working
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Healthcare cashback plan
- 28 days holiday (excl. bank holidays)
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company HQ
City Centre, Oxford, UK
Leadership
Andrew Mitchell
(CEO)Founder of Equilibrium Futures, he provides strategic advice on natural capital to the finance sector. As Founder and Senior Adviser to the Natural Capital Finance Alliance, he helps to design natural capital tools for banks, investors and insurers and is Senior Adviser to Mirova Natural Capital, a global impact investment fund.
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