Head of People and Talent, Kite Insights

£65-80k

Senior and Expert level

London

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Research and strategic communications agency

Job no longer available

Research and strategic communications agency

21-100 employees

B2BSustainabilityMarket researchCommunicationConsultingSocial Impact

Job no longer available

£65-80k

Senior and Expert level

London

More information about location

21-100 employees

B2BSustainabilityMarket researchCommunicationConsultingSocial Impact

Company mission

Thoughtful action on issues that matter: Kite Insights works at the intersection of human and planetary issues. We believe global challenges require urgent and thoughtful action, and that systems transformation should leave no one behind. With cutting-edge content, learning and education programmes, event curation and coalitions, we prepare organisations and their people for the green economy. The Climate School, our strategic initiative, accelerates corporate responses to the climate crisis.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

You are ready to create and develop the team which Kite Insights needs to realise its vision and grow from 30 to 300 employees.
You have experience of growing an organisation so that it's ready, with the HR processes it needs, to meet the next phase of its development.
You share Kite’s sense of mission and are ready to be a champion of its purpose and values
You are an excellent communicator and listener at all levels

What the job involves

Leading, developing and managing Kite’s HR function, including recruitment and retention, to bring to fruition Kite’s future vision. This is very much a hybrid role combining recruitment with general HR.
Enabling organisational development that is aligned with what we stand for which is to be thoughtful, inclusive and authentic, yet creative, challenging and rigorous.
Having a finger on the pulse of the overall wellbeing of the team and organisation – identifying bright spots and addressing tensions as they arise e.g. employee engagement surveys, wellbeing scores, utilisation.
Overseeing the Kite team’s workload and undertaking capacity planning for the short, medium and long term.
Developing and implementing training plans.

Salary benchmarks

Our take

The $250 billion management consultancy industry is undergoing something of a disruption period. Legacy consulting firms grew by just 2% over recent years, and reports point to a number of factors: the rise of advanced analytics tools, the more client-friendly transparency of “open-source” competitors, and the introduction of in-house strategists among them. What has been on the up are specialist consultancies, addressing unique and emerging modern issues. Kite Insights is one of them.

Kite Insights offers a suite of services, from content creation and strategising, to curated programmes and experiences, to intersectional collaboration opportunities, helping companies articulate and execute strategies focusing on planetary and social impact.

Whilst they’ve been in operation for a decade now, this particular focus is likely to be winning them increased attention going forwards. Companies are ramping up their focus on diversity, sustainability, and social engagement, with the reputational penalties for missteps being increasingly severe and the opportunities for positive impact undisputed.

Kite Insights is a women owned business, led by an experienced team of fellows and employees that orients their services as a strong solution to social and environmental pressures companies increasingly need to navigate. They seem well-positioned to adapt to market disruptions.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

61% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.4)

Company

Funding (1 round)

Mar 2022

$2m

Total funding: $2m

Company benefits

An open, inclusive and supportive team where everyone is valued, and all ideas and suggestions are welcomed
25 days paid annual leave in addition to public holidays
Private medical insurance with BUPA to ensure you get the best care you need
Hybrid / flexible working - we have taken a space in Covent Garden at a private members club with space for 12 desks and we rotate people being in the office depending on projects and otherwise working from home

Company HQ

Wandsworth, London

Leadership

Sophie Lambin

(CEO)

Sophie is Founder and CEO of Kite and is a globally recognised thought leader on gender and climate action. For 20 years she has developed content strategies for leaders across sectors and countries.

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