Head of People (Leeds or London)
Employer: Book Trust
Location: Hybrid with minimum 8 office days per month in either London or Leeds office
Salary: £60,000 - £65,000
Closing date: 31 July 2026
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Job Summary
The role will be a key partner to the Executive Leadership Team and Heads of Department, coaching, enabling and strengthening people leadership across the organisation. The Head of People will lead and develop BookTrust’s HR function, with a strong focus on day-to-day operational delivery alongside key elements of our organisational development, particularly people development, and is a key contributor to our culture, embedding the values and behaviours and ways of working that shape how decisions get made and how it feels to work here.
We need a pragmatic, solutions focused leader who can simplify where appropriate, keep us focused on the priorities that matter, and ensure legal compliance and good people practice, rather than adding process or complexity.
The role will also contribute to BookTrust’s internal narrative, acting as a strong voice in explaining BookTrust and helping staff understand our direction, priorities and the context for change. Through periods of change, the Head of People will help us think about how to get the best out of our people.
For further information, please see the attached Job Description.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity
We aim to provide an inclusive recruitment process and actively welcome applications from diverse talent pools: minority ethnic candidates, candidates with disabilities and long-term conditions and candidates from underrepresented communities.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and want to ensure we have an accessible application process for all candidates.
BookTrust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The recruitment and selection process reflect our commitment to safeguarding therefore, the suitability of all prospective employees will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment, and pre-employment checks.
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