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About the Role

British Rowing is seeking a values-led, compassionate, and courageous HR leader to champion people, lead with kindness, and help build an inclusive, high-performing culture. This role will shape the employee experience and ensure values are lived daily. The Head of HR & Culture plays a pivotal role in enabling people and the organization to flourish, partnering with the CEO and Executive Team to lead HR services and provide strategic leadership for the organizational culture program.

Responsibilities

Lead and evolve British Rowing’s people and culture strategy in line with organisational objectives and values.
Partner with the CEO and Executive Team to shape a positive, inclusive and high-performing organisational culture.
Act as a role model for values-led leadership, psychological safety and respectful behaviours.
Support culture change initiatives, employee engagement programmes and organisational development activity.
Lead employee relations casework including performance, attendance, disciplinary, grievance and wellbeing matters.
Provide expert, pragmatic and timely HR advice to staff and managers across the organisation.
Ensure HR policies, procedures and practices are up-to-date, legally compliant and consistently applied.
Monitor and brief the organisation on changes in employment legislation and best practice.
Oversee recruitment and selection processes, ensuring fair, inclusive and effective hiring practices.
Lead the annual performance review process and support managers to deliver meaningful performance conversations.
Strengthen induction, onboarding and probation processes to ensure a positive employee experience.
Support learning and development activity, leadership development and succession planning.
Own and continually improve HR systems, data, processes and records.
Work closely with Finance to ensure accurate and timely payroll delivery.
Manage relationships with external HR, legal and occupational health providers as required.
Lead on Investor in People accreditation and related improvement activity.
Build strong, trusted relationships with Directors, managers and staff.
Run regular HR clinics (online, Hammersmith and Caversham).
Act as a visible, approachable presence across the organisation.
Comply with the core requirements of the WADA Anti-Doping Code and its requirement on Coaches and Athlete Support Personnel.
Inform coaches and athletes appropriately of the Code’s application to them and influence them in following a Clean Sport culture.
Hold a current Clean Sport certificate relevant to the role and/or attend a Clean Sport induction.

Requirements

Significant experience (typically 8+ years) in a senior HR or people role.
Proven experience providing both strategic and operational HR leadership.
Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
Excellent interpersonal, influencing and communication skills.
Demonstrated commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Strong organisational and planning skills with a high level of attention to detail.
A hands-on, pragmatic practitioner with a strong bias for action.
Ability to build trust and credibility with stakeholders at all levels.
CIPD qualification (Level 5 or above) or equivalent experience (Desirable).
Experience leading organisational culture or change programmes (Desirable).
Experience within sport, charity or membership-based organisations (Desirable).

Skills

Values-led leadership
Psychological safety
Respectful behaviours
Employee relations casework
HR advice
Employment legislation
Recruitment and selection
Performance review
Onboarding
Learning and development
Succession planning
HR systems management
Payroll delivery
Stakeholder management
Communication
Influencing
Organisational planning
Attention to detail
Problem-solving
Clean Sport principles

Location

Hammersmith
Caversham
Remote

Work Type

4 days a week
Flexibility required

Experience Level

Senior HR or people role (8+ years)

Education Level

CIPD qualification (Level 5 or above) or equivalent experience

Salary/Compensations

£45k (FTE £56,250)

About the Company

British Rowing is the governing body for rowing, responsible for supporting grassroots rowing in England and preparing the GB Rowing Team ready for the Olympics, Paralympics, and other international competitions.
Our vision is a sport that welcomes and has an offer for everyone. Our mission is to create a healthy, inclusive and life-enhancing sport.
We are a membership organisation with over 30,000 individual members, supporting over 550 affiliated clubs and 230 affiliated events.
We cover all types of rowing - whether it’s on the river or lake, on the sea, at home, or in the gym.

Equal Opportunity

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnership.
If you require reasonable accommodations to participate in the recruitment process, please let us know by indicating your needs to the HR team in the application form or by emailing hr@britishrowing.org.