Chief People Officer in Dover

Migrant Help have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Chief People Officer to join our team!

Location: Flexible (hybrid working)

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £105,000

About us: Migrant Help is a leading charity that was established in 1963 and delivers a range of support and advice services to people affected by displacement and exploitation across the UK. Our vision is for a global society that protects vulnerable people, treats them with respect and enables them to reach their full potential.

The Chief People Officer role: Part of the Organisational Effectiveness Directorate, the Chief People Officer is a strategic and transformative role at Migrant Help. You will lead the Organisational Effectiveness function, driving the way we attract, develop and support our people and evaluating the impact of the work that we do. In partnership with senior leaders, the CPO is dedicated to making us a place where people thrive, leadership is inclusive, performance is recognised and rewarded, and wellbeing is prioritised. You will champion equity, diversity and inclusion, embedding these in the colleague experience. Leading on monitoring, evaluation and learning, you will have a key role in effectively demonstrating the outcomes of our work while using learning to strengthen our overall organisational model.

If you have well-developed diplomacy, communication and relationship building skills and a proven ability to deal with multiple internal and external stakeholders, and are looking for an exciting role that makes a difference, we would love to hear from you!

Key responsibilities of our Chief People Officer:

• Strategic: Leading in partnership with the CEOs, leadership and the boards of both Migrant Help and Clear Voice, to successfully develop, implement and monitor the organisational strategic plans for the organisations. Creating, developing and implementing the respective people strategies, along with the CEOs for Migrant Help and Clear Voice, providing strategic leadership for the function.
• Leadership: This role encompasses leadership in HR, talent management and development, organisational culture and learning, DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion), staff wellbeing, remuneration, workforce planning and monitoring evaluation and learning (MEL). Overseeing people structures, systems and processes, so that they remain effective and appropriate to the size and nature of the work of Migrant Help and Clear Voice.
• Operational: Leading a team of experts across a range of disciplines delivering key initiatives, including but not limited to, resourcing, supporting organisational change, pay and reward, employee relations and engagement, and delivering impact monitoring and performance management systems that deliver clarity of purpose, accountability, and compliance with key metrics.
• Growth & Change: Driving continuous improvement throughout the organisation through your impact on people, development, wellbeing, learning and sustainability.

The experience and skills you need to become our Chief People Officer:

• Demonstrable creative approach to development, implementation and evaluation of people strategy.
• Demonstrable experience of creating or growing a values-led organisational culture.
• Demonstrable experience of managing complex people matters at a senior level in line with excellent knowledge of best practice, workforce and strategic planning.
• Ability to understand, evaluate and advocate effective and persuasive strategies, contributing to the wider direction of the organisation.
• Excellent relationship manager with excellent people leadership, coaching and team-building skills, able to help drive best performance across individuals and teams and foster a culture of collaboration and high performance.
• An engaging leader with strong organisational and communication skills, with the ability to influence key stakeholders.

Migrant Help is committed to safeguarding those we provide a service to, applicants will have to undergo strict vetting procedures throughout different stages of the recruitment process therefore:

• This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
• This post is subject to a Counter Terrorism Check (CTC) therefore applicants must:
• Be able to provide a valid passport eg. 10 year full British passport, EU or non-EU Passport with indefinite leave to remain.
• Be able to provide continuous UK address history for the previous 5 years.
• Provide full employment history for the previous 3 years and/or suitable documentation to cover any gaps in employment.

These are some of the benefits we offer:

• Our working week is 35 hours per week offering flexibility and work life balance.
• Enhanced family friendly provisions.
• Employees will gain an extra day annual leave per year to a maximum of 39 days, including bank holidays (pro-rata).
• Option to buy or sell up to 5 days of annual leave.
• Access to Perkbox, an employee rewards and benefits platform with over 9,000 deals and discounts, a range of free perks, employee wellbeing support and other additional employee benefits and recognitions.
• Wellbeing support.
• Migrant Help offers employees a non-contributory pension scheme.
• Migrant Help pays 8% worth of employee salary into the pension scheme.

Closing Date: 11th February 2026

If you are interested in becoming our new Chief People Officer, please click 'APPLY' today. We look forward to hearing from you! We encourage applications from disabled people by offering them an interview if they meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Please note this vacancy may close early depending on applications received.

As part of your role, it is important you operate within Migrant Help's values: Protection, Diversity, Equality, Partnership, Innovation and Excellence. Migrant Help is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.