People Development Director

Job Introduction

As our People Development Director, you will lead the design and delivery of our strategy for learning, development, and organisational growth. Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you’ll shape how we attract, grow, and retain talent through a strong focus on leadership development, talent management, succession planning, early careers, EDI, wellbeing, and organisational change. This is a senior leadership role that will influence culture and capability across the organisation, ensuring we remain an employer of choice.

What you’ll do

• Partner with the Chief People Officer and Senior Leadership Team to deliver a People Development Strategy aligned with business goals.
• Act as a senior advisor on learning, talent, and organisational development.
• Develop and implement a learning and capability framework that supports current and future business needs.
• Oversee leadership, management, and technical skills programmes, embedding a culture of continuous learning.
• Drive talent management and succession planning for critical roles and future leaders.
• Design and deliver graduate, apprenticeship, and internship programmes to build early careers pipelines.
• Lead EDI and wellbeing strategies that create an inclusive and supportive workplace.
• Build and deliver a leadership framework that supports high performance and authentic, values-based leadership.
• Equip leaders with tools to manage change and drive cultural alignment.

The ideal candidate

We believe great service starts with great people, and we are committed to recruiting and developing passionate, enthusiastic, and talented individuals who can add value to our thriving organisation. Pending confirmation of legislative changes, this role may require a qualification to demonstrate competence. If not already qualified, there may be an expectation to study towards a professional qualification.

Essential:

• Proven senior leadership experience in learning, talent, or organisational development roles.
• Strong track record of designing and delivering people development strategies that drive measurable impact.
• Experience leading EDI and wellbeing initiatives in complex or multi-site organisations.
• Skilled in organisational change, leadership development, and succession planning.
• CIPD Chartered Member or equivalent professional qualification.
• Strategic, innovative, and people-focused leader with the ability to inspire and develop others.
• Excellent relationship-building and influencing skills at all levels.
• Strong analytical and data-driven approach to evaluating learning and talent outcomes, with the ability to analyse complex data and reach well-formed conclusions.

Desirable:

• Qualifications in coaching, leadership development, or organisational psychology.

Once you join us, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to grow within our organisation. You’ll also have access to a wide range of learning opportunities to help you achieve and maximise your potential.

Benefits include:

• Excellent annual leave allowance and flexible working opportunities (qualifying period may apply).
• Generous pension scheme.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay in addition to statutory entitlements (qualifying period may apply).
• Employee assistance - free confidential advice and counselling services provided by independent specialist organisations.
• Health cash plan.
• Staff discounts - we give our staff access to discounts at hundreds of major retailers, gyms, restaurants, entertainment, days out, insurance, and much more.
• Interest free loans - season ticket loan, tenancy deposit loan, and training loan.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Life Assurance x 4 annual salary.

Notting Hill Genesis is a not-for-profit organisation providing affordable homes for Londoners and it is now one of the largest housing associations in London. We are both a landlord and a developer, with more than 60,000 existing homes and 10,000 more in our pipeline and we employ around 1,500 staff.

We welcome applications from everyone. We actively monitor the diversity of our workforce and strive to show equal representation throughout all levels of the organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident employer amongst other diversity commitments.

Selection Process

• Step 1: If you are interested, please send your application now! Closing date is 1st December.
• Step 2: Successful candidates will be asked to do an assessment.
• Step 3: Successful candidates will be invited to interview.

This role is currently eligible for potential sponsorship in line with our Eligibility to Work policy, under the Skilled Worker visa route (SOC Code 1136). This will depend on your current right to work situation and government rules, please discuss this with a member of the HR team before you apply for the role.

Please apply for this role online. If you are not able to apply online or if you have any reasonable adjustment requirements arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our hiring team via jobs@nhg.org.uk. NHG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, so we advise you to submit your application at your earliest opportunity.