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People strategy and HR leadership

Setting the organisation's people strategy, leading the HR function, and advising the board on culture, workforce, and employment risk.

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Levels

1. Awareness

You can:

  • explain the organisation's people strategy and how your work supports it
2. Working

You can:

  • contribute to people plans for a service, with clear actions and measures
  • report progress against the people plan
3. Practitioner

You can:

  • write and lead people plans for a directorate in line with the people strategy
  • advise senior leaders on people risks and priorities
  • lead part of the HR function, setting its standards and priorities
4. Expert

You can:

  • set the organisation's people strategy and lead the HR function
  • advise the board on culture, workforce, and employment risk
  • represent the organisation on people matters with partners and regulators

Closest ESCO skills

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Role levels that expect this skill

Role levelRoleBandExpected level
Head of HRHead of people8cPractitioner
Deputy director of peopleHead of people8dExpert
Director of peopleHead of people9Expert
HR business partnerHuman resources business partner7Working
Senior HR business partnerHuman resources business partner8aPractitioner
Head of HR business partneringHuman resources business partner8bPractitioner
Head of learningLearning and development specialist8aPractitioner