Job Description

HR – Head or Director of Human Resources (part-time)

London

About the role

We are pleased to announce a new senior Human Resources role in an exciting time of development and growth for ClientEarth. We seek a highly effective and strategic person to lead, develop and manage the organisation’s global HR function. We are seeking either a Head or Director of the Human Resources, based on the right candidate’s experience.

The Head or Director of Human Resources will lead the development of people, culture and organisational capacity.

The role combines significant senior strategic responsibility as well as direct engagement in the day-to-day running of the HR function, including creating, updating, managing and/or implementing HR policies and systems. He/she will play a central role in supporting managers in the implementation of effective employee relation strategies throughout the employee life cycle.

About you

You will be a senior Human Resources professional with demonstrable experience and capability in HR management and organisational development, alongside experience leading change in complex environments, preferably within an international and interdisciplinary context. You will be an outstanding people manager, with the ability to lead and inspire people at all levels. You must be problem solver and decision maker and have a hands-on approach to work.

You should have a strong understanding of the charity/non-profit HR world. Ideally you will have worked with HR systems or similar databases.

About us

ClientEarth is a public interest environmental law group founded in 2007. We bring together law, science and policy to create practical solutions to key environmental challenges. Working in partnership with civil society and policy-makers, ClientEarth is committed to securing the rights of citizens and civil society to participation, information and justice in environmental matters. In Europe and beyond, ClientEarth’s 80 strong staff includes legal experts qualified in more than nine jurisdictions based in offices in London, Brussels and Warsaw. Our programmes cover biodiversity and ecosystems, climate and energy, and health and environment.