HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES - IRISH LIGHTS

Reporting to: Chief Executive

The Commissioners of Irish Lights is a maritime organisation delivering essential 24/7 safety and navigation services around the coast of Ireland, 365 days a year. Irish Lights strategy 'Safe Seas - Connected Coasts 2018-2023' reflects its role as a key player in delivering navigation, safety and allied services to support the growing maritime economy around our coasts, north and south.

Irish Lights has embarked upon a significant programme of change in recent years to enable it to meet the ambitions of it's Strategy and keep ahead of changes in its environment. There has been and will continue to be significant investment in developing organisational and individual capabilities in line with the needs of a modern and progressive organisation.

Irish Lights seeks to employ a Head of HR. The Head of Human Resources will play a pivotal role in supporting the management and employees of Irish Lights. They will lead the HR and organisational practices that will ensure the continued success of Irish Lights and the fulfilment of its ambitious strategy. Based at the Head Office in Dun Laoghaire, the Head of HR will be responsible for managing the HR team and developing functional capability to support the organisation into the future.

Responsibilities:

• Leading the implementation of a HR strategy which aligns with and supports the delivery of the overall Irish Lights strategy.
• Leading organisation development initiatives from concept through planning and implementation, drawing on experience and skills in project and change management.
• Ensuring the HR function is appropriately externally focused, in relation to emerging best practice and developments in the profession and can bring these insights to Irish Lights management for consideration as appropriate.
• Ensuring that all HR policies and practices are fit for purpose to serve the current and future needs of the organisation including total reward package, recognition, development, employee engagement, performance management, wellbeing and so forth.
• Ensuring that the Performance and Development System is optimised to support employee performance and development and the achievement of goals and objectives on an ongoing basis.
• Promoting and supporting a positive employee relations environment.
• Managing external providers, to ensure the services provided are best in class, meet organisational needs, and are regularly evaluated.
• Acting as Data Protection Officer.
• Leading, managing and developing the HR team to ensure their continued success and the development of their contribution to the organisation.
• Preparation and analysis of HR data and metrics to support business and organisational planning and inform key decisions.
• Acting as a trusted advisor to the management team and individual managers in relation to people policy and management.
• Preparing budgets and plans for approval and operating within agreed budgets in addition to management and board reports when required, and specifically relating to HR and organisational elements.

Qualifications, Experience and skills:

• Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
• Degree or equivalent in HRM or Business-related area. (Level 8)
• Minimum of 10 years' experience in busy, progressive HR environments, ideally with some public sector experience. Minimum of 5 years' experience in team and organisational leadership with a strength in mentoring and developing others.
• A good working knowledge across multiple HR disciplines including - attraction and retention, management development, organisation development, employee engagement, employee relations, performance management, reward, and recognition, change management - with in depth experience in at least 3 of these.
• Ability to work and influence in a progressive, open and supportive manner as part of a senior management team.
• Experience of managing external contractors, consultants and support contracts.
• Excellent communication, report writing, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Budget development and oversight experience.
• Good understanding of the progressive use of technology in the HR function and how to use technology to best advantage.
• Ability to generate and provide meaningful HR and organisational data with appropriate analysis to aid management decision-making.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team in a dynamic and changing environment.
• Demonstrate Irish Lights' Managerial Competencies in carrying out this role - Leadership, Support for Others, Drive for Results and Strategic Thinking.

Desirable

• Masters in HRM, Organisation Development, or related areas.
• Recognized coaching qualification, for example EMCC.

An attractive salary and benefits, including pension scheme is available.

Closing date for applications is 5.00pm Monday 16th April 2022.

To discover more about this opportunity, apply or call

01-6321881/0862150442 for a confidential discussion.