Director of People and Culture

Epsom College is a co-educational day and boarding school with approximately 1100 pupils aged 11-18. The College is located one mile from Epsom town, below Epsom Downs in heritage and modern buildings set in a beautiful tree-filled campus of some 72 acres. Originally founded by The Royal Medical Benevolent Foundation, today the College strives to develop the individual talents of every girl and boy. Epsom College is seeking to appoint a Director of People and Culture. As a key member of the College’s Operational Leadership Team, reporting to the Chief Operating Officer (COO), they will be responsible for combining the operational and strategic oversight of the College’s HR function, to ensure a positive and engaging workplace culture is in place and maintained. It is an exciting time at the College with the recent commencement of the 16th Head of Epsom College and he and the COO are now in a position to set and deliver a new and ambitious strategy for the College, building on its success and ensuring a modern operating and learning environment. The Director of People and Culture will lead on all HR Matters and manage the HR function to ensure the delivery of an effective HR service for the College, with focus including: Developing and implementing a new People, Culture and Organisational Development Strategy which is aligned to the overall College Strategy. Modernising HR systems, data management and practices to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Working with academic colleagues and the COO to ensure teaching and operational staff have a development programme that supports them in their career at Epsom. You will possess a dynamic and strategic approach, with the ability to work with multiple stakeholders. The successful candidate will be empathetic and approachable, as well as showing a genuine interest in employee well-being. You will also be committed to fostering a positive and inclusive workplace culture, as well as embracing the Epsom College ethos and values in all aspects of the role. The College offers a competitive salary, pension membership with life assurance cover, generous school fee discount which is applicable to this role, private healthcare plan, and other lifestyle benefits. The College is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion. We are committed to attracting and retaining the very best staff, ensuring that our staff body reflects the diversity of our students and local community. The College has appointed recruitment specialist Anderson Quigley to support this appointment. For further information please visit our

website , or for a confidential discussion please contact Melanie Pye on

melanie.pye@andersonquigley.com

or 07743 927 786. Closing date for applications :

Sunday 2 nd

March 2025 First stage interviews :

Thursday 13 th

March 2025

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