City St George’s, University of London seeks to appoint a new Chief People Officer. City, University of London and St George’s, University of London merged on 1st August 2024 to enable us to become a powerful multi-faculty institution with a distinctive focus on professional education and research at the frontier of practice across health, business, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. We are one of the largest higher education destinations for London students.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief People Officer will be a member of the University’s Senior Leadership Team and will work closely with the University President. The Chief People Officer’s primary role is to lead the development and implementation of the people management, staff engagement and well-being elements of the University’s Strategy, including the delivery of an excellent employee experience. This is a broad role leading a directorate of over 60 colleagues, encompassing strategic leadership around culture, employee engagement, and staff development, all working towards attracting and retaining the very best staff to deliver our ambitions.

We are seeking an outstanding individual to fulfil this key role. You will demonstrate an ability to define and lead strategic people and culture change at levels of scale and complexity comparable to those at the University. You will be able to articulate a clear vision for a contemporary approach to people-oriented leadership in a complex organisation, combining excellent technical knowledge of relevant legislation and policies as they relate to people matters, with a forward-thinking approach to what an effective people function looks like in a world-class institution.   

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in all activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors. We welcome applications, regardless of background, belief, identity or protected characteristic. We encourage and welcome applications from diverse candidates. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants. We particularly welcome applications from black, asian or ethnic minority candidates who are currently under-represented at the leadership level.  

We offer a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and other benefits including a comprehensive package of staff development. 

Closing date: 9 am (GMT) Monday, 4th November

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to visit the University on Thursday 12th December, and the final interviews will be held on Thursday 19th December.

For an application pack and details on how to apply, please visit https://candidates.perrettlaver.com/vacancies/, quoting reference number 7529.

For a confidential conversation about the role, please email Anna Murphy at anna.murphy@perrettlaver.com.