Head of Talent&Organisational Development, Mahikeng

Head of Talent&Organisational Development Job Type: Permanent Job Sector: Unspecified Region: North West Location: Runcorn Salary Description: Competitive Posted: 11/03/2026 Recruiter: Phoenix Medical Supplies Job Ref: kal-PHOENIXMedicalSuppliesLimited-46468-63737-en Job Views:

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About the Role Sitting at the heart of the HR team, this role will enhance our talent management propositions, products, and services. Grounded in a modern HR value chain approach, your mission will be to elevate what we do and how we do it. You’ll bring all this to life through leading our talent management speciality hubs and working collaboratively with HR operations.

What You’ll Do

Using data to identify patterns, diagnose root causes, and deliver improvements across processes, policies, and systems.

Working with HR Shared Services to deploy technology that simplifies HR– improving platforms such as our LMS, ATS, and Performance&Reward systems.

Reimagining our employer brand, social presence, EVP, sourcing channels, and assessment methods to strengthen our ability to attract and retain talent.

Enhancing colleague and manager experiences across key areas of the employment lifecycle– sourcing/attraction, selection, onboarding, development, engagement, belonging, performance, and reward.

Elevating communications and adoption of colleague propositions and HR initiatives, ensuring they land effectively with everyone.

Ensuring that your team’s commitments and KPIs drive strong performance and continuous improvement.

Benchmarking and horizon scanning and making recommendations to ensure we keep pace with the evolving employment landscape.

What Success Looks Like You’ll succeed by optimising our talent management products, services, and propositions into simpler, faster, better experiences whilst also enabling our colleagues and managers to do their best work.

About You

Strong experience in redesigning and elevating talent management programmes– recruitment, onboarding, L&D, engagement, performance, reward, and retention.

Considerable experience of leading delivery‑focused Talent Management/HR teams that are both results‑oriented and relationship‑centred.

An appetite for, and relevant experience, in using data to diagnose issues and shape pragmatic and simple HR solutions.

A strong record of improving colleague engagement and experience across the full employee lifecycle and making HR“easy to do business with.”

Experience in deploying modern technology (including some AI) to enhance talent management.

The ability to craft and deliver engaging, multi‑channel communications and campaigns that drive awareness and adoption.

Evidence of delivering initiatives that have improved retention and reduced turnover/attrition.

Experience operating at senior leader level in a fast‑paced, large‑scale environment – ideally Retail or Distribution.

A CIPD or OD qualification; psychometrics qualification (desirable).

Ready to Shape the Future? If you’re an ambitious HR, Talent, or OD professional who is energised by continuous improvement, enthusiastic about delivering meaningful and impactful HR change, and ready for your next challenge — we’d love to hear from you! INDPMS

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