Job Description

Salary

PERMANENT, 37HRS, 62,000, FTE

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full-Time

Region

Nottingham

Package

Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4%), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan

Date posted

27/11/2025

Job reference

REQ004255

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES,

PERMANENT, 37HRS, 62,000, FTE

Who Are We?

Framework is a registered charity delivering housing support, health, and employment services to people with a diverse range of needs. We assist rough sleepers and those who need help to keep their home. We support excluded youngsters as they make their way into adulthood and those starting or returning to work. We provide access to treatment for people with mental health issues and those using alcohol or substances, and we join up services for homeless people with multiple and complex needs.



Through 70 services across East Midlands, Framework is both a safety net and a platform for change. Each year, more than eighteen thousand people approach us for help. Responding to their needs, respecting their choices and empowering them to achieve, we aim to make life better for our service users and those around them.

Your role:

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and innovative Head of Human Resources to join our organisational leadership group and lead us on our journey of transformation for the workforce.



Steering the HR function and reporting directly to the Director of Finance, Governance and Risk, this influential role will form strong, professional and credible working relationships with other leaders and skilled HR professionals to engender a culture of high performance, engagement, wellbeing and inclusivity.



CIPD qualified, you will have sound knowledge of employment law and HR best practice, as well as being flexible and innovative in finding solutions to organisational challenges. Strategic yet pragmatic, you will lead and be supported by a team that ensures legal and ethical compliance for a broad suite of HR services including payroll employee relations, recruitment, learning and developmental and organisational development.



In return, you will be part of a socially conscious and values driven organisation which will support your professional development and growth and provide you with the autonomy to make a real difference at this stage in your career.



If you have the attributes to meet this challenge, we would love to hear from you. This is an opportunity to join an organisation driven by values, one that takes responsible risks to tackle poverty, injustice and exclusion. We would support your professional development, involve you in our biggest decisions and give you the autonomy to make a real difference to the lives of others.



For further information about Framework and the Assistant Director of Human Resources post, please take a look through the attached application pack. If you have any further questions, please email davina.simon@frameworkha.org Davina can also arrange an informal discussion with the Chief Executive



The salary for this role is 62,000 per annum, dependent on experience. More may be available for an exceptional candidate.

How to Apply

To apply for this role, please send us your CV and a personal statement that demonstrates the skills and experience that you bring to the role. Please also complete and return the 'Application details form' and the 'Equal Opportunities Monitoring form' included in the attached pack. Please send your CV, personal statement and the other documents requested by email to Davina.simon@frameworkha.org Please send all of these in Microsoft Word format.



The closing date for applications is 4th January 2026

Why Join Us?

We invest in you and encourage career progression - providing a full induction, e-learning and classroom training, management development pathways, fully-funded professional qualifications and more. Your wellbeing is important to us. We emphasise wellbeing in all our working environments and employ a Wellbeing Practitioner to support our staff. Employee assistance programme, salary sacrifice schemes. Stakeholder pension, enhanced maternity and paternity leave and paid sick leave. 32 days holiday including Bank Holidays - increasing with service. Paid DBS and Update Service. Loyalty awards and non-contributory life insurance. * Equality and diversity is important to us: we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and cultures, and appreciate the variety of experience they provide. As one of Nottingham's few Disability Confident Leaders, we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities.