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Director of People and Culture
VOLUNTARY ACTION - LEEDS
Leeds
Full-time
3rd October 2025

Director of People and Culture

Aspire Community Benefit Society

How to Apply

Join Aspire as our Director of People and Culture

Location: Leeds (Hybrid working available)

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 4pm on Friday 3rd October 2025

Interview Date: 9th/10th October 2025 times TBC

Aspire Community Benefit Society is a staff-led mutual and social enterprise supporting over 700 people with learning disabilities across Leeds. We’re one year into an ambitious 5-year strategy to strengthen our culture, systems, and commercial focus — and we’re looking for a visionary Director of People and Culture to help lead this transformation.

Why Join Aspire Now?

This is a defining opportunity to shape the future of a respected organisation with a vital social purpose. You’ll help Aspire thrive during a challenging time for social care — emerging stronger, fairer, and more effective for the people we serve. If you’re ambitious, energetic, and thrive in top-level leadership, we want to hear from you.

The Role

As a key member of our Senior Leadership Team, you’ll lead our people strategy, workforce planning, leadership development, employee experience, and organisational culture. You’ll be instrumental in building a resilient, engaged, and high-performing workforce while ensuring our values-driven culture remains at the heart of everything we do.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and delivery of a forward-looking people and culture strategy.
  • Drive workforce planning, leadership development, and employee engagement.
  • Champion cultural change that supports innovation, accountability, and person-centred practice.
  • Oversee HR operations, modernise systems, and introduce robust metrics for organisational health.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO and senior leaders, managing HR and resourcing budgets.

About You

We’re looking for a values-led leader with:

  • CIPD Level 7 or equivalent senior HR leadership experience (ideally in social care, health, or a values-led organisation).
  • Proven success in leading organisational and cultural change.
  • Strong knowledge of employment law, workforce planning, and change management.
  • Excellent communication, emotional intelligence, and strategic thinking.
  • A growth mindset and the ability to thrive in complexity and ambiguity.

Working at Aspire

  • Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
  • Opportunities for personal development.
  • A culture that values inclusion, empowerment, and continuous improvement.
  • Enhanced occupational company sick and maternity/paternity pay
  • Access to free occupational health, physiotherapy, counselling, wellbeing and advice services
  • Workplace pension scheme
  • Refer a Friend Scheme – £250 high street voucher

Are you ready to make a difference?

  • Apply now and help us build a future where everyone is supported to live full and purposeful lives.

 

For an informal discussion please contact:

Annabel Lane (Interim HR Director) on: ( 07851 101771 or

Marc Barnes (Resourcing Manager) on: ( 0113 3781025

Application forms and a job description can be found on our website:

http://www.aspirecbs.org.uk/aspire-careers-and-volunteers

If you are interested in applying for this role, please complete our online application form HERE or submit your CV and covering letter to: Marc Barnes

By email: marc.barnes@aspirecbs.org.uk

By post / hand delivery

Aspire Community Benefit Society

Unit 2 Westfield Chambers

Lower Wortley Road

Leeds LS12 4PX

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