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Group HR Director - Down

Group HR Director Jobs

It is important that all companies have a solid structure in place to manage human resources, but what happens when companies are joined together under a group umbrella? In such cases, the group usually appoints a group HR director charged with overseeing the employment situation across all locations. As board members, they are aware of the group’s strategic aims, and are able to base HR decisions on first-hand knowledge. They then give and take guidance from the HR managers and directors within each business.

Group HR directors are key elements in the business, as the buck will stop with them when recruitment, compensation, dismissal or grievances become issues. The group HR director may also be charged with creating initiatives to ensure employees are engaged, profitable and motivated enough to fulfil the productivity projections laid down by the board.

The skills required

The group HR director is a key position when it comes to human resources in a group. You will ideally have plenty of experience of high-level HR management or directorship with a large company, but if you have experience directing HR in a group, that will be a key asset. HR experience from within the particular industry in which the position is being filled will also be advantageous, as all industries have their own needs and expectations. However, as many groups have a diverse set of component companies, a demonstrable ability to quickly pick up and manage their different needs will be valued.

In short, you are going to need to be a high calibre HR professional who has risen through the ranks in HR over a long career. Being a board member has its own responsibilities, and you will need to be able to demonstrate that you are not only a safe pair of hands but that you can manage crises and come up with workable initiatives to maximize staff engagement.

Group HR Director Jobs in County Down

County Down is situated on the south-eastern side of Northern Ireland, and at its northern point contains parts of the capital city Belfast. It borders County Antrim to its north and County Armagh to its east, and to the west and south is the Irish Sea. It also shares a border with Lough in Eire. Its major towns and cities, apart from Belfast, are Newry, Bangor, Dundonald, Newtownwards, Holywood, banbridge and Downpatrick. To the east of the county is the huge Strangford Lough, where the Irish Sea is almost cut off to form a lake, except for a small inlet at Portaferry.

County Down is a decent place to look for Group HR Director work. With cities like Belfast and Newry within its borders, as well as the affluent Bangor, there is always going to be a need to logistics, supply chain and procurement management.

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If you are looking for an excellent executive or senior management role in HR, look no further than Cast UK. We specialize in recruitment at this level and have placed thousands of high quality professionals with our client companies. These companies usually know exactly what they are looking for in their directors, but often they also need guidance, particularly when creating a new role. Either way, they come to Cast UK to help them land top quality personnel.

With offices in Manchester, London and Birmingham but serving the whole of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Cast UK is incredibly well placed to match talented HR professionals with some incredible positions. Call us today on 0333 121 3345.

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