Job Details

Regional People Specialist

Location: Essex & Kent region

Working pattern: Three days on-site, two days home-based

Salary: £38K - £40K + £3600 car allowance and fuel card

Our client is a respected, values-led organisation operating across multiple regulated sites in the South East. With ambitious growth plans and a strong focus on people, they are now seeking a Regional People Specialist to support operations across Essex and Kent. This is a newly created and influential role, ideal for a proactive HR professional who thrives on building relationships, shaping culture, and driving improvement. You'll work closely with site leaders and regional managers, ensuring consistent, compliant, and people-focused practices that enhance engagement and performance across a workforce of several hundred colleagues.

You'll have genuine scope to make an impact, partnering with operational leaders to strengthen leadership capability, embed company values, and support business goals. It's a varied role combining strategic input and hands-on delivery, with a strong emphasis on compliance, safeguarding, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead regional recruitment and implement innovative attraction strategies.
• Oversee onboarding, induction, and compliance processes to ensure regulatory alignment.
• Coach and develop managers to build capability, engagement, and accountability.
• Identify and nurture internal talent to support succession and retention.
• Provide pragmatic advice on employee relations and performance management.
• Support change management and cultural development initiatives.
• Use people data and insights to drive continuous improvement.
• Maintain full compliance with safeguarding and regulatory standards.
• Visit sites across Essex and Kent around three days per week.

Experience and Skills

• Proven HR generalist experience within a multi-site or operational environment.
• Strong background in recruitment, leadership development, and organisational change.
• Skilled in coaching and influencing managers to deliver results through people.
• Solid knowledge of employee relations and employment law.
• Experience in a regulated or compliance-led organisation.
• Full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel across the region.
• Enhanced background check required.
• Self-starter with strong communication, problem-solving, and relationship-building skills.

What's on Offer

• The opportunity to help shape a growing, values-driven organisation.
• A visible role with genuine influence across multiple sites.
• Access to professional development, wellbeing initiatives, and career progression pathways.
• A supportive culture that values integrity, collaboration, and quality.
• A mix of field-based engagement and home-based flexibility.

This role offers an exciting chance to join a dynamic organisation where people, compliance, and culture are at the heart of success. If you're an experienced HR professional who enjoys autonomy, thrives on variety, and takes pride in making a measurable difference, this could be your next move.

About Us

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive community. In line with our Diversity and Inclusion policy, we welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. As a Disability Confident Employer, and part of the Nicholas Associates Group, we are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, and we're happy to discuss flexible working options.

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