Director of People & Culture

With 75 years of experience our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds even in the most dangerous places inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33000 staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable childrens life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

Salary: 75 000 per annum benefits depending on experience

Contract: Permanent

Based: Hybrid working based at the Milton Keynes office (Min 2 days at the office but more may be required to fulfill the role requirements)

Contract: Permanent Full time

** Please note that you must be holding the Right to Work documentation for the UK as the role is not sponsored**

Hours 36.5 hours per week

We are looking for a people centric leader with great ideas and excellent P&C experience is that you

World Vision UK is at a key moment in our development as an organisation seeking to grow and develop our colleagues to provide leadership and inspiration at every level of our charity in the UK. To do that effectively we need an exceptional People and Culture Director to lead challenge and develop the P&C team and the wider organisation. You will have the ability to craft influence and enact strategy advise the COO and the wider senior leadership team in best practice and legislation but equally importantly to explore the areas in which we can grow our capabilities quickly and effectively. Youll represent us in the P&C community within the WV partnership and be credible speaking to our board lead our safeguarding focus to enable us to deliver safely and appropriately understanding the expectations of the Charity Commission and other bodies and translating that knowledge into action across the charity.

Come and bring your experience in building excellence lead our P&C function but more than that be a key voice in our extended leadership team and an incisive advisor to the senior echelons of our team. Show us how you with our team of experts around you can accelerate us to support some of the neediest children in the world

Strategic Leadership

• Through the leadership of the P&C team lead the update and delivery of our Thriving People Strategy building capability for the our people to deliver impact and attract and retain high performing talent
• Reporting to the COO and additionally advisor to the CEO SLT and Board ) providing strategic advice and guidance on organisational issues impacting on workforce including complex people management or employee relations issues ensuring business acumen and discernment are applied legal and regulatory requirements are met.
• Advisor to the CEO COO and ELT on Total Reward and Talent Management
• Lead and drive delivery on workforce elements of organisational transformational change ensuring agreed values mindsets behaviours and performance are shared and embedded within the organisation.
• Collaborate with the COO and CFO to identify and implement efficiencies for the delivery of Support Services across o the organisation.
• Represent World Vision UK at the World Vision Partnership level through active involvement in the PCLF (People and Culture Leadership Forum).
• Uphold and promote World Visions identity and Christian commitments seeking ways to promote and maintain the spiritual nurturing and pastoral care of staff whilst championing employee wellbeing.
• Support the organisations strategic safeguarding approach by ensuring People & Culture policies practices and plans align with safeguarding legislation regulatory guidance and the expectations of the Charity Commission. Work collaboratively with the Safeguarding Lead COO and other senior leaders to uphold a culture of safety and accountability.

Team Leadership

• Lead manage and develop a high performing motivated People and Culture group and oversee group plans and budgets. Provide direction and oversight of P & C Operations including Payroll ensuring regulatory technology and process changes are understood and implemented as appropriate.
• Model a commitment to living out the core values of World Vision UK with specific responsibility for spiritual nurture of the People & Culture team. Full participation in devotional meetings.

Service Delivery

• Identify and lead continued process improvements that deliver stronger operational excellence in P & C and actively contribute to wider process improvement activities in the wider organisation.
• Drive a continuous improvement process culture that promotes and embeds high performance across World Vision UK.
• Lead strategic workforce planning and management. Implement processes that ensure World Vision UK has the right capability and capacity.
• Measure and report on people management metrics required to meet regulatory demands and use this data to create transparency and insights to inform and drive organisational performance and make recommendations as appropriate

World Vision is an international childrens charity working with children their communities and with supporters and partners in almost 100 countries.

Through long-term development projects emergency responses and advocacy weve helped bring lasting change to millions of children over more than 60 years. And as a Christian organisation everything we do is motivated by our faith as we strive to reflect Gods unconditional love.

Work for World Vision UK and you will be part of a truly global Partnership building brighter futures for vulnerable children.

As an active Christian this role offers you the opportunity to integrate your Christian faith and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.

As a Disability committed employer we encourage qualified individuals with a disability to apply and request a reasonable adjustment if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access as a result of your disability.

In addition to the salary offered we offer good benefits including pension generous holiday entitlement and free parking at MK only.

Please upload your CV of full employment history explaining any gaps of employment and reasons for leaving your previous employer. This must be accompanied with a covering letter stating how you meet the criteria given in the Job Description.

Please note that you MUST have the Right to work in the UK documentation as unfortunately this role is not sponsored and your application cannot be considered any further without it.

Closing Date for applications: Midday 2nd February 2026

Interview Dates: TBC

We reserve the right to interview candidates and close the search ahead of the closing date should a strong candidate be identified.

Universal acceptance for everyone everywhere is at the heart of our Christian organisation. We promote diversity of thought culture and background which connects the entire World Vision family. As such World Vision is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented sections of the community. World Vision UK also operates flexible working policies and practices.

As a child-focused organisation World Vision UK is committed to the safeguarding of children therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks including a criminal records check.

World Vision UK is a registered organisation operating the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS) and we shall check with your previous employers about your behaviour and conduct. We will be requesting they complete a form known as a Statement of Conduct. For more information see:

The Misconduct Disclosure Scheme ()

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