Interim HR Change Lead

  • Cathedral Appointments Ltd
  • Feb 05, 2026
Full time HR / Recruitment

Job Description

Competitive Day Rate Highly Flexible Hybrid Model South Devon

An established organisation based in theSouth Westis entering a significant period of organisational change, with a strong focus on strengthening its people function and embedding sustainable, future-ready ways of working. The business is values-led, people-focused andcommitted to delivering positivelong-termoutcomes through thoughtful transformation.

Role:

This is a senior interim opportunity for an experiencedInterim HR ChangeLeadto lead a critical transformation programme over a nine-month fixed-term contract. The role will take ownership of a complex HR restructure and embedding Health and Safety related practices, before broadening into organisational design, and process improvement

Responsibilities of theInterim HR Change Lead:

  • Lead and deliver a complex HR restructure programme, ensuring compliance, clear consultation, and confident decision making.

  • Act as the senior HR change lead, providing hands on support and trusted advice to executive and leadership teams.

  • Redesign the HRoperatingmodel, clarifying roles, responsibilities, and leadership expectations across the function.

  • Review, design, and implement robust HR and Health and Safety processes to support a future fit people function.

Requirements of theInterim HR Change Lead:

  • Proven experience leading large scale HR change programmes, including restructures and organisational design.

  • Strong senior level HR leadership background with the credibility to influence executive stakeholders.

  • In depth knowledge of UK employment law, consultation processes, and HR governance.

  • A practical, delivery focused approach with the ability tooperateconfidently in complex, fast moving environments.

  • Strong understanding of Health and Safety regulations in a workplace context.

Benefits:

  • Competitive interim day rate.

  • Highly flexible hybrid working model.

  • Opportunity to lead a high impact transformation programme.

  • Senior level exposure and influence.

  • Meaningful,hands oninterim assignment with clear deliverables.

If you are an experienced interim HR change leader looking for a challenging and rewarding assignment, we would love to hear from you.

Note on Sponsorship:We regret to inform you thatat this time, we are unable to offer sponsorship for work authorisation for this role. Therefore, candidates mustpossessvalid authorisation to work in the UK without requiring visa sponsorship.

RecruitmentConsultant:Charlotte Coke

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