Head of People and Development

Salary
£67,000 per annum salary dependent on skills and experience
Location
Fontwell
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full Time - 35 hours per week
Closing
11 February 2026



The Aldingbourne Trust is unique and inspiring, with a laser focus on providing opportunities for autistic people and people with a learning disability to live great lives, contributing to their communities and fulfilling their ambitions.

Our model is innovative and evolving, the organisation is complex and multi-faceted and delivers outcomes of which we are truly proud. We use social enterprises to attract visitors and customers, to drive revenue to the organisation. These enterprises provide training and development for people with disabilities – who are front and centre of everything we do. The more successful they are, the more we can reinvest our profits to create more opportunities.

After 6 years of exemplary support, our current Head of People & Development is moving on.

You will be primarily based at the Aldingbourne Country Centre, which is situated next to the South Downs Park and attracts around 80,000 visitors a year. You will lead HR, L&D and OD functions, to support a strong workforce to deliver Aldingbourne’s mission to assist disabled people to learn, develop and thrive. You will have the emotional intelligence to learn & further develop the Aldingbourne way, a term used to describe our unique culture of innovation, and collaboration – we challenge the status quo and truly drive change in Social Care. . It is a cliché, but no two days will be the same.

 Our next Head of People and Development will need to bring an understanding of our organisation and the challenges and opportunities faced within our sector. .  You will have extensive strategic HR/OD experience and be comfortable working at Board level. Equally, this role does also require the ability to ‘roll up your sleeves’ and get involved operationally when needed. You will be a keen networker, build effective working relationships, and be able to balance conflicting demands.   We operate in a tough climate and we cannot stand still; we must keep evolving. Our organisation exists to change people lives, the more we grow the more impact we will have. Most importantly, you will share our values and passion for creating community based opportunities for the people we support.

The Aldingbourne Trust is committed to championing equity, diversity and inclusion throughout all aspects of the organisation’s work. As part of this, the Board has made a commitment to achieving greater diversity.

For more information on this exciting opportunity, please click on the pack below. If you would like an informal, confidential discussion with our current Head of People and Development please contact her via the email address within the pack.


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