Req ID: 6014
Directorate: Resources & Innovation
Categories: Human Resources & OD
Locations: Harrow, United Kingdom
Position Type: ['Secondment/Fixed Term']
Full/Part-time: Full Time
Hours per week: ['36']
Closing Date: 18/10/2026
The London Borough of Harrow is excited to be recruiting a talented Strategic HR Manager to join our forward‑thinking Resources & Innovation Directorate. This is a brilliant opportunity to play a central role in shaping the future of our organisation by delivering progressive HR and Organisational Development strategies that drive cultural change, strengthen leadership capability and create a thriving, high‑performing workforce.
You will lead on key workforce priorities that have real impact—enhancing wellbeing and attendance, reducing agency reliance, and supporting major organisational change. You will be the trusted adviser to directorates, aligning workforce plans to directorate priorities and outcomes. As a key member of the HR leadership team, you will develop and inspire HR professionals, build strong partnerships with senior leaders and trade unions, and champion equality, diversity and inclusion across the Council. If you are CIPD‑qualified, experienced in leading HR and OD initiatives in complex environments, and passionate about making a difference, this is an exciting chance to help shape Harrow’s workforce and deliver lasting value for our communities.
The selection process will include a competency-based test and interview.
Two Year - Fixed Term Contract Opportunity.
For more information, please refer to the Role Profile/ Selection Criteria
We are the London Borough of Harrow.
Rich in culture, heritage and an entrepreneurial hotspot, we pride ourselves as one of London’s most diverse boroughs.
We want Harrow to be a great place to live, work and visit, a place where people are proud to call home, feel safe and supported and where communities flourish.
Putting residents first is at the heart of everything we do. Within this lies a commitment to deliver services and experiences where the wellbeing and needs of our residents are met and are of a high standard.
With a workforce of more than 3000 employees, we want to be a council that staff are proud to work for, where everyone feels empowered to excel and is given the opportunity to thrive – all while serving our 250,000+ residents.
We want our staff to share the same level of ambition and drive to delivering our plans within the business and wider community. These are centred around three core priorities:
- A council that puts residents first
- A borough that is clean and safe
- A place where those in need are supported
We deliver our services and achieve our goals through our core values: to Be Courageous, to Do It Together and to Make It Happen. These are the main drivers to delivering our priorities and achieving our goals.
Our vision is to work together to continue to make a difference for Harrow, where people choose to do business, to live, work and visit.
