Associate Director of People & Culture
Salary: £58,216 – £64,685 + Excellent Benefits
Organisation: Cycling UK
- Are you an experienced HR leader looking to shape the people agenda within a values-driven organisation with genuine social and environmental impact?
- Do you thrive on leading organisational development, culture change and people strategy while working closely with senior stakeholders?
- Are you seeking an opportunity where you can combine strategic influence with hands-on leadership in a collaborative and purpose-led environment?
If the answer is yes to all three questions, we’d love to hear from you.
About Cycling UK
For more than 140 years, Cycling UK has championed the benefits of cycling, inspiring people from all backgrounds to experience the joy, freedom and positive impact that cycling can bring. As a respected membership charity, the organisation works tirelessly to make cycling a safe, accessible and attractive choice for travel, leisure and adventure, helping create healthier communities and a greener future.
Their Mission
Cycling UK exists to enable and inspire people from all backgrounds and abilities to experience the benefits of cycling while advocating for safer, more accessible cycling for everyone.
The Opportunity
Investigo is proud to be partnering with Cycling UK to appoint their next Associate Director of People & Culture. This is an exciting time to join as the organisation enters its next phase of development and growth. Reporting to the Director of Finance & Operations and working closely with the CEO, Senior Leadership Team and Trustees, the Associate Director of People & Culture will act as the organisation’s senior people leader, driving a progressive and ambitious people strategy.
The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring people, culture and organisational capability remain central to Cycling UK’s future success.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading and delivering the People & Culture strategy
- Workforce planning and organisational design
- Leadership development and organisational capability
- Culture, engagement, wellbeing and inclusion
- Employee relations and trade union engagement
- HR governance, risk and compliance
- People analytics and workforce reporting
- Enhancing the employee value proposition
- Leading and developing a proactive, high-performing People team
This is a predominantly home-based role, with attendance at the London office typically required at least one day per week.
Why Join Cycling UK?
This is more than a senior HR leadership role. It is an opportunity to shape culture, influence strategy and contribute to an organisation that is making a meaningful difference to people’s lives across the UK.
Benefits include:
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Two wellbeing days each year
- Enhanced pension contributions
- Medicash healthcare cash plan
- Enhanced maternity, adoption and shared parental leave
- Four months’ enhanced sick pay
- Life assurance (4x salary)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work schemes
- Full Cycling UK membership
How to Apply
To be considered, applicants should submit the following via the link below or directly to Richard.grove@weareinvestigo.com no later than Friday 24th July:
- An up-to-date CV
- A covering letter (maximum one page) outlining: 1) Why Cycling UK?; 2) Why they are a strong fit for the role
For HR leaders seeking a role that combines professional challenge with genuine purpose, this represents a rare opportunity to help shape the future of a highly respected national organisation.
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