[Hiring] Regional People & Culture Director @Nord Anglia Education

Role Description

As Regional People & Culture Director, you will be the senior people leader for Nord Anglia Education’s schools across Europe. You will bring talent, culture and the full HR agenda together into one clear plan, working closely with the Regional Managing Director, the Regional Operations Director and our Group CPO. You will also be a trusted adviser and coach to our Principals, helping them build strong teams and healthy school cultures.

What You Will Do

• Set the direction: Shape the regional people and culture strategy and build a workforce plan that shows the roles, skills and leadership the region will need.
• Join up talent: Bring recruitment, development, internal mobility, succession and retention together into one system, so great people can grow their careers across our schools.
• Grow future leaders: Lead the annual talent review with Principals and build leadership pipelines from middle leader to Principal.
• Partner with Principals: Coach and advise Principals on their teams, their development and their most complex people decisions.
• Build culture: Lead our approach to engagement, wellbeing and belonging, so colleagues feel valued and able to do their best work.
• Keep us fair and compliant: Oversee complex employee relations, reward and policy across our European jurisdictions, including work with employee representatives and readiness for EU pay transparency.
• Support growth: Lead the people side of new schools, acquisitions and integrations, and manage the regional people budget.
• Strengthen HR: Lead the Regional People & Culture team and build HR capability in every school, using SuccessFactors and people data to guide decisions.

Qualifications

• Senior HR or People & Culture leadership experience across several countries, ideally in Europe.
• A track record in talent strategy, including succession planning, leadership development, workforce planning and internal mobility.
• Strong working knowledge of employment law across European jurisdictions and experience of handling complex employee relations.
• Experience of leading culture and engagement change that made a measurable difference.
• Credibility as a trusted adviser to senior leaders in a matrix organisation.
• Confidence using people data to inform decisions, and sound commercial judgement.
• A relevant degree and a professional HR qualification such as CIPD Level 7, or equivalent.
• Experience in international schools or education and knowledge of safer recruitment would be welcome.

Benefits

• Real influence at regional level.
• Backing of a global Group People function.
• Chance to build something that will shape our schools for years to come.

How to Apply

Please apply through our careers site with your CV and a covering letter explaining how your experience matches this role.

Closing date: 30 October 2026

Start date: December 2026

We may interview suitable candidates before the closing date, so we encourage early applications.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

Nord Anglia Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all colleagues to share this commitment. This post is subject to safer recruitment checks, including satisfactory references, verification of identity, qualifications and employment history, and criminal record checks from your country of residence and any country in which you have lived or worked, in line with local legal requirements.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We value the different perspectives that people from all backgrounds bring to our schools. We welcome applications from everyone and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. Please let us know if you need any support.