HR Manager: Group People and Leadership Manager

Group People & Leadership Manager

Future Sense Group | International Social Enterprise | Global Role

Are you an experienced HR or People & Culture professional who is passionate about leadership development and working in a purpose-driven organisation?

The Future Sense Group is seeking a Group People & Leadership Manager to lead our flagship Global Leadership Programme and to coordinate recruitment and onboarding across our international group of organisations.

This is a group-level role working across multiple entities, offering a unique opportunity to shape how we attract, develop and support people across our global operations.

The Group People & Leadership Manager is a group-level role responsible for:

• Coordinating and managing recruitment and onboarding for staff across all Group entities, both commercial companies and our charity
• End‑to‑end management of our Global Leadership Programme that provides early‑career professionals with a structured pathway into international development through meaningful, supported placements and leadership development
• Strengthening people practices, candidate experience, and leadership capability across the Group

This role will require working closely with the CEO and senior leadership team to ensure the Group attracts, develops, and supports high‑quality people aligned with our values and mission.

• Coordinate recruitment for approximately 20‑25 full‑time staff per year across all Group entities globally
• Support hiring managers with role scoping and job description development, recruitment planning and timelines, interview and selection processes
• Promote consistency, equity and best practice in recruitment across diverse teams and geographies

• Design and manage a Group-wide onboarding framework for new staff
• Ensure all new hires are inducted into group values, culture and ways of working, entity‑specific and role‑specific systems and processes

• Contribute to the development and improvement of people‑related systems, templates and processes across the Group
• Support leaders in building effective teams through strong people practices
• Maintain accurate recruitment and onboarding records in line with compliance requirements

• Manage the annual cycle of the Global Leadership Programme (30–40 participants per year)
• Ensure the programme aligns with Future Sense Foundation’s values, strategic goals, and operational needs
• Continuously review and improve programme structure, content and participant experience

• Lead recruitment campaigns for the Global Leadership Programme
• Design and manage fair, inclusive selection processes to identify high‑potential candidates
• Coordinate interviews, assessment activities and final selections in collaboration with country and regional teams

• Deliver structured onboarding for GLP participants, including:
  • Organisational values, culture and strategy
  • Safeguarding, risk management and operational processes
  • Country‑specific and role‑specific preparation
• Coordinate all pre‑departure logistics including:
  • Flights and travel coordination
  • Insurance and compliance requirements
  • Pre‑departure information and briefings

• Design and coordinate a programme of leadership seminars, workshops and reflective learning activities
• Identify and engage internal and external facilitators, mentors and speakers
• Support participants’ personal and professional development throughout the programme
• Act as a key point of contact for participant wellbeing and performance support (in collaboration with line managers)

• Experience in HR, People & Culture, Talent, or Recruitment, ideally with strong onboarding experience
• A passion for leadership development and supporting early‑career professionals
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple recruitment and programme cycles simultaneously
• Confidence working across…