# Director of People and Corporate Affairs > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West and North London ICB. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/director-of-people-and-corporate-affairs/28c46706-b7bc-4743-b5a7-5e88cbd52986 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/director-of-people-and-corporate-affairs/28c46706-b7bc-4743-b5a7-5e88cbd52986.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** West and North London ICB - **Location:** London - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 9 - **Salary:** £121,528 - £138,529 Per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-23T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-02T12:16:29.115Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/West_North_London_ICB/Administrative_Clerical/Administrative_Clerical-v8175767 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8175767?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.westandnorthlondon.icb.nhs.uk/ ## Job Content ### Job overview West and North London ICB is seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking leader to join us as our Director of People and Corporate Affairs. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role at the heart of a newly merged organisation, driving the next stage of our development. We are looking for a highly dynamic, resilient and fast-paced individual who can bring energy, innovation and strategic clarity to help shape our future as a high-performing Integrated Care Board. If you thrive in complex environments, can lead at scale, and are passionate about creating outstanding organisational cultures and people strategies, this could be the role for you. About the role Reporting to the Chief People Officer and working closely with the Executive Management Team and the Board, you will provide strategic leadership across the end-to-end employee and organisational experience - People, Culture, Corporate Governance, Risk, Legal Services and Corporate Operations. You will be instrumental in ensuring the organisation has a highly capable, flexible and engaged workforce, supporting delivery of our strategic priorities and enabling WNL ICB to become a leading strategic commissioner. We are seeking a senior leader who thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment and can balance strategic oversight with grip and control through hands-on leadership,to lead critical people and corporate affairs services to shape how we work, lead and grow as an organisation ### Main duties of the job Key responsibilities - Provide senior leadership for: - People Services (including employee relations, occupational health and workforce intelligence etc) - Leadership, talent management and organisational development - Learning and development including WNL Academy - Culture, inclusion and staff engagement - Corporate governance, risk and legal services - Corporate operations and projects - Lead the People Team to become a progressive, high performing team offering expert advice to the organisation - Previous experience of leading corporate governance, risk and the management and oversight of legal services including transforming organisational ways of working through streamlining processes and reducing bureaucracy. - Lead organisational-wide programmes of work, including the response to Transforming People Services - Drive a high-performance, inclusive and values-led culture across the organisation - Oversee governance frameworks ensuring compliance while streamlining processes and reducing bureaucracy - Lead any required organisational-wide change programmes and the associated HR elements, particularly in relation to structural change and/or organisational design changes. - Act as a trusted adviser to senior leaders, Board members and partners across the NHS and wider system - Demonstrate leadership as a dynamic, agile leader who can help take a newly merged organisation from integration into its next phase of maturity, performance and impact. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For full Job Description see JD Why join us? This is an opportunity to: - Shape the future of a complex, high-profile NHS organisation - Lead at scale across a broad and influential portfolio - Drive meaningful cultural transformation and workforce innovation - Work with passionate colleagues committed to improving outcomes for our population Please note that priority will be given to WNL ICB employees who are affected by change. - Full-time role with hybrid working (minimum 2 days in the office) - Based in Marylebone, with travel across West and North London boroughs with some regional and national travel - Participation in senior on-call rota required ____________________ For further information or an informal discussion about the role, please contact: Sarah Morgan, Chief People Officer, sarahlouise.morgan@nhs.net or Darshna Pankhania on Darshna.Pankhania@nhs.net Closing date: 23.59 Sunday 23 August 2026 Date of Interview: Wednesday 2 September 2026 West and North London ICB is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We strive to ensure our workforce reflects the rich diversity of the communities we serve, and we strongly encourage applications from candidates from underrepresented groups We recognise that a healthy work-life balance is essential to the wellbeing and productivity of our staff. We aim to consider all flexible working requests in a fair and open way, balancing the needs of our organisation with those of our employees. By fostering a flexible working culture, we strive to create an environment where everyone can thrive and contribute to delivering high-quality services for our communities. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Working within an HR environment at a senior level and within a large complex organisation **Desirable** - Up-to-date understanding of best practice in relation to ICB roles and requirements ### Communication **Essential** - Excellent interpersonal, communication (written, oral, presentation, facilitation), networking and negotiation skills with a track record in consistently delivering performance targets and writing complex business cases, policies and change. ### Effort factors **Essential** - Actively engage during senior level meetings with internal and external parties, including representing when deputising for the Executive Director. This will require the ability to act and respond appropriately to a wide range of issues and can influence senior leaders in highly complex and potentially challenging situations whilst always maintaining a professional manner. ### Skills, & Abilitie **Essential** - Highly effective leadership, people and project management skills. **Desirable** - Highly effective leadership, people and project management skills. ### Values and Behaviours **Essential** - Commitment to the values and principles of system working agreed across WNL ### Education/ Knowledge and Qualifications **Essential** - FCIPD or higher qualified/accredited **Desirable** - Extensive understanding of the healthcare and political landscape. ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 488.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10485961) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.