People Policy & Projects Lead

Cardiff or London HQ, 35 hours, fixed term to 31 December 2026

Salary range: £50,754 to £57,339 per annum plus London Weighting of £5,424 per annum if applicable

The role

The purpose of the People and Organisational Development (OD) team is to enable the RCN to succeed through its people. Only through our talented and dedicated people can we deliver the high-quality products and services that keep our members and other customers with us, and attract new ones every day.

As our People Policy & Projects Lead you'll deliver innovative and ground-breaking policy and project work to ensure our employee experience is the best that it can be and to enhance the services that the People & OD team provides.

The base of this role is either Cardiff or London where most of the People and OD team is based, but an alternative RCN office location may be considered. Some travel is necessary. The role is anticipated to be 35 hours per week although part time hours may be considered.

The person

You'll have experience as an HR generalist and in successfully developing, implementing and embedding people policies, also in leading on and contributing to projects. You'll have excellent communication and project management skills and be able to build and maintain productive working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.

What we offer you

We expect you to look after your customers and we expect you to be rewarded for it. We offer an impressive range of benefits, a broad range of learning development opportunities and an award-winning health and wellbeing programme. We offer annual leave up to 32 days plus bank holidays and three additional days for the Christmas break plus generous maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave packages.

We offer a competitive pay structure with annual pay progression until you reach the top of the salary scale. We normally offer new employees the first point of the salary range, although you may be able to negotiate a higher starting salary depending on your skills, experience and current salary.

We are a diverse organisation and understand everyone has different needs and many of our employees enjoy flexible working enabling them to deliver results whilst having a good work life balance. Our hybrid working model allows for up to 60% of your working time to be carried out from home. At least 40% of your working time will be spent working in person.

There may be further flexibility to the office locations advertised. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss if alternative locations are available.

Our selection process

Please click the 'apply now' button to apply and answer the supporting questions online demonstrating how you meet the criteria for this role. You may not be shortlisted if you don't. Any identifying information in your application will automatically be anonymised for shortlisting purposes.

We want your experience applying for a job with us to be the best it can be. We may hold our interviews and assessments in person or by video call. If you foresee any problems, please let us know.

Equal opportunities for everyone

Equity, diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we aim to foster an inclusive environment so our people can bring their authentic selves to work. This is integral to our mission to enable you to support our members and ensure their voice is heard by all UK governments to get the best outcomes for them and their patients.

As proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities.

Contact details

For more information or for an informal discussion about the role please contact Sara Herritty, People Policy & Projects Manager on 02920 893013.

For more information on the recruitment and selection process, please contact recruit@rcn.org.uk

Opening date: 27 March 2026

Closing date: 12 April 2026

Interview and assessment date: 24 April 2026