Human Resources is a key area where Interim Managers are well utilised, often as a cost-effective alternative to Management Consultants. Interim Managers are typically used as a resource to help companies undergoing change, or implement specific projects or perhaps fill a crucial management gap. Ortus source and facilitate Interim Managers across every area within HR but key examples would include:
- Change Management
- Learning & Development
- Recruitment
- Crisis Management
- Organisational Development
- Internal Communications
- Change Management
- Compensation & Benefits
- Diversity & Equality
- Employee Relations
- Recruitment & Resourcing
- Talent Management
- An Interim HR Director
- An Interim Head of Department
- Maternity covers for senior HR professionals.
Ortus has developed long-term relationships with some of the best Interim Managers across the HR remit. We offer Interim Managers advice and best-in-class payroll facilities as well as a steady stream of work. We run regular work shops for our Interim Managers, such as tax guidance for those wanting to operate as a professional freelancer or Limited Company.
The Interim Managers we work with are:
- Available at short notice, often within a few days
- Highly skilled in their area of expertise, often over qualified for the job
- Equipped with an excellent breadth of experience to tap into
- Comfortable at managing teams, people issues and budgets
- Career Interim Managers not looking for a permanent alternative
- Independent with a project focus and a consultant mentality so will have immediate impact
- Work to clearly defined project goals and deliverables
- Able to succession plan where required – often one of their key objectives is to source their successor and build an infrastructure below them.