An agreed schedule
Define intervention days or time slots, meetings and contact channels. Adapt presence to planned work without promising full-time availability.
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How does a part-time HR director work?
Regular presence, tracked priorities and defined responsibilities.
Part-time support enables an ongoing relationship with an external HR director. Its value depends on scope, internal cover and continuity between interventions.
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Explicit responsibilities
The business leader retains employer decisions. The HR director prepares options, supports managers and coordinates providers within the agreed scope.
Organised continuity
Share an action log and documents accessible to authorised people. Plan cover for absences and handover arrangements.
Shared follow-up to advance between interventions
Materials are defined according to the engagement. They may include:
- A shared action log: issue, owner, expected decision and next deadline.
- An agenda prepared before each meeting with the business leader or managers.
- A schedule of presence and cover for periods without intervention.
- Document management with access restricted to relevant people.
- A list of work in progress and decisions to transfer at handover.
These examples describe possible work. Their selection and delivery arrangements are set out in the proposal.
A deliverable, an owner, a decision
Examples to select during scoping. The proposal specifies deliverables, required inputs and approvals.
| Working document | What Iter prepares | What your team validates |
|---|---|---|
| HR roadmap | Priorities, schedule and coordination of contributors. | Employer decisions and required resources. |
| Hiring and onboarding | Job descriptions, steps and agreed tracking documents. | Candidate selection, contracts and managers’ responsibilities. |
| Payroll oversight | Schedule, collection of variable data and provider coordination. | Submitted inputs and payslip approval by the authorised owner. |
Accounting, legal or payroll production belongs to the parties designated in the contract.
Organise the first weeks and follow-up
1. Prepare access
Identify contacts, useful documents and required permissions before the first intervention.
2. Set up meetings
Agree the schedule, meetings with managers and decisions requiring the business leader.
3. Follow up between interventions
Keep the action log up to date and specify who provides cover. Arrangements for urgent matters must be agreed.
4. Adjust and hand over
Review the schedule against ongoing work. Prepare a documented handover if the need develops into an internal position.
Define presence, availability and fees
Specify what is done during planned time slots, what can be handled between interventions and how additional requests are priced. Travel, cover and meeting preparation are points to scope.
View indicative HR feesThe quotation specifies deliverables, intervention schedule, budget, duration, notice period and adjustment arrangements. Finance offer terms do not automatically apply to an HR engagement.
Distinct roles and useful coordination
The HR director supports the organisation and teams. The CFO informs the budget, payroll costs and financial trade-offs. An HR engagement can be defined independently of our fractional finance leadership.
Employment-law, payroll and compliance matters requiring specialist expertise are coordinated with the relevant professionals. Each person's scope must be explicit.
To clarify responsibilities, see the external HR director definition. HRIS selection comes next: our Factorial analysis presents criteria to check against your processes, access rights and payroll provider.
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Recruitment and onboarding ↗
Define roles, organise selection and prepare employee arrivals.
Payroll and coordination ↗
Organise inputs, checks and exchanges with the payroll provider.
Compliance and employee relations ↗
Identify matters to address and coordinate qualified specialists.
Training and development ↗
Structure team needs, actions and follow-up with managers.
Frequently asked questions
How many days does the HR director work?
The schedule depends on priorities, the number of teams to support and internal resources. It is agreed at scoping and reviewed during follow-up. Part-time support does not mean permanent availability.
How are requests between interventions handled?
Channels, cover contacts and arrangements for urgent matters must be agreed from the outset. Matters requiring a specialist are directed to the qualified adviser or provider.
How does the engagement end or transfer?
Duration, notice period and handover are specified in the proposal. A record of ongoing matters, documents and responsibilities facilitates takeover by your team or a future internal HR director.
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Which HR priorities do you need to address?
Describe your teams, open issues and deadlines. The initial conversation clarifies useful work, responsibilities and the schedule.
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