Esther Pilditch

FCIPD - HR Head of Service at Cornwall Council

London, England, United Kingdom

About

Passionate Human Resource professional with a broad range of experience within the public sector and a strong record of delivery in policy, operational, and corporate environments.

Experience

  • Cornwall Council (Hybrid)
    • Head of Strategic HR
      May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

    • HR Effectiveness lead (Head of Service)
      Nov 2025 - May 2026 · 7 mos

  • Cabinet Office (9 yrs 2 mos)
    • Deputy Director HR
      Mar 2023 - Nov 2025 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      Accountable for delivering a wide range of HR priorities for the Cabinet Office, ensuring people related strategies, services and products are developed in an innovative and user centric way and maintained to the highest possible standards. Leading a team of c.20 people to deliver some of our most complex and highest profile projects including in Policy, Complex Case work, Performance Management, and Pay and Reward, Employee Relations, Staff Transfers, Redundancy and Exits

    • Principal Consultant (Reward and TUPE)
      Aug 2021 - Mar 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Led two expert consultancy teams (Reward and TUPE/COSoP) of c.20 people supporting and advising departments and stakeholders across the whole of the Civil Service on pay and reward issues and employee transfers

    • Head of Senior Civil Service (SCS) Pay
      Aug 2018 - Aug 2021 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      Led a small team to develop and deliver annual Government evidence to the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) bringing to life a new bold vision of a future SCS pay framework and overseeing a number of strands of activity to bring about substantive reform to the pay system impacting c.4,000 members of the Senior Civil Service

  • HR Business Partner at Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
    Apr 2015 - Sep 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Partnered 3 Finance Executive Team Directors and 11 Deputy Directors undertaking a range of strategic work focussed on DWP people priorities, developing people and resourcing strategies, and coaching and development of senior teams. Extensive use of data and analytical skills to support Finance Group to inform strategic decisions.

  • National Offender Management Service (NOMS) (1 yr 8 mos)
    • HR Business Partner - HMP Brixton
      Jan 2015 - Apr 2015 · 4 mos

      Strategic HR Business Partner for the Governor of HMP Brixton responsible for 800 offenders and over 200 members of staff.

    • OD co-ordinator (HR)
      Sep 2013 - Jan 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Provided organisational development and design expertise and support for stakeholders, teams, and project groups. Led and supported other HR projects in the areas of performance management, employee assistance, learning and development, and recruitment and retention.

  • Marketing and Development Assistant at Kent College, Canterbury
    Nov 2012 - Aug 2013 · 10 mos