Chief Human Resources Officer Programme
A programme developed for HR leaders to focus on evolving changes in human resources and people operations management.
Upcoming programmes
Format:
Dates:
Duration:
Fees:
Blended
30 Jan 2025 (start date)
12 months
£19,500
Upcoming programmes
Format:
Blended
Dates:
30 Jan 2025 (start date)
Duration:
12 months
Fees:
£19,500
Overview
The Chief Human Resources Officer Programme is developed for HR leaders to focus on evolving changes in human resources and people operations management and gain the skills needed to implement human-centric organisational transformation.
The programme’s comprehensive, multidisciplinary curriculum encompasses all aspects of the HR head’s role: from strategy to executive influence. It will equip you to outline clear goals that align with your organisation’s purpose, culture and social context. Over 12 months, you will identify strategies for driving sustainable organisational innovation through trust, creativity and collaboration.
Benefits and career impact
- Apply new frameworks and management techniques to appreciate and address the organisational challenges and opportunities of the 21st century.
- Implement new approaches for leading and inspiring a modern workforce.
- Effectively influence board-level discussions on strategic issues that relate to the people side of the organisation to improve strategic alignment.
- Design strategies to empower your workforce in a continuously changing world.
- Critically act on the societal expectations for your organisation and the social responsibilities of the contemporary CPO role.
At the end of the programme, you will emerge ready to navigate disruption and excel as a forward-thinking HR leader in the C-suite.
This programme is being delivered in collaboration with Emeritus.
Programme content
Topics
- Work in the 21st century
- Aligning strategy and human resources
- Crafting organisational context for trust and creativity
- The good organisation.
Core modules
The curriculum comprises a mix of online core and elective modules. The core modules are structured around 4 pillars of contemporary HR leadership and talent strategy. Following this, you will have the opportunity to explore strategies for an increasingly digital workplace with a choice of electives.
Electives (choose 2)
- Diversity, equity and inclusion: DEI strategies for business impact
- People analytics: transforming HR strategy with data science
- Digital disruption: digital transformation strategies
- Business analytics: decision-making using data.
How you learn: Blended
A mix of Live Online, Online and Face-to-face.
The rewarding12-month learning journey comprises a mix of core and elective online modules crafted to deliver professional development, supported by your own personal success coach.
- Learn from thought leaders and cutting-edge researchers.
- Benefit from high touch Live Online sessions, project coaching and leading industry guest speakers.
- Interact with faculty, peers and global industry leaders during a 2.5 day, in-person session in Cambridge ending in a completion ceremony.
Who attends
The Chief Human Resources Officer Programme is ideal for:
- senior HR executives in mid-to-large corporations accomplished in overseeing functional operations and aiming to develop strategic capabilities and influencing skills to advance into the C-suite
- HR or people operations heads tasked with leading the function in a different direction and want fresh perspectives on disruption or problem-solving strategies in an increasingly digital workplace
Participants should preferably have:
- accomplished work experience in technical or business roles
- an agenda for change
- more than 5 years’ work experience in HR
Faculty and speakers
Learn from our world-class faculty who bring fresh insights from their leading-edge research into all of our Executive Education programmes. The Academic Programme Director (APD) for the Chief Human Resources Officer Programme is Dr Jochem Kroezen.
PhD (HEC Paris)
PhD (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
PhD (University of Michigan)
Professorial Fellow of St Edmund’s College
MPhil, PhD (University of Cambridge)
PhD (HEC Paris)
Fellow of the Centre for Business Research (CBR)
PhD (University of Cambridge)
PhD (HEC Paris)
Why Cambridge Judge Business School?
Related programmes
The Chief Human Resources Officer Programme belongs to our Leadership-topic executive education programmes. Here are a selection of other Leadership programmes:
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Refresh your thinking and fine-tune your leadership agenda. The Cambridge ALP is a challenging, immersive programme designed for senior leaders and executives looking to revitalise their leadership strategies. Weaving together vibrant debate, deep experience and leading-edge thinking, you’ll gain new skills, confidence and networks.
Step back. Take stock. Then return, ready to move forward and create immediate impact.
Cambridge Senior Management Programme
Engage with world-renowned Cambridge faculty and interact with an exceptional peer group. The Cambridge Senior Management Programme is a uniquely transformative learning journey covering 4 key themes: Strategy, Digital Innovation, Organisational Transformation and Business Analytics. Building confidence and expertise, you’ll enhance your strategic leadership perspective in preparation for the next step in your career.
Cambridge General Management Programme
Broaden your perspective, create new connections and gain a deeper understanding of key management disciplines, including Finance, Marketing, Operations and Innovation. The Cambridge General Management Programme is an intensive 2-week programme that will stretch your thinking and increase your confidence. Designed to support your transition to a broader management role, you’ll improve your decision-making abilities and get ready to accelerate your career.
Contact us
If you have any questions or would like to have a chat about this programme and how it could benefit you or your organisation, please get in touch with the Open Programmes team:
Phone: United Kingdom +44 (0)203 479 4043 | United States +1 315 819 0707 | Singapore +65 31638580
