The Role

We’re looking for an agile, proactive People Manager to join our divisional People team. This is a brilliant opportunity to work alongside experienced People Business Partners, helping to implement strategic plans that actually make a difference.

You’ll be the first port of call for managers, providing comprehensive advice and helping them lead with confidence. Whether you’re reacting to a sudden business requirement or promoting an [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]-wide culture initiative, you’ll have the autonomy to make your mark, backed by a supportive team when you need it.

Key Responsibilities

• Advisor to leaders and managers: Build and maintain effective relationships, act as critical friend, advise on [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] policy and process, support Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy.
• Problem Solving and resolution: Work with client groups and Business Partners to find solutions.
• Organisational Design: Deliver and support implementation of OD for the division, support changes and restructures.
• Projects and change: Support delivery of projects and act as advocate for change.
• Employee Relations: Guide, support, and advise line managers through everyday HR situations, manage sickness absence, stress risk assessments, occupational health referrals, probation, capability, performance, grievances, and conflicts of interest.
• Risk & Compliance: Identify operational risk, ensure effective implementation and compliance with People policies, meet regulatory and legal requirements.
• Data: Take accountability for People data and use insights to influence decisions.
• Continuous Improvement: Contribute to quality and continuous improvement, maintain knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.

Skills You’ll Need (Minimum Criteria)

• HR generalist experience, preferably in a fast paced, high profile organisation
• Demonstrable experience in identifying and resolving employee relations risks and issues
• Ideally experience in working within a HR operating model utilising Centres of Excellence
• Experience of providing a proactive HR service
• Good working knowledge and understanding of UK employment law and HR best practice initiatives
• Some experience of delivering operational HR in a matrix environment
• Foundation in employment law and understanding of its application in a business context

Other Things We’re Looking For (Key Criteria)

• Able to influence and challenge whilst building rapport and trust
• A self starter who is comfortable working with a high degree of ambiguity
• Commercial awareness and a genuine curiosity about the broader business
• An effective communicator capable of translating complex issues
• Takes full ownership of decisions and actions, the ability to exercise sound judgment
• Expertly manages relationships to deliver organisational & operational impacts of case management
• Able to multi-task with resilience to deliver results in a fast paced environment

[Employer hidden] is for everyone.

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is committed to championing diversity, equity, and inclusion. We actively encourage applications from Deaf, Disabled, Neurodivergent candidates, People of Colour, and candidates from working class backgrounds. As a Disability Confident Leader, if you meet the minimum criteria and have declared a disability, we guarantee an interview. For reasonable adjustments, contact [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].

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[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] offers flexible working, generous holiday allowance, annual bonus, competitive pension, save as you earn, wellbeing days, and more.