People & Culture Business Partner (FTC)

Would you like to be part of a team that is driving dynamic and exciting changes to their people practices? Our forward-looking People and Culture team have an opportunity for a People & Culture Business Partner to join them.

As a People & Culture Business Partner you will be supporting the business to deliver against their people strategy. You will work in partnership with the respective management and leadership teams, providing high quality HR and employee relations advice nationally, as well as supporting the design and implementation of strategic change projects. You will be leading local improvements to employee experience, talent management and capability in each group, as well as supporting the Group People & Culture Director on national change and improvement projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Work as part of a forward-looking People & Culture team aspiring to be a Top 100 business to work for and an Investors in People Gold to Platinum accredited business
• Coach and advise leaders and managers on policies and employment law to increase awareness and improve management capability. Attend management meetings where required
• Develop strong collaborative relationship with the Senior Employee Relations Advisor to ensure alignment on employee relations strategies
• Act as a conduit between your business unit and the wider People & Culture Team, providing constant communication and feedback so we can deliver a high-quality service
• Lead improvements to our employee experience and retention of top talent
• Support the wellbeing of all staff at all careers levels through proactive wellbeing action plans to strengthen the opportunity for resilience across the business unit
• Support the Group People & Culture Director and relevant leadership teams with the identification of talent development and training needs to support career development, and succession planning processes
• Drive and develop the culture of Pick Everard and be a values ambassador for the business. Continuously improving practices, policies, processes in support of this
  
  
  

We operate a hybrid approach to work with the flexibility to split your working time between home and the office. We have a strong team of professionals in place enabling you to work closely with other HR functions including Recruitment, Ops and Systems, Learning and Development and another People & Culture Business Partner to ensure a full successful, strategic HR offering.

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If you have worked in a HR team where you have collaborated closely with your colleagues in Recruitment and Learning and Development, then this role will allow you to foster the culture of cross collaborative team working. You should also have experience in spotting issues, designing solutions and delivering HR improvement projects. This role will suit you if you are looking for an opportunity to add value and have experience in taking a proactive approach, using your skills and abilities to approach each task or challenge with a positive outlook and maintaining strong communication at all times.

Technical competency requirements:

• CIPD qualified (or working towards), or the ability to demonstrate comparable experience.
• Experience of working within a HR Business Partner role.
• Good working knowledge of employment law.
• Prior experience of supporting a workforce employed on a variety of knowledge and professional standards.
• Proven ability to deliver company-wide projects as an individual or within a team.
• Experience of delivering change and improvements projects in a HR environment is desirable
  
  
  

Behavioural competency requirements:

• High levels of personal resilience and calm under pressure
• Have the confidence to challenge positively
• Can maintain personal effectiveness by managing own emotions in the face of pressure, set-backs or when dealing with provocative situations.
• Credible, persuasive and able to quickly build effective working relationships by engaging and influencing in a positive manner
  
  
  

Our nationwide multidisciplinary team of 650+ work collaboratively to deliver outstanding places and spaces that create lasting value for local communities. Through our remarkable history we have established the sound principles of success, and we have the vision and ambition to be even better.

We’re committed to creating sustainable communities where everyone feels safe, cared for and valued. We achieve that by encouraging a diverse, welcoming workplace for our people, clients and colleagues.

We care about our people and improving our society and that means supporting your ambitions and interests at every level. We will provide you with an inspiring environment in which you will be able to drive real progress and impact in your career.

What We Offer

Providing a balanced, enjoyable career is important to us, and we work hard to make sure everyone feels a valued part of our organisation. You will receive an attractive salary, and amongst other benefits you can also expect:

• Agile working
• 26 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave
• Private healthcare, life assurance and healthcare cash plan
• Professional subscriptions
• Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme
• Stakeholder pension
  
  
  

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Pick Everard is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us on our journey.

We are committed to building and nurturing great relationships with our agency partners. However, this role is being recruited for directly and therefore we are not seeking support at this time. Any unsolicited CV Introductions will not be accepted.