Senior People Partner

Contract: PermanentLocation: NottinghamRecruitment Partner: Anastasia WalkerAbout the rolePartnering the People functionWe have an exciting opportunity for a Senior People Partner to partner the People/HR function. This is a unique partnering opportunity as it will combine being the People partner for the People/HR function and also being a workstream lead for the People pillar of our People Transformation programme.The successful candidate for this role will be a strategic people partner who is happy to deliver our people transformation programme. To be successful in this role you must also have strong stakeholder management skills as you will be partnering and challenging your own functional leaders Youll need to have the ability to juggle immediate functional needs effectively with future thinking and experience driving people transformation and change with a complex corporate organisation.This role would suit a seasoned Senior People Partner/HRBP or People Transformation lead/programme manager both capable of long term strategic thinking about how the function needs to evolve at the same time as getting their hands dirty to deliver it with experience of driving functional and cultural change. This role will report into the People Director Boots Support Office and One Health who is a member of the People Leadership Team (PLT) you will partner.Key deliverables:Partnering the Chief People Officer (CPO) and the People Leadership team (PLT) offering commercial advice on all people elements and challenging thought processes as needed.Champion organisation and talent development actively driving culture and change initiatives to enable business success through our colleagues.Lead transformation of the people team themselves working in close collaboration with the transformation programme team to deliver the programme and consult on cross-workstream dependencies.Responsible for leading the functional people plan for the people team.Build own and deliver the engagement plan for the people function playing an active role in our people forum and creating feedback loops between colleagues and the PLT.Take a data driven approach to identify areas across the function where interventions are needed such as engagement upskilling reorganisation etc.Use past experience to actively contribute towards organisational design practices such as team restructures operating models and taxonomies.Work closely with the finance business partner to manage functional headcount budgets and reallocate resources across the wider function as needed.Contribute towards the development of the wider people partner team by offering external advice when needed to support the teams development.Delivery of high value communications across the people function enabling an environment of two way discussion across the function.What youll need to haveGravitas to operate confidently and challenge up to executive management level within your own function Comfortable to be uncomfortable companion challenging the leaders as appropriateBe a natural problem solver who can build relationships quickly and use those relationships to navigate within a highly complex environmentSignificant experience of Senior People Partnering with senior stakeholders within a complex commercial and / or retail environment and experience of operating within an HR/People Centres of Expertise model.Strong moral courage to lead through ambiguityHas the energy enthusiasm to champion new ways of working and thinkingStrong change leadership experience influences senior teams to drive through effective organisation change strategies in a variety of scenariosMotivate coach support challenge and develop others to be at their bestExperience of leading driving and tracking delivery of programmes and projectsExperience of facilitation and coaching of management at all levelsOur benefitsBoots Retirement Savings PlanDiscretionary annual bonusGenerous employee discountsEnhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a childFlexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday discounted gym membership life assurance activity passes and much more.Access to free 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health our Employee Assistance Programme.We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at Exclusions may apply eligible roles only.Why BootsAt Boots we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots with you we change for the better.Whats nextWhere a role is advertised as full-time we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.Keywordssenior people partnerRequired Experience:Senior IC Key Skills Business Development,Presentation Skills,Motivational Interviewing,Employee Relations,Growing Experience,Crisis Intervention,Go,HR Sourcing,Account Management,Enterprise Sales,Human Resources,Workday Employment Type : Full Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1