People Partner

4 days ago


Manchester, United Kingdom AQA and AQA Affiliates Full time

People Partner

Fixed Term Contract - 8 months maternity cover

Manchester

£45,000k - £54,000k Pro rata

Are you a commercially astute, agile, and empowering People Partner who is looking for their next Challenge?

Leading the business through change and diversification at pace whilst stepping up and embracing accountability.

This is a maternity cover post where you will be providing executive level support for Head Office functions.

What's in it for you?

  • Partnering at Executive Director and senior leadership on a strategic level.
  • Working on business wide impacting projects.
  • A flexible working environment over a 35-hour week.
  • Working in a Trade Union environment.
  • Extensive training and partnered with a third party in relation to benchmarking methodology and salary data.
  • Focus on ED&I and culture programmes.
  • 25 days annual leave, wellbeing focus and working onsite in multi million pound refurbished office with access to an onsite Gym and Yoga classes. More information on our benefits on request.

What you need to succeed in this role?

  • HR business partnering skills gained through partnering in an organisation facing change.
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills in order to influence and maximise opportunities to improve the performance of the organisation.
  • Experience and drive to work with ambiguity and the ability to stay resilient, focusing on objectives in a challenging and maturing business environment.

Landscape

Your role as People Partner, sits within a wider People Group including a peer group of 4 People Partners and 3 Senior People Partners, People Advisers, an Employee relations specialist team, People services admin, Internal Recruitment and Learning and Development.

What you will do

  • Quickly establish credibility and respect and building strong working relationships
  • Drive a culture of empowerment and accountability with senior business leaders, providing challenge and guidance.
  • You'll work alongside the HR Leadership Team and other senior colleagues up to and including executive level, defining and delivering an integrated People Strategy.
  • You'll enjoy the accountability and autonomy that comes from ownership and delivery of key milestones and initiatives whilst building strong partnerships and building your internal network.
  • Model best practice leadership behaviours with confidence whilst mentoring the HR advisor team.
  • Outcome focused with the experience and drive to work with ambiguity and the ability to stay resilient in focusing on objectives in a challenging and maturing business environment.
  • Act as a critical friend with the ability to have challenging conversations.

This role is unlikely to suit someone looking for a step up, but if you think that's you and you are ready for the challenge then tell us why.

What next?

Please upload your CV and covering letter via our AQA job portal.

We are reviewing applications as they come through and interviewing through June 2024.

Every application will be responded to.

#Pro22

The interview process will comprise of 2 stages with the initial over MS Teams and the final stage in our Manchester offices over as short a period as possible.


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