Job summary
Have you got what it takes?
- Do you hold a postgraduate Level
7 CIPD qualification or have equivalent experience?
- Can you demonstrate strong business partnering
experience and delivery of business focused people solutions to support
continuous improvement within an organisation?
- Are you able to provide expert
advice and guidance to line managers on all people matters?
- Can you use data and analytics to measure performance and cascade to the
business in order to identify improvement opportunities, e.g: recruitment, retention,
sickness absence, staff engagement
- Most importantly,
you must be wholeheartedly committed to and motived by the purpose and values
of St Anns Hospice.
You will be joining at an exciting time as we progress with our new organisational strategy and plans for our new hospice site. The role will partner with line managers to support them to lead and develop their teams whilst ensuring their wellbeing and engagement.
A copy of our Hospice strategy can be found using the link below:
https://www.sah.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/SAH_5Year_Strategy-2023-28-FINAL.pdf
Main duties of the job
The postholder
will proactively partner with the organisation, providing support, advice and
challenging strategic and operational decision making through insights that
drive better organisational performance.
The People
Business Partner will be responsible for supporting the implementation of the
hospices People & Culture strategy and for managing the day to day
operational aspects of HR.
About us
At St Anns we have an ambitious strategy where staff and volunteers are instrumental in enabling our success. We are continuously developing our plans to strive for excellence, be fit for the future and ensure we recruit and retain a high-performing workforce.
Contract: we are pleased to be able to offer this post as a part-time permanent position.
Salary:£44,473- £50,056 pro rata, Competency Based Framework.
Based at: Heald Green with cross site travel to Little Hulton.
Working Pattern:30 hours per week, worked over 4 days (Tuesday to Friday).
Free Parking at both sites
If you are looking for a new challenge, where you will be inspired and empowered in supporting us to achieve our ambitious strategy we would love to hear from you.
Please call Michelle Bradbury, Head of People & Culture for an informal discussion on 0161 498 3632
Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time.
The successful candidate will be subject to a Standard Disclosure & Barring Service Check. The cost of which is covered by the hospice.
St Anns Hospice is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and children.
Interview Date: 21st September 2023
*Please note: there will be a desktop exercise as part of the interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
People Business Partner will:
- Build relationships with managers, gain in-depth understanding of
the business to be able to effectively support the business from a people
perspective.
- Develop a thorough understanding of
workforce requirements, in order to assist in the development and
implementation of workforce plans to enable the achievement of strategic
objectives.
- Support the business in building a credible talent and succession
pipeline
- Work in collaboration with the Education & Development Manager
to ensure current and future organisational capability
- Be the subject matter expert in Employee Relations matters,
providing managers with advice and guidance through complex People cases, effectively
managing risk to the business.
- Identify skills gaps and development needs in managers and deliver
business focused solutions to develop capability.
- Report on key People KIPs, responding to data and proactively
developing solutions
- Support the provision of an effective recruitment and selection
administration, ensuring safe recruitment practices
- Develop and review People related policies and procedures
- Contribute to the development and implementation of the hospices People
& Culture Strategy, taking a lead on initiatives and effectively measuring
value and impact
- In collaboration with the Head of People
and Culture ensure delivery and continuous improvement against the Investors in
People framework
- Contribute to the setting of the People budget and monitor spend
against budget
- Deliver and facilitate the People
Masterclass on the hospices Inspire and Aspire leadership development
programmes
- Support the organisational induction
programme.
- Undertake any other duties that may be reasonably assigned
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
People Business Partner will:
- Build relationships with managers, gain in-depth understanding of
the business to be able to effectively support the business from a people
perspective.
- Develop a thorough understanding of
workforce requirements, in order to assist in the development and
implementation of workforce plans to enable the achievement of strategic
objectives.
- Support the business in building a credible talent and succession
pipeline
- Work in collaboration with the Education & Development Manager
to ensure current and future organisational capability
- Be the subject matter expert in Employee Relations matters,
providing managers with advice and guidance through complex People cases, effectively
managing risk to the business.
- Identify skills gaps and development needs in managers and deliver
business focused solutions to develop capability.
- Report on key People KIPs, responding to data and proactively
developing solutions
- Support the provision of an effective recruitment and selection
administration, ensuring safe recruitment practices
- Develop and review People related policies and procedures
- Contribute to the development and implementation of the hospices People
& Culture Strategy, taking a lead on initiatives and effectively measuring
value and impact
- In collaboration with the Head of People
and Culture ensure delivery and continuous improvement against the Investors in
People framework
- Contribute to the setting of the People budget and monitor spend
against budget
- Deliver and facilitate the People
Masterclass on the hospices Inspire and Aspire leadership development
programmes
- Support the organisational induction
programme.
- Undertake any other duties that may be reasonably assigned
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience advising managers on employment People issues and dealing with People case management.
- Up to date knowledge and understanding of employment legislation and best practice including equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Sound knowledge, understanding and experience of using IT systems, including Microsoft packages and HR systems.
- Experience of undertaking the NHS Job Evaluation Process is an advantage, but not essential.
- Demonstrate effective use of technology to support People practices
- Experience of coaching and mentoring skills is an advantage, but not essential
- Experience working in a charitable and / or healthcare setting is an advantage, but not essential.
- Experience of working with Trade Unions is an advantage, but not essential.
- Demonstrate the hospices values
- Demonstrate competence against the hospices Leadership Behaviours
- Travel to other Hospice sites
- Demonstrate Continued Professional Development
Qualifications
Essential
- A post graduate CIPD qualification at Level 7 or equivalent experience (membership of the CIPD is desirable)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience advising managers on employment People issues and dealing with People case management.
- Up to date knowledge and understanding of employment legislation and best practice including equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Sound knowledge, understanding and experience of using IT systems, including Microsoft packages and HR systems.
- Experience of undertaking the NHS Job Evaluation Process is an advantage, but not essential.
- Demonstrate effective use of technology to support People practices
- Experience of coaching and mentoring skills is an advantage, but not essential
- Experience working in a charitable and / or healthcare setting is an advantage, but not essential.
- Experience of working with Trade Unions is an advantage, but not essential.
- Demonstrate the hospices values
- Demonstrate competence against the hospices Leadership Behaviours
- Travel to other Hospice sites
- Demonstrate Continued Professional Development
Qualifications
Essential
- A post graduate CIPD qualification at Level 7 or equivalent experience (membership of the CIPD is desirable)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
