Location: Hybrid – Rugby office/homebased 

Hours per week: 35 (open to considering part time hours) 

As an occupational charity, we help the ICAEW community thrive by equipping individuals with the practical, emotional, or financial tools to manage whatever’s in front of them, from everyday situations to exceptional life-changing circumstances.

 

Our vision is that everyone in the ICAEW community can fully participate in life.

 

 

This is a unique opportunity where you can make a real difference to developing our organisation and our people.  

The People Business Partner reports to the Head of people and Culture and is a truly generalist role supporting a small organisation (approx.50 employees) through a transformational culture change programme. 

 

You’ll be leading on and supporting people and culture projects and initiatives which drive employee engagement. 

 

You’ll be providing dedicated coaching and support to managers, creating policies that support us in achieving our cultural aims and best practice. You’ll act as the first point of contact for employee relations issues, develop and deliver effective training interventions and manage recruitment activity from attraction to induction. 

 

You’ll also be able to flex your process development skills to streamline our service and efficiently support the wider organisation. You'll have the opportunity to lead on culture and people initiatives. 

 

The role also involves managing the HR administration processes, so you’ll need to be adaptable and have brilliant organisational skills. 

 

We're passionate about building a learning culture, driving  inclusion and diversity, realising the potential of our colleagues, transforming our ways of working and culture...and much more! 

·   oversee and action the complete employee life cycle; from recruitment to exit interviews, with a focus on EDI, and will provide day to day HR advice and guidance to managers to support a positive culture across the organisation. 

·   manage employee relations casework, including, disciplinary, grievance and absence by advising managers and ensuring best practice systems are implemented across the organisation.

·  develop People policies in line with current legislation and best practice, promoting high performance, compliance and developing our organisational culture. 

·  Coach managers to upskill in people practices and perform as effective organisational managers and achieving our cultural aims. 

·    Lead change processes, projects and initiatives, through our people to support in achieving organisational objectives and cultural aims. 

·   Coordinate and deliver all HR-related administration through the employee lifecycle including recruitment, payroll, offer letters, probation, contractual changes and leaver processes, ensuring employee status changes are processed accurately and in a timely manner.

·   Responsible for the maintenance and management of HR records including employee personal files ensuring data protection requirements are met and records are kept up-to-date on the HR information system (HRIS).

 

·   knowledge and understanding of the administrative requirements of HR functions, systems and processes

·   Knowledge of learning journeys encompassing both technical and soft skill development

·   understanding of how to use HR information systems effectively, including demonstrated skills in database management and record keeping

·   excellent planning, organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise and manage work from a variety of sources to meet deadlines

·   customer focussed with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively

·    able to exhibit a high level of confidentiality, tact and diplomacy when handling HR and confidential matters

·    excellent IT skills, including Word, PowerPoint and Excel with the ability to produce accurate documentation. 

·   HR and Organisational Development experience demonstrating creativity and a diverse range of skills which deliver high impact solutions through successful partnerships with line managers.

·   experience of managing change and leading on People projects with successful implementation.

·   Experience of supporting organisations in developing its culture and increasing employee engagement. 

·   experience of successfully managing a variety of employee relations cases ‘end to end’ including, attendance, grievances, performance management and disciplinaries.

·  experience of having introduced and implemented administrative systems and processes successfully.

·   experience in administration of payroll, benefits and other HR systems and processes

You’ll enjoy up to 10% pension contributions, private medical insurance, income protection insurance and a generous holiday allowance of 25 days per annum, plus bank holidays.

 

We work in a flexible hybrid model offering you the ability to work in the office 40% of the time and from home 60% (Wednesday’s are core office days) – this allows greater flexibility for our staff and creates the opportunity to work in your own way from home, but also encourages collaboration with our colleagues at our office. Many of our colleagues have varied working patterns so we’re open to talking about the flexible working arrangements that could work for you.

Applying is simple - send your CV and cover letter, along with our short application form, which shows us that you can make a success of the role. If you have links to any of your work we’d love to see it - simply put them at the bottom of your application form.

 

If you want to become part of a welcoming, inclusive organisation that values your ideas and input, we want to hear from you. 

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Suzie Dawes, Head of People and Culture, for a confidential, informal discussion.

 

**Your appointment is subject to a basic disclosure and barring service (DBS) check

 

Deadline for applications: 5th November 2023