People & Culture Manager

NEWCASTLE (Ref 678)  PERMANENT

up to £45k + small bonus 

 

We are thrilled to partner with our client, a professional services business with a fantastic reputation (Sunday Times top 100 companies to work for).  With genuine lived values, a great culture and great Head of People, this is a brilliant opportunity.

The People & Culture Manager is a newly created role, and will play a vital role in advising and coaching the leadership team. With a focus on colleague engagement and how the business lives their values this isn’t the usual ‘HR’ role. You will need to have a growth mindset to help support and proactively contribute to the business with its continued growth and success.  You must be able to travel to other sites, mainly one other North East location.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE

Organisational culture & engagement

• Identify and develop and embed workplace culture and change management initiatives in consultation with the Head of People & Culture  
• Lead organisational development initiatives such as colleague feedback and positive culture workshops
• Develop action plans from colleague feedback to address areas for improvement

Coaching, performance improvement and support

• Provide timely and accurate People & Culture advice and support to the Leadership Team
• Provide performance management and where necessary disciplinary advice to support the Leadership Team

Policies, procedures & processes

• Develop, maintain and implement People and Culture systems, processes, policies and infrastructure that deliver the strategic objectives. 
• Provide expert-level advice to the Leadership Team on People & Culture best practices
• Deliver fit for purpose people solutions aligned to key issues within the business
• Manage grievances and lead workplace investigations in a fair, timely and efficient manner consistent with employment legislation

Project delivery

• Take the lead in delivering projects which support the growth of the business in delivering its ambitious plans for expansion
• Support the employee lifecycle processes (e.g., onboarding and induction, performance development & review (PDR), performance management, cessation and exit interviews etc.)
• Lead the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion working team in delivering the diversity agenda

Recruitment & Training

• Support recruitment across the business
• Create and implement training specific for those on the program and coordinating external training

 

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED

• CIPD level 5
• Experience in supporting senior managers within an organisation
• Must have experience in colleague engagement initiatives, working to embed values and delivering a positive workspace culture
• Must have experience of project work being able to deliver to time scales and specification
• Proactive and self-motivated
• Attention to detail
• Project management experience