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United Kingdom (Home-based with occasional national travel)
About us
We’re Blind Veterans UK, a charity that helps vision-impaired ex-service people from every generation rebuild their lives after their sight has been affected. Founded in 1915, by Sir Arthur Pearson, to help the many veterans losing their sight after the First World War, we have over a century of experience providing the best care to our veterans.
Since then, we’ve provided support to tens of thousands of vision-impaired veterans, helping them to regain their independence. By providing our members with the tools and skills they need to lead a fulfilling and active life, we ensure they remain valued members of society.
We’re one transformational team that believes every vision-impaired veteran should be able to lead the life they choose.
We are now looking for an HR People Partner to join us on a full-time, 18-month fixed-term contract, working 35 hours per week.
The Benefits
– Salary of £55,803.88 per annum (pro rata)
– Generous annual leave with the option to buy additional days
– Enhanced unsociable hours pay
– Pension scheme with generous employer contributions
– Healthcare cash plan
– Access to legal services and mental health support
– Employee assistance programme
– Paid professional subscriptions and discounts
– Professional and personal development opportunities
This is a unique opportunity for a dedicated HR professional to join our team and play a pivotal role in supporting organisational transformation and driving our people strategy.
If you’re passionate about implementing impactful HR initiatives, engaging with stakeholders, and fostering an inclusive workplace culture, this role is your chance to make a significant impact in an organisation that values its people.
So, if you want to support a motivated team through an exciting period of change, read on and apply today!
The Role
As an HR People Partner, you will work across various directorates to provide expert HR support and ensure the successful implementation of our People Strategy.
Your key duties will involve providing HR advice, reviewing and developing HR processes, and collaborating with managers on talent management, employee engagement, and people development.
You will also offer solutions for people-related matters, including workforce planning and wellbeing initiatives.
Additionally, you will:
– Support the delivery of the people strategy through expert advice and engagement
– Use HRIM data for informed planning and decision-making
– Collaborate with Learning & Development Partners to implement learning interventions
– Support complex employee relations cases and maintain HR policies
About You
To be considered as an HR People Partner, you will need:
– Extensive knowledge of HR processes, employment law, and best practices
– Experience in an HR generalist or HR Business Partner role, with a background in coaching and developing people
– Leadership, management, and change management experience
– Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and HRIM systems
– Strong communication, organisational, and influencing skills
– Strategic thinking with a commercially minded approach in a non-profit setting
– CIPD Level 5 or above qualification or relevant vocational experience
The closing date for this role is the 25 November 2024.
Other organisations may call this role HR Business Partner, Senior HR Partner, or HR Manager.
Webrecruit and Blind Veterans UK are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
So, if you want to join us as an HR People Partner, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
