Associate, People and Culture Business Partner LFC Foundation

Liverpool Football Club; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as an Associate, People & Culture Business Partner, where you'll lead proactive people planning and implement strategies to support a charity's growth. Collaborate with key stakeholders to enhance people practices, ensuring compliance with legal frameworks and best practices. This full-time role offers the chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment, contributing to the charity's mission of supporting over 500,000 beneficiaries by 2030. Enjoy a competitive salary, benefits, and the opportunity to be part of a diverse and inclusive team dedicated to making a difference.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Holiday Entitlement

Pension Scheme

Discounts

Volunteering Opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive generalist People & Culture experience at a senior level.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and leading change initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide solutions and advice on employment matters to maximize service performance.
• Develop and implement strategies for attraction, retention, and engagement.

Skills

People Management

Change Management

Employment Law

Stakeholder Engagement

Data Analysis

Education

Degree or Professional Qualification

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our Liverpool FC team as an Associate, People & Culture Business Partner for the LFC Foundation.

You will be responsible for leading the execution of proactive people planning and implementing change aligned with the people strategy and LFC Foundation's 5-year strategic objectives to support the charity's growth plans.

You will collaborate with leaders, key stakeholders, and People & Culture colleagues across both the Club and the LFC Foundation to develop and deliver people plans and solutions that meet the needs of the charity and align with the Club’s priorities.

This role will serve as the People & Culture subject matter expert, advising, guiding, and supporting colleagues and managers by providing high-level people management and development support across LFC Foundation. You should have experience across a broad range of generalist People & Culture activities at a senior level, with the ability to participate in the Senior Leadership team for the charity, while also being hands-on to enhance the People & Culture service.

Liverpool Football Club Foundation is the official charity of one of the world's biggest football clubs, with millions of supporters worldwide. You will support the charity’s objectives, including income targets, to help us become one of the largest sports club charities globally, aiming to support over 500,000 beneficiaries by 2030.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide solutions, advice, and recommendations on employment matters, influencing management and leadership around the people agenda to maximize service performance.
• Identify People & Culture priorities from departmental plans, translating charity requirements into effective people practices, and delivering solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Develop and implement strategies for attraction, retention, engagement, and development, acting as a thought leader.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of legal frameworks, external trends, and contribute to policy development in line with legislation and best practices.
• Ensure compliance with Charities Commission framework and Safeguarding regulations, focusing on Keeping Children Safe in Education legislation.
• Support managers with complex casework, performance, attendance, and employee relations issues.
• Deliver key People & Culture initiatives, including workforce planning, restructuring, talent management, pay and reward, employee engagement, and performance management, measuring success against KPIs.
• Analyze and report on People & Culture data to support benchmarking and strategy development.
• Support the implementation of pay and reward strategies.
• Proactively manage risks, escalating issues as appropriate.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, influencing decisions and providing coaching and facilitation.
• Ensure timely and organized recruitment processes, forecasting resourcing needs.
• Drive employee engagement initiatives, structured talent mapping, and succession planning.
• Create and sustain a high-performing culture through coaching, support, and development interventions.

HR Operating Model:

• Lead the People & Culture vision and embed the HR Operating Model.
• Act as a coach and mentor within the People Service team, modeling professional standards.
• Enhance team effectiveness and monitor activity against SLAs.

Candidate Profile:

The ideal candidate will have a degree or professional qualification, extensive generalist People & Culture experience, and a proven track record in business partnering with senior stakeholders. Strong knowledge of policies, employment law, and experience in leading change initiatives are essential. Knowledge of Safeguarding and Charities legislation is highly desirable.

Why Join Us?

This is a full-time, permanent role based mainly at Anfield Sports & Community Centre, working 35 hours per week. Benefits include a competitive salary, holiday entitlement, pension scheme, discounts, and opportunities for volunteering. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and safeguarding, with a requirement for a satisfactory DBS check.