Lead Partner

The University of Manchester; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Manchester is seeking a dynamic Lead People Partner to join their People Team. The role includes partnering with faculty and leadership to drive strategic people agendas, overseeing a team of People Partners, and ensuring the quality of people solutions. This hybrid role requires strong strategic thinking, analytical skills, and a successful track record in a complex organizational landscape.

Benefits

Generous annual leave allowance

Pension scheme membership

Well-being programme

Learning and development opportunities

Season ticket loans for public transport

Cycle to Work Scheme

Staff discounts on products and services

Qualifications

• Experience of strategic partnering with senior leadership teams.
• A successful track record of leading and developing a People Partnering team.
• Experience of coaching and guiding senior leaderships teams in scope, design, and delivery of people priorities and innovations.

Responsibilities

• Drive performance by translating strategic plans into an aligned people agenda.
• Ensure quality and consistent delivery of people solutions across the Faculty or Professional Services portfolio.
• Update on critical local needs that influence the wider People Strategy.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Commercial Acumen

Analytical Thinking

Change Management

Influencing

Job description

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The University of Manchester are seeking to appoint a dynamic and experienced Lead People Partner to join their People Team.

The role will be assigned to one of three faculties or a portfolio of Professional Services Directorates and is accountable for delivery of some of the more complex Faculty/Professional services-wide programmes of work. The Lead People Partner will be an embedded member of the Leadership Teams they work with and will have oversight of people priorities within their portfolio. The role holder will develop a deep understanding of the Faculty or Professional Services Portfolio they support; it’s key priorities, drivers, opportunities and challenges. The role holder will ensure the quality and consistent delivery of people solutions across the Faculty or Professional Services portfolio, through leadership of a team of People Partners. Reporting to the Director of People Partnering, the role will update on the critical local needs / goals that influence the wider People Strategy and ensure the cascade and implementation of interventions that are created within the CoEs. This is a hybrid role with a minimum of 2/3 days working on our campus on Oxford Road, Manchester.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual looking to advance their career in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.

Person Specification

• Experience of strategic partnering with senior leadership teams, driving performance by translating strategic plans into an aligned people agenda for delivery across a large and complex organisation.
• A successful track record of leading and developing a People Partnering team
• Experience of working effectively in partnership with wider People function and centres of expertise including, Talent Acquisition and Development, Reward, People Services, Employee Relations, EDI, Organisational Effectiveness and Culture.
• Experience of coaching and guiding senior leaderships teams in the scope, design and delivery of people priorities and innovations.
• Commercial Acumen - can translate emerging business models, sector trends and technologies to university people priorities. Translates knowledge into people resource, capability and culture requirements can articulate clearly the commercial drivers that influence the people plan.
• Strategic Thinking can translate a deep understanding of current and future internal and external factors into a strategic people plan. Can articulate a clear goals-orientated narrative for the people plan and is able to connect University strategic priorities with people priorities.
• Analytical Thinking - demonstrates business acumen when analysing data and workforce trends. Is able to make the connection between different data sets to identify correlations that inform future focussed people solutions and can create a clear future focused narrative linked to strategy.
• Change Management - the ability to develop a clear and compelling narrative for people change. Leads the conversation on scope and design of people change, change principles and impact. Uses specialist HR knowledge to identify required legal and consultation frameworks.
• Influencing - can build consensus across a wide -range of stakeholder groups. Builds and communicates a persuasive narrative for change. Uses wide network to build a network of champions and advocates for change.

As one of the leading Universities our employees enjoy exclusive access to excellent benefits and schemes including:

• Generous annual leave allowance, including Christmas/New Year closure
• Pension scheme membership to provide benefits for you and your family
• Well-being programme with counselling, fitness and leading sports facilities
• Learning and development opportunities
• Season ticket loans for public transport
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Staff discounts on a range of products and services including travel and high street savings

The University of Manchester is part of the prestigious Russell Group of universities and highly respected across the globe as a centre of teaching excellence and research innovation and discovery.

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments will be made on merit.

We reserve to right to close the advert early in the instance that we receive a high volume of suitable applicants.

Any CV’s submitted by recruitment agencies will be treated as a gift.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Jen Pass, Talent Acquisition Business Partner

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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.

Please be aware that due to the number of applications we are unfortunately not able to provide individual feedback on your application.