Manager – People Partner

Virgin Atlantic Cargo; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Virgin Atlantic Cargo is seeking a dynamic Manager – People Partner for a pivotal role in aligning their People strategy with business outcomes. This 9-month secondment position requires a CIPD-qualified candidate with an HR background, focusing on optimising talent and performance through data-driven insights.

Qualifications

• CIPD qualified (Level 5 minimum) or relevant experience in business partnering at senior level.
• Evidence of strong HR background applying strategic and critical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Maintain communication between leadership and the People team, aligning needs with company direction.
• Implement talent pipelines and succession planning strategies.
• Design and deliver an effective performance management framework.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Coaching

Education

CIPD Level 5 or relevant experience

Tools

PowerBI

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

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Job Details

Salary: Competitive per annum

Hours: 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday

Location: Hybrid, 3 days a week in our VHQ, Crawley

Contract: 9 month secondment / FTC

Closing Date: 27th June 2025

In a nutshell

We are looking for a dynamic Manager - People Partner to join our Partnering and Performance team. This role is pivotal in aligning our People strategy with business outcomes through data-driven insights and critical thinking. You will partner with leaders to optimise talent and performance, ensuring our People team initiatives are effectively adapted to meet the evolving needs and strategic priorities of the company. You will have end to end accountability to account manage people related queries, working across centre of excellence to resolve. Partnering with the business on organisation design and support developing engagement plans.

Join us and play a critical role in shaping the future of our organisation by leveraging your expertise to drive organisational performance and enhance the colleague experience.

Day to day

• Optimise People Team Relevance: Maintain effective communication and coordination between leadership and the People team, ensuring smooth delivery of people-related activities and updates. Use data and practical insights to align directorate needs with broader company direction.
• Drive Organisational Effectiveness and Change: Simplify and improve people-related tasks and workflows. Provide thoughtful and balanced perspectives to support practical solutions and well-informed decisions. Offer coaching and practical input on change efforts.
• Leadership Advisory: Support complex case management alongside ER and Legal teams. Collaborate with leaders and the OD team on organisation design and workforce planning. Provide 'in the moment' coaching and upskilling for leaders.
• Colleague Experience and Engagement: Develop and deliver plans to foster a motivated workforce. Enhance the colleague experience by ensuring a supportive, inclusive work environment aligned with company values.
• Talent and Workforce Strategy: Implement talent pipelines and succession planning strategies. Oversee workforce planning to ensure the right people with the right skills are in place to meet business demands.
• Performance Management: Design and deliver an effective performance management framework that aligns with company goals, setting clear expectations for colleague performance and development.
  
  

About You

• CIPD qualified (Level 5 minimum) or relevant experience business partnering at senior level.
• Evidence of strong HR background which has drawn on strategic and critical thinking skills, strong analytical and problem-solving skills with successful demonstration of business benefits.
• Depth of expertise partnering with business leaders to drive organisational performance working with projects and programmes within a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of creative and resourceful problem-solving skills with comprehensive analytical work to support sound decision-making.
• Proven working experience with PowerBI, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrable experience working collaboratively with multiple teams, driving results through influencing in a matrix structure.
  
  

Our recipe for leadership

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Be yourself

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do our colleagues. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At Virgin Atlantic, we believe everyone can take on the world - no matter your age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs. We celebrate difference and everything that makes our colleagues unique by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive. So that everyone at Virgin Atlantic can be themselves and know they belong.

To make your journey with us accessible and individual to you, we encourage you to let us know if you’d like a little extra help with your application, or if you have any individual requirements at any stage along your recruitment journey. We are here to support you, so please reach out to our team, ([e-mail]) feeling confident that we’ve got your individual considerations covered.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Human Resources

• Industries

  Airlines and Aviation

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