People & Culture Manager 12-month FTC
Maternity cover
Up to £60,000 + benefits + completion bonus
Based in the city 3x days a week
Start ASAP
Oakleaf Partnership are currently partnering with a Property Consultancy business based in the City to recruit for a People & Culture Manager on a 12-month FTC.
You will work as a trusted business partner with key stakeholders providing support, advice, and guidance on all people matters and will work in a true generalist role in a busy, fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- You will sit on the London & Southeast Regional Leadership team and provide strategic and operational HR advice to all people managers within the region.
- You will provide Directors and managers with the resources, knowledge and skills they need to effectively manage their teams.
- You will identify and understand people challenges in the region and work with key stakeholders to address these to help improve business efficiency.
- You will drive HR strategy and engagement with wider people initiatives.
- You will coach, train and upskill people managers within the region to build leadership capabilities.
- You will review and analyse people data to identify trends and recommend solutions to improve performance, retention, and employee experience.
- You will work within a team of six and will manage one direct report.
- You will manage and administer the UK payroll process and ensure changes are processed as required.
- You will manage the UK benefits schemes internally, with employees and also with benefits consultants and external suppliers.
- You will work with the Talent Acquisition team and hiring managers to ensure they have the right people in the right roles.
- You will manage employee relations casework when required including dispute resolutions, disciplinaries, grievances, and will work with people managers across the region to ensure performance is managed effectively.
- You will work with the wider team to review HR policies and processes and implement changes where necessary.
- You will support change management processes as required.
- You will drive the reward & recognition and wellbeing initiatives to foster a positive culture.
Experience, Skills & Qualifications required:
- You will ideally possess a level 5 or 7 CIPD qualification, or equivalent experience with demonstrable experience of providing effective HR advice to a professional client group.
- You are an experienced people manager and have experience managing payroll.
- You are a highly organised individual who can deliver to deadlines, manage their workload effectively and maintain strong attention to detail.
- You are an excellent communicator, with the ability to influence others and solve problems as they arise in a professional and tactful manner.
- You have the ability to analyse and explain complex data and information and recommend solutions.
- You have experience in a similar role and a hands-on approach in a busy HR environment.
- You have strong employee relations knowledge and practical experience.
- You are pro-active, self-motivated, with a can-do attitude and service mentality.
- You have experience and the ability to communicate and liaise at all levels across the organisation.