People Development Business Partner

Kier Group; Rushden; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a People Development Business Partner to join the Infrastructure team. The role is flexible on location with UK travel; 37.5 hours per week and part-time or job-share options may be considered.

You will translate leadership and people development priorities into practical solutions, designing development interventions to grow capability and drive transformation. Based in a People Development & Inclusion team, you will partner with business colleagues to diagnose needs,

Qualifications

• Experience in people development, leadership or organisational development in a complex commercial environment.
• Ability to partner with managers and senior stakeholders to diagnose needs and translate priorities into practical solutions.
• Strong design, facilitation, coaching, influencing and communication skills.
• Proven project/programme management, budgets and governance experience.
• Full driving licence; flexible across UK locations.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose development needs with business colleagues and translate priorities into delivery plans.
• Design, develop and deliver leadership, manager and people development interventions and pathways.
• Manage people development projects from scoping through to implementation and evaluation.
• Facilitate high-quality workshops for leaders and managers.
• Use feedback, data and evidence to evaluate application, progression and impact.

Skills

People development

Leadership development

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

Coaching

Communication

Project management

Job description

We're looking for a People Development Business Partner to join our Infrastructure team.

Location: Flexible on Location – UK Travel required
Hours: 37.5 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us. Part time or job share will also be considered.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

This is an exciting opportunity to partner with our business to translate leadership and people development priorities into practical, inclusive and evidence-based solutions. You'll design, deliver and embed development interventions that build capability for growth, transformation and operational excellence, using data and feedback to evaluate impact and progression.

What will you be responsible for?

As a People Development Business Partner, you'll be working within the People Development & Inclusion team, supporting them in building leadership and people capability across Infrastructure. Your day to day will include:

• Partnering with business colleagues to diagnose development needs and translate priorities into clear delivery plans
• Designing, developing and delivering leadership, manager and people development interventions and pathways
• Managing people development projects and programmes from scoping through to implementation and evaluation
• Facilitating high-quality workshops and development sessions for leaders and managersUsing feedback, data and business evidence to evaluate application, progression and impact

What are we looking for?

This role of People Development Business Partner is great for you if:

• You have demonstrable experience in people development, leadership development or organisational development within a complex commercial environment
• You can partner with managers and senior stakeholders to diagnose needs and translate priorities into practical solutions
• You have strong design, facilitation, coaching, influencing and communication skills with the confidence to provide constructive challenge
• You have proven project and programme management capability, including managing multiple priorities, budgets and governance
• You hold a full driving licence and are able to work flexibly across UK locations

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome!

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.

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