People Partner

General Dental Council; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The General Dental Council seeks a People Partner in Birmingham to deliver HR solutions and support corporate outcomes. This role requires a qualified HR professional with strong interpersonal skills, project management experience, and the ability to navigate complex employee relations.

Benefits

27 days holiday (plus statutory)

Flexi-time scheme

Employer pension contributions up to 10%

Buy/Sell annual leave

Enhanced parental leave

Life assurance and income protection

Staff discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in human resources and workforce solutions.
• Ability to challenge employee relations issues.
• Confident in interpreting management information.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive HR partnering services.
• Develop frameworks for People and Organisational Development.
• Facilitate corporate strategy and business plan through people solutions.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Influencing skills

Project management

Written communication

Education

CIPD Level 5 or above

Job description

People Partner

Location: Birmingham / Hybrid 2 days a week in the office
Salary: GBP42,101 - GBP49,528
Hours: Full time
Contract: Permanent

Our primary purpose is to protect patient safety and maintain public confidence in dental services. To achieve this, we register qualified dental professionals, set standards for the dental team, investigate complaints about dental professionals' fitness to practise, and work to ensure the quality of dental education.

The GDC employs approximately 400 staff based across a corporate centre in London and an operational hub in Birmingham. We also engage the services of over 500 associates and panellists who sit on our statutory committees, hearings and fitness to practise panels.

The GDC is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, that provides an environment that reflects our values and culture and allows employees to flourish.

To support this we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, including flexible working arrangements from day one and employee networks that aid growth and development.

The People Partner role:

We have an exciting opportunity for a People Partner to join our team, providing a comprehensive partnering service to managers and staff on all people matters, working with the business to ensure delivery of corporate outcomes through innovative and customer focussed people solutions and actions.

As a People Partner, reporting to the Senior People Partner, you will be based within a collaborative and supportive team of HR professionals and will play a pivotal role in facilitating the GDC and its managers in achieving its corporate strategy and business plan through its people. Whilst the role will be a holistic people partner client-led post, you will hold portfolio responsibility for a specific aspect of People and Organisational Development strategy and practice. You will act as a subject matter expert developing frameworks and approaches to support your partner colleagues in delivering people solutions.

About you:

You ll be an HR professional, CIPD Level 5 or above qualified, with demonstrable experience of working in human resources, partnering with the business to identify and enact workforce solutions.

• Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills - credible at management level and able to challenge the status quo.
• Excellent working knowledge of current employment law and best practice with significant experience of challenging employee relations issues and disputes through to resolution.
• Confident in interpreting and using management information to, develop insight, and present in a user-friendly way, to inform action.
• Strong project skills with evidence of working independently and taking responsibility for meeting agreed targets.
• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to present clear, well-structured policies and reports.

Benefits:

• 27 days holiday (plus statutory) - rising to 30 days after 2 years service
• Flexi-time scheme
• Employer pension contributions up to 10%
• Buy/Sell annual leave
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave from 1 years service.
• Life assurance, income protection plan and enhanced sick leave policy
• Staff discounts including eye care contributions and discounted gym membership

We encourage and support the recruitment, retention, and career development of people from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds.

How to apply:

As part of your supporting statement, please provide details on what interests you in working at the General Dental Council, together with examples of your work experience in the following areas.

• Working in a challenging environment, for example, employment relations and change management.
• How you have built stakeholder relationships

Closing date: 23.59 on 02 June 2025

Please note that we reserve the right to bring this recruitment campaign to an end without notice, and we encourage all interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.

The GDC is committed to equality and diversity. We encourage and support the recruitment, retention, and career development of people from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds