People Partner

Falmouth Careers; Mabe Burnthouse; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Mabe Burnthouse is seeking an experienced People Partner to join their People Partnering and Relations team. This hands-on role provides high-quality advice to managers, recommends solutions for people management, and focuses on ensuring exceptional engagement and an inclusive experience. The ideal candidate will possess an HR Degree or CIPD Level 5 qualification and have experience in employee relations casework, aiming to deliver organisational benefits through strong stakeholder relationships.

Benefits

Employer pension contribution up to 12%

35 days plus 8 days bank holiday

Relocation assistance to 10% of salary

Annual salary increments until top of grade reached

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Salary sacrifice car scheme (Tusker)

Salary sacrifice cycle scheme

Salary sacrifice home and tech scheme

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Recent experience in core business partnering.
• Experience supporting Employee Relations casework at a complex level.
• Ability to quickly establish credibility within a large organization.

Responsibilities

• Deliver aspects of people plans and organisational change programmes.
• Support managers with complex casework through a tiered model.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, including trade unions.

Skills

Influence

Tenacity

Empathy

Critical thinking

Relationship building

Multi-tasking

Education

HR Degree or CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent

Job description

We are looking for an experienced People Partner to join our People Partnering and Relations team. We provide commercially aware solutions to a range of workforce challenges, ensuring that our people are supported, empowered and treated fairly. In this role, you will work across Falmouth University and our partner organisation Falmouth Exeter Plus. This is a hands‑on role focused on providing high quality advice and guidance to managers, recommending valued interventions and insights on people management strategies, initiatives and solutions that deliver organisational benefit and ensure exceptional engagement and an inclusive people experience.

Responsibilities

You will deliver related aspects of our people plans, including organisational change programmes, work on people initiatives and support managers with complex and escalated casework through our tiered model approach. You will build and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders on all levels, including trade unions and senior managers. You will proactively push your critical thinking and professional practice within a small People & Culture team.

Qualifications

• HR Degree or CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent work experience.
• Recent and relevant experience in core business partnering.
• Depth and breadth of experience supporting Employee Relations casework at an escalated or complex level.
• Influence, tenacity and empathy; ability to quickly establish credibility and trusted relationships within a large and complex organisation.
• A collaborative and flexible team worker.
• Ability to multi‑task confidently and competently.

Benefits

• Employer pension contribution up to 12%.
• 35 days plus 8 days bank holiday.
• Relocation assistance to 10% of salary.
• Annual salary increments until top of grade reached.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme (Tusker).
• Salary sacrifice cycle scheme.
• Salary sacrifice home and tech scheme.
• Life assurance.