People Partner - 18 Month FTC

Border To Coast Pensions Partnership

Leeds

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A prominent pension management organization located in Leeds is seeking a Head of Permanent Delivery to support their people strategy. The ideal candidate will develop an inclusive culture and support effective leadership while managing HR functions. You should possess strong HR expertise, excellent communication skills, and a proven track record in performance management. This is a full-time position requiring mid-senior level experience in Human Resources. The role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact on organizational culture and employee engagement.

Qualifications

Strong HR expertise across reward, L&D, OD, and resourcing.
Ability to manage senior stakeholder relationships effectively.
Experience in developing talent and succession planning initiatives.

Responsibilities

Support people management to enable strategy delivery.
Build an inclusive culture for a diverse range of voices.
Guide leaders to inspire and support their teams.

Skills

Coaching skills

Influencing capability

Performance management

Organisational change experience

Communication skills

Job description

Head of Permanent Delivery @ Sanderson | Technology, Change, Business Services & RPO Recruitment

An opportunity to make a difference

At Border to Coast our purpose is to make a difference and we’re looking for an experienced People Partner to support in the delivery of our people strategy by developing and delivering our people experience.

The People team supports Border to Coast in the delivery of its strategic goals by creating a positive and productive people experience at every stage of the colleague journey, providing a professional service to colleagues for all people matters. The team has responsibility for colleague experience and business outcomes as well as the design, delivery and optimisation of people practices in line with the Company’s organisation development, culture and values at all stages of the colleague journey such as Recruitment, Learning & Development, People Policies, Performance Management, Employee Relations, Talent Management and Succession Planning.

As a customer‑owned and customer‑focused organisation, integrity is one of our values, as is our collaborative and sustainable approach. Our focus is to secure the pensions of over a million people who have provided valuable service to their communities and society. We’re the largest UK asset manager outside London or Edinburgh, and we provide innovative investments that deliver sustainable returns over the long term.

The role - what you’ll be doing

You will support great people management and leadership to enable delivery of our organisation strategy. Building and maintaining an inclusive culture for a diverse range of voices and backgrounds; sustainable well‑being and support for our peoples’ lives; doing the right thing, in the right way which also fulfils our regulatory requirements; developing our learning organisation where we develop and grow the capabilities needed for our futures as well as the competencies to deliver for our customers; supporting leaders to inspire and support their teams to enable their people to excel and thrive.

About you - and the value you’ll bring to our team

Trusted strategic HR partner with strong coaching, facilitation and influencing capability, able to operate with autonomy and ambiguity while managing senior stakeholder relationships.
Broad, end‑to‑end HR expertise across reward, L&D, OD, resourcing, employee relations, performance management and colleague engagement.
Proven ability to diagnose people risks and priorities within complex, changing operating environments, including organisational change and transformation.
Strong commercial and business acumen, underpinned by sound knowledge of employment legislation, governance, compliance, risk management and (desirably) regulated environments.
Demonstrated leadership capability with strategic thinking, resilience and integrity, able to challenge constructively and drive inclusive, high‑performance cultures.
Experience delivering workforce and resourcing strategies, talent and succession planning, learning and development, DEI initiatives and leadership development.
Highly effective communicator with excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, capable of producing high‑quality business papers and engaging across all organisational levels.

About Us

Border to Coast is the largest LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme) pool in the UK. It is owned by 11 Local Government Pension Schemes (‘Partner Funds’). The Partner Funds represent 3,000 employers and over 1.1 million members.

The Partner Funds are Bedfordshire, Cumbria, Durham, East Riding, Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Surrey, Teesside, Tyne and Wear and Warwickshire.

The Partner Funds have £65.3bn in investments, of which Border to Coast is responsible for managing £55.4bn (as of 31 March 2025) across equities, fixed income, private markets, and global and UK real estate.

In addition, seven LGPS funds have confirmed their intention to join the pool, extending our collaborative partnership. The seven funds are Cambridgeshire, East Sussex, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Northamptonshire and West Sussex, collectively they have c.£45bn of investments.

Border to Coast’s purpose is to make a difference for the LGPS. We do this by working in partnership for a sustainable and better tomorrow through innovation, expertise, scale, and good governance.

We are proud of the values that underpin our partnership — collaboration, sustainability, and integrity. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. If you’re energised by challenge, inspired by collaboration, and ready to help a firm with ambition and heart, we’d love to hear from you.

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