Senior Talent & Development Partner (12 month FTC)

Senior Talent & Development Partner (12 month FTC)

At Places for People, we hire People, not numbers! If you like the sound of this role, please apply—you could be just who we're looking for! While experience and track record are important, we're more interested in hiring someone embodying our People Promises: doing the right thing, enthusiasm, motivation to grow, community spirit, respect, and enjoyment in work. As the UK's leading Social Enterprise, we're dedicated to creating inclusive and thriving communities for both our customers and employees.

What are you waiting for? Join a community that cares about you!

More about your role

We are recruiting a Strategic, Senior Talent and Development Partner to support our Places Leisure business as a Centre of Excellence. To be successful, you must be within a 60-minute commute of our main office locations—Preston, Derby, Bristol, or London—with regular travel required.

We seek a dynamic professional to partner with senior leaders, implementing and delivering our talent and development strategy, focusing on mapping, developing, and mobilizing talent across Places Leisure and the wider PfP business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with senior leaders to create, implement, and deliver talent and development strategies.
• Map, develop, and move talent across the organization.
• Implement learning, leadership, and talent initiatives; support managers in team development.
• Ensure the workforce has the right skills now and in the future, supporting a customer service-focused culture.
• Collaborate with People departments to align processes.

Essential Criteria:

• Proven experience in a partnering role delivering talent, development, or HR strategies as a centre of excellence.
• Experience creating engaging, inclusive training materials.
• Ability to coach and facilitate learning for senior stakeholders.
• Experience leading strategic projects with measurable impact and ROI.
• Strong leadership and line management experience of a team of three.
• Ability to work independently across multiple key areas.
• Data-driven approach to people development solutions.

The benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including a competitive salary, pension contributions, generous holiday entitlement, healthcare cashback, a bonus scheme, training, and extra perks such as discounts.

We are committed to creating a supportive environment where talent can thrive. If you're passionate about talent development and have the skills to make an impact, we want to hear from you.

What's next?

If you're ready to take the next step, click apply to visit our careers site for more details and to apply. For support, contact our skills and employment team. Please note, we operate a PSL and do not accept cold recruitment calls.

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities and follow robust safeguarding policies, including pre-employment checks, to ensure a safe working environment.