Hr Consultant jobs in United Kingdom

Contract Planning & Resource Manager — £35,072 - £36,918 per annum (additional London weighting of £4,250.69 if applicable). Location: South East (ideally Bristol or London) with travel needed and expected.

The WEA is the UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of adult education, a charity dedicated to bringing high quality, professional education into the heart of communities.

We are looking for talented individuals to help us deliver our mission – to bring lifelong learning within reach, fighting inequality and promoting social justice.

As a Contract Planning & Resource Manager, you will be the operational engine behind translating the contract into a delivery plan. Reporting to the Head of Contract Performance & Relationships, this role is responsible for the end-to-end planning, resource allocation, and in-year management of the contract timetable. The successful applicant will also improve the effectiveness, efficiency and quality of the processes, services and communication to all stakeholders, instilling planning & scheduling methodology, venue maximisation and full tutor utilisation in order to deliver our strategy. You will be expected to travel within the full contract areas, with occasional wider travel.

• Translate the contract into a delivery plan and manage end-to-end planning, resource allocation and in-year contract timetable management.
• Improve the effectiveness, efficiency and quality of processes, services and communication to all stakeholders.
• Instill planning and scheduling methodology, maximise venue use and ensure full tutor utilisation to deliver the organisation’s strategy.
• Travel within the full contract areas, with occasional wider travel.
• Refer to and align with the full role profile, including key deliverables, performance measures and experience/qualifications required.

• Experience in contract planning, resource management or related field.
• Strong planning, scheduling and forecasting capabilities.
• Ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders and venues.
• Willingness to travel as required by the contract.

We are working hard to create a workplace that reflects the communities we seek to serve and in which everyone feels empowered to be themselves and work together to drive positive change. We strongly encourage applicants from a diverse range of candidates and encourage everyone with the appropriate skills, experiences and potential to apply.

Should you need any support with your application, please get in touch. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

In our OFSTED inspection, we received a GOOD overall grade, with an OUTSTANDING rating for Behaviour and Attitudes and Personal Development.

You can read more about our benefits and what it’s like to work here, on our website.