People & Organisational Development Partner

Brook Safeguarding; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

+ 4 Day Week (Working 20% hours less)

+ Annual leave 28-33 days + 8 bank hol

+ Sick pay 3-12 weeks

+ Flexible working

+ Pension scheme matched up to 4%

+ Training and development

+ Coaching

+ Employee Assistance Programme

+ Better work-life balance

Job summary

Brook is seeking an experienced People & Organisational Development Partner to join the team. You will partner with managers across the organisation, providing practical and trusted advice on employee relations, absence, performance and organisational change.

You will also play an important part in developing our people policies and practices, supporting recruitment and retention, improving our systems and processes, and helping us identify workforce trends.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a generalist HR/People role.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience managing complex employee relations cases (disciplinary, grievance, absence, performance, capability).
• Experience coaching, advising and influencing managers at all levels.
• Experience supporting organisational change, including restructures and TUPE.

Responsibilities

• Partner with managers across the organisation to provide practical and trusted HR advice on employee relations, absence, performance and change.
• Develop and implement HR policies and practices to support recruitment, retention and workforce planning.
• Improve HR systems and processes; identify workforce trends and opportunities.

Skills

HR generalist experience

Employee relations

Coaching and advising managers

Organisational change and TUPE

UK employment law knowledge

Communication and relationship skills

Policy development

Diversity and inclusion

Education

CIPD Level 5 qualification

Job description

About Brook:

Brook is the UK's leading sexual health and wellbeing charity. We are committed to changing attitudes, challenging prejudice and championing equality. Our unique combination of clinical services and education programmes are designed to meet individual needs and instill positive behaviours that influence their whole lives. Our digital solutions help us reach even greater numbers of young people and professionals, and our expansion into all-age services ensures that whole communities can benefit from our inclusive, non-judgmental approach to sexual and reproductive health. We are continuously listening to and learning from our service users and the communities we support. We amplify the voices of those who face barriers to access, ensuring that sexual health remains high on the political agenda and that law, policy and practice is aligned with what they need.

Benefits of working for Brook:

• + 4 Day Week (Working 20% hours less without salary decrease)
• + Annual leave - 28 days per annum, increasing up to 33 days plus 8 bank holidays
• + Sick pay (from 3 up to 12 weeks fully paid)
• + Flexible working
• + Gratitude scheme
• + Assisted purchase scheme
• + Cycle to Work up to £1k
• + Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• + Long service awards
• + Maternity and paternity pay
• + Pension scheme - Employee pension contributions matched by Brook up to 4% of qualifying earnings
• + Training and development opportunities
• + Coaching

Please note - this role requires the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced DBS check. Candidates must be able to provide paperwork demonstrating their right to work in the UK. Please note: internal applicants with live sanctions will not be considered for this role.

+ Application Tip: Ensure your supporting statement refers to the person specification as this will assist in a successful sift through to the interview stage.

We are looking for an experienced and approachable People & Organisational Development Partner to join our People & Organisational Development team. This is a varied and rewarding role in which you will partner with managers across the organisation, providing practical and trusted advice on employee relations, absence, performance and organisational change. You will also play an important part in developing our people policies and practices, supporting recruitment and retention, improving our systems and processes, and helping us identify workforce trends and opportunities for improvement. If you are collaborative, proactive and passionate about delivering an excellent people service, we would love to hear from you.

Essential criteria

• + CIPD Level 5 qualification (or equivalent experience)
• + Significant experience in a generalist HR / People role
• + Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice
• + Experience of managing complex employee relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance, absence, performance and capability matters
• + Experience of coaching, advising and influencing managers at all levels
• + Experience of supporting organisational change, including restructures and TUPE activity.
• + Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• + Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• + Experience of developing and implementing HR policies and procedures
• + Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion