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We are actively recruiting for an Interim Head of HR Operations to join our education client for an initial period of 6 months. Reporting directly to the Director of People and Culture, this role is a key member of the People and Culture leadership team.

You will have lead responsibility for managing the delivery of our Human Resources operational services, ensuring efficient, effective and high quality transactional and recruitment services are delivered across the whole employee lifecycle.

As our interim Head of HR Operations, you will act as our internal expert on pay, reward and HR information systems as well as managing the HR operations team. You will be tasked with researching , developing and implementing reward solutions that support our business, help development of our Recruitment and onboarding and be a lead on HR data using our Core HR system (Midland HR's iTrent and Stonefish) meet organisational and user needs and help ensure that as an organisation we are compliant with legislative and regulatory requirements.

Hybrid working available of 2/3 days in the London offices.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop and drive a comprehensive HR strategy that aligns with IRRI’s global objectives and enhances organizational effectiveness across its global operations
• Provide visionary leadership for the global HR function, including talent acquisition, performance management, and compensation and benefits, to ensure the institute attracts, develops, and retains top talent. Work with the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Head of Productivity, Systems and Innovation to develop the strategy and its process of implementation
• Foster a culture of engagement and continuous improvement, optimizing global resource alignment and organizational structure to support IRRI’s mission
• Oversee the seamless delivery of HR functions across IRRI’s global network, ensuring that HR services and programs are effective and responsive to the needs of diverse geographical locations
• Champion a transparent and efficient talent acquisition strategy to secure the best candidates for IRRI’s diverse and multi-national teams
• Lead the implementation of a performance management system that promotes transparency, accountability, and professional growth, tailored to the global context
• Guide the design and implementation of competitive compensation and benefits packages that attract and retain top talent, considering regional variations and global standards
• Modernize IRRI’s HR Policies in close coordination with the Head of Policy Development and ensure they’re fit for purpose, adaptive to meet organizational needs and the changing environment in which IRRI operates
• Partner with senior management to identify HR priorities and ensure HR strategies support the institute's mission and vision
• Advocate for diversity and inclusion in the workforce, aligning HR strategies with IRRI’s commitment to equality and global representation.
• Represent IRRI HR interests in the CGIAR People & Culture Community of Practice and associated high level forums through appropriate engagement and influence in system level activities
• Advocate to Leaders and supervisors on the best course of action in resolving sensitive personnel matters and escalated issues 
• Champion initiatives to enhance employee satisfaction and engagement across all global locations. Develop and implement strategies that improve employee well-being, work-life balance, and overall job satisfaction, tailored to the diverse needs of IRRI’s workforce
• Ensure IRRI’s processes and HR strategy is in sync with the Tripartite HR plans and is aligned with the OneCGIAR Risk Framework
• Oversee the development and execution of comprehensive onboarding and off-boarding programs that ensure a seamless integration and transition for employees. Ensure these programs are culturally sensitive and aligned with IRRI’s global HR standards
• Align the performance appraisal process with IRRI’s strategic objectives, ensuring that performance evaluations are conducted consistently and fairly across all locations. Foster a culture of accountability and professional growth, using performance data to drive talent development and organizational improvement
• Lead continuous improvement efforts for HR systems and processes. Identify opportunities to streamline HR operations, reduce manual transactions, and enhance the efficiency of HR services. Implement technological solutions that provide real-time data and insights to support decision-making and strategic planning

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field 
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in HR leadership, preferably in an international or research-oriented organization

Skills Required

Mandatory

• Proven ability to develop and execute global HR strategies aligned with organizational goals
• Strong expertise in talent acquisition, performance management, compensation, and benefits administration
• Demonstrated success in leading and managing HR teams across diverse geographic and cultural backgrounds
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels
• Sound understanding of HR best practices, local labor laws, and international HR standards
• Proficiency in English is required; knowledge of other languages would be beneficial

Preferred

• Having experience of working in Africa will be an added advantage
• Accredited Professional Qualification (CIPD, SHRM, PHR, or equivalent) 

IRRI offers a highly extensive employee benefits package inclusive of globally-covered medical insurance, retirement plan, life and accident insurance, joining and separation travels, home leave, housing support, and other allowances.

Join our team and be part of our story!

Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
This position will remain open until filled.

Are you looking for a role where you can develop your HR experience while working for a leading charity?

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us in the role of People Advisor to play a key role in delivering outstanding HR services across the organisation. The St Mungo’s People, Culture and Inclusion team are looking to achieve a number of ambitious and compelling goals which will have a real impact on colleagues across the organisation. 

You will be joining an enthusiastic team of People Advisors and Business Partners, working with managers across the organisation to provide advice on a broad range of employee relations issues, and generalist HR queries. Key responsibilities in this varied role will include:

• Overseeing a caseload of high, and low risk ER cases within designated regions of the organisation, providing advice and coaching to managers throughout the case management process.
• Providing ongoing advice and guidance to managers, to support them in managing their people well and delivering an effective service. 
• Ensuring a high quality, responsive, reliable and proactive service is provided to internal customers.
• Developing your own knowledge and experience in ER and HR advice services. We pride ourselves on supporting personal development and career progression across the team.
• Undertaking HR projects to improve the quality of the service in line with organisational objectives.

In this role you will be required to work flexibly for at least 2 days per week from our Central Office in Tower Hill, London. This allows for training, in person collaboration, team building, line management and other relationship building opportunities. We support a flexible approach to work with opportunities for agile working for the rest of your week; from home, or other St Mungo’s London or regional locations. 

About you

If you are an experienced HR Advisor looking for a new challenge, then this People Advisor role is a great opportunity for you to get involved with a fantastic organisation that works tirelessly to ensure that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. If you can demonstrate the below, we encourage you to apply.

• Experience of providing advice on employee relations matters within a generalist HR environment, including managing cases to resolution.
• Good time management and prioritisation skills with the ability to manage a busy caseload.
• Strong understanding of employment law, good management practice and stakeholder management.
• Be a qualified member of CIPD (Level 5 or 7) or have equivalent experience of working on HR issues.

St Mungo's are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from all under-represented groups.

How to apply

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document’ tab on the advert page on our website.

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website. 

Closing date: 10am on 4 November 2024

Interview and assessments on: week commencing 11 November 2024

What we offer

• Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities
• A Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
• Great Pay and Other Benefits

Your new company
Charming school located in Chadwell Heath, surrounded by good transport links
Your new role

• Provide a Trust HR administration and payroll liaison service; acting as the point of contact for contractual and Payroll queries.
• Administrator for academy and trust recruitment and selection, ensuring adherence to legislation, best practice and Trust policies. This includes writing and placing adverts, arranging shortlisting and interview packs; liaison with candidates and managers.
• Carry out defined safer recruitment and vetting checks.
• Preparing information for and administration for the Single Central Record (SCR).
• Administer starter/leaver contractual change processes including letters of appointment, statement of particulars, induction/ starter packs, ID badges, payroll set up and amendments, contract change letters and exit questionnaires.
• Responsible for all payroll processes and any relevant pension administration.
• Process contractual paperwork in accordance with Policy templates and Trust toolkits, working with the Director of People and Academy Principals on any bespoke requirements.
• Upload weekly absences onto relevant software i.e Access People, MIS, Activ Absence, SAS Insurance Portal.

What you'll need to succeed

• Be immediately available
• Have recently undergone an Enhanced DBS
• Experience in an HR team in Education

What you need to do now
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This role is to ensure the College meets its strategic financial and planning goals and objectives by being responsible for the day-to-day operations, including finance, HR, IT, fundraising and development, secretarial & governance and administration. The role is a senior position and the successful candidate will be a member of the Senior Management Team.

About Leo Baeck College

Leo Baeck College is a preeminent institution of Jewish scholarship and learning, combining inspirational, high calibre teaching with a commitment to developing rabbis, other professionals, and lay leaders who will build sustainable, accessible, and thriving Progressive Jewish communities.

The College campus is situated on a seven-acre site in the heart of North London with good transport links to central London. On site, LBC occupies a Grade II listed building where classrooms, seminar rooms, student study rooms and offices are located, along with a cafe.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Finance - Oversee the charity's financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, student finances, financial reporting, preparing the content of the annual Trustees Report & management of the College’s investment portfolio. Supervise and manage third party finance services.
• Fundraising & Development - Support the Principal in developing and delivering the fundraising strategy. Maintain strong relationships with key partners, including donors, alumni and students.
• Strategic Planning & Implementation - Liaise closely with the Principal, Governors and Senior Management Team to develop and implement the strategic plan.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of Leo Baeck College, ensuring that all activities are aligned with the charity's mission and strategic objectives. Supervise one staff member in general administration and facilities management for the site & College premises.
• Governance & Compliance – Strategic oversight to ensure the College adheres to all relevant legal and regulatory requirements including, but not limited to, GDPR, Companies House & the Charity Commission. Liaise and deal with legal and insurance matters.
• HR – Responsible for all HR activities including, but not limited to, contracts, appraisals, performance management, payroll & recruitment. Management of the College’s HR system.
• IT – Responsible for the management of third party contractor ensuring the IT needs of the College are met.

About Us: 

We collaborate with people in the drylands of Africa to tackle poverty and the effects of the climate crisis by growing trees and restoring and protecting land. As part of the Great Green Wall movement, we work where trees are needed most, where temperatures are soaring, and fertile land is vanishing at a terrifying rate. Our pioneering approach has been developed over 36 years of operating. We believe in empowering local communities with the tools and training they need to restore and maintain their environment.  We are passionate about making a real difference, and we are looking for a skilled People and Culture Manager to join our team to drive our workforce strategy and help us achieve our ambitious goals 

Role Purpose: 

The People and Culture Manager will play a pivotal role in shaping and implementing our workforce strategy to support our mission and values across all offices (UK, Burkina Faso, Mali, Ghana, Ethiopia, Niger, Senegal) and a global team of 190 people. This role will empower teams to attract, develop, and retain top talent, foster a culture of excellence aligned with our organisational goals. While managers will continue to handle the core HR functions, the People & Culture Manager will provide guidance, ensure consistency in HR practices organisation-wide, guide managers in strategic workforce planning to ensure we have the right skills and capabilities to meet our future needs with a strong emphasis on nurturing a value-led organizational culture. 

Key Responsibilities: 

1. Systems & processes  

1. Recruitment & talent 

• Provide strategic oversight for recruitment and selection processes to attract top talent. 

• Guide managers in implementing effective onboarding programs to ensure new employees are well-integrated. 

1. Performance management

• Oversee the performance management system, ensuring clear objectives and regular feedback across the organisation. 

• Guide managers in performance improvement and development plans to maintain consistency. 

• Ensure workforce is adequately equipped to perform their missions in alignment with our values. 

1.3 Procedures 

• Ensure Procedures are fit for purpose, aligned with best practice, reviewed periodically and embed across the organisation. 

1. Learning & development  

1. Training 

• Design and facilitate a robust learning and development program to enhance employee skills and career growth. 

• Provide strategic guidance for leadership development initiatives to build a strong pipeline of future leaders. 

1. Talent management 

• Develop career and succession planning frameworks, ensuring consistency across all offices. 

1. Culture & engagement 

• Foster a positive and inclusive organizational culture across all offices. 

• Drive existing organization-wide employee engagement initiatives and streamline to all offices. 

• Champion diversity and inclusion throughout the charity. 

• Promote and integrate the charity’s values and culture throughout the employee experience. 

• Promote a healthy work-life balance and advise managers to create a supportive work environment. 

• Provide resources and support for employees to manage stress and maintain well-being. 

1. Compliance & Legal 

• Ensure HR policies and procedures are up-to-date and compliant with relevant legislation. 

• Provide strategic advice on complex HR issues and employee relations matters to managers, with external professional support as needed 

• Ensuring Health & Safety policy and procedures are maintained in line with HSE guidance and best practice and ensure any actions delegated by the Chief Executive under Tree Aid’s Health and Safety Policy are carried out, with external professional support as needed. 

• Collaborate to ensure HR Compliance across all offices. 

Key Requirements: 

• Proven experience in a HR role 

• Strong understanding of HR best practices and employment law 

• Excellent interpersonal skills 

• Multi-cultural sensitivity 

• Fluent in English & French 

• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement effective HR strategies 

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills 

• Strong problem-solving attitude 

• Commitment to the charity’s mission and values, with a strong focus on fostering a positive organizational culture and promoting employee wellbeing 

Desirable: 

• CIPD qualification (level 5) or equivalent 

• Experience in a similar role within a larger organisation (200+ employees) 

• Experience in participating to diversity and inclusion initiatives 

Research shows that women and people from different minority backgrounds often only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. If you dream of being a part of our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply. 

What We Offer: 

• A supportive and collaborative work environment. 

• Opportunities for professional development and growth. 

• An international work experience and missions to African offices. 

• The chance to make a real impact in the lives of those we serve. 

Employment & HR Paralegal

We are delighted to share this new and exciting opportunity for an Employment & HR Paralegal to join a dynamic organisation.

Position: Employment & HR Paralegal

Location: Holyoake House, Manchester/Hybrid

Salary: £33,570 per annum
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: Midnight, Tuesday 19th November 2024

Interviews: Week commencing 2nd December 2024, in Manchester

Benefits: Flexible working options, pension scheme, discounted travel to work schemes, employee wellbeing assistance programme including free eye tests, personal and professional growth and development, including coaching and trade union.

We reserve the right to close the role early should a suitable candidate be found before this date. Applicants are required to submit a current CV and cover letter.

About the role:

• With guidance from Senior Employment Lawyer, you will provide support to the HR Advice Team in managing ACAS and Tribunal cases. This includes but is not limited to:

• Managing ACAS early conciliation processes, including securing knowledge of the matter under conciliation, understanding potential claimant expectations, and coordinating with members to provide informed advice on merits and liability, leading to constructive settlement of claims.
• Engaging with ACAS over settlements and drafting COT3 settlement documentation.
• Reviewing new Tribunal claims, identifying legal issues and the necessary steps for an effective defence.
• Liaising with members to gather and verify documentary and verbal evidence, ensuring accurate and comprehensive responses to Tribunal claims.
• Drafting formal responses to Tribunal claims, preparing case management documents for Tribunal preliminary hearings, including agenda forms and draft lists of issues.
• Assisting with advocacy at Tribunal preliminary hearings and preparing document bundles in compliance with case management orders.
• Taking comprehensive witness statements, ensuring they cover all relevant issues and securing timely approval from witnesses for exchange in accordance with Tribunal orders.
• Rigorously monitoring and meeting all Tribunal time limits and orders, and coordinating with witnesses, members, and HR Advice Team members to confirm their availability for hearings.

• Support the team with paid consultancy work, such as conducting investigations into misconduct, interviewing witnesses, collating evidence, and drafting reports. 
• Collaborate with the HR Manager to prepare and disseminate HR and employment law updates to members, ensuring they are informed of new developments. 
• Coordinate with our third-party provider the delivery of Health and Safety services to members, including managing updates, arranging seminars and working with the marketing team to promote services.
• Administer various HR-related forums (CEA Directors, HR Operations, Reward, Wellbeing, DEI, Talent, Health and Safety), including scheduling, agenda setting, maintaining member lists, and fostering member engagement.
• Manage the onboarding process for new HR and H&S package subscribers and administer consultancy business terms of engagement. 
• Maintain user licenses for Brightmine and WTW reward databases, manage case records on Salesforce and organise the Shared Drive to provide a centralised source of documentation. 

About you:

To be successful in this role, you will be enthusiastic about the organisation and its mission, and you will have experience of working at a place-based level, such as within local government, local infrastructure or the community/VCSE sector.

• Educational background in Human Resources, Law, or a related field 

• Experience with case management and administrative support in a legal or HR environment. 

• Strong understanding of employment law, tribunal procedures and HR practices. 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with proficiency in drafting legal and HR documents. 

• Good organisational and administrative skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.

• Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the capacity to build positive relationships with members and colleagues. 

About the organisation:

As the voice of the UK’s co-operative movement, we empower and support co-operative enterprises with specialised knowledge and expertise, to grow the co-operative economy and create a fairer society. From football clubs and farms to convenience stores and pubs, there are more than 7,000 co-operatives in the UK, each owned and controlled by their members and based on shared principles and values. By promoting shared wealth through member ownership, we are committed to enabling anyone in the UK to form, or join, thriving and sustainable co-ops.

As an organisation we are led by our unwavering values of solidarity, self-responsibility, equity, and honesty, therefore if you share these core values, we would be delighted to receive your application.

Other roles you may have experience in could include HR Paralegal, Paralegal Lawyer, Lending Paralegal, Assistant Paralegal, Junior Paralegal, Senior Paralegal, Interim Paralegal, Charity Paralegal, Solicitor, Company Paralegal, Legal.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Purposeful Ventures aims to create a fairer society where all young people thrive. We are the UK’s leading charity for researching, incubating, launching and scaling initiatives and funds that tackle issues across education and society, from cradle to career, creating wide-spread system change and providing young people opportunities in education and beyond.

The HR and Team Coordinator will help ensure that Purposeful Ventures runs smoothly and efficiently.

You’ll work most closely with the Head of People, helping her to keep all of our HR administration in good shape and making sure that current and prospective staff are informed of and supported through HR matters across the employee lifecycle. You will also work closely with the COO and wider operations team to support the overall smooth running of Purposeful Ventures, from making sure we have a pleasant and productive physical office space to helping to maintain our digital files and CRM, to minuting meetings and supporting with finance administration.

This role would suit someone keen to develop their functional expertise in HR and gain exposure to the breadth of operational functions. 

The HR and Team Coordinator will be organised and will have fantastic attention to detail, a strong can-do attitude and a willingness to proactively contribute to the team in multiple different ways. You’ll enjoy working flexibly and collaboratively and forming strong relationships within Purposeful Ventures and beyond.

Responsibilities and duties

Provide effective and efficient HR administration throughout the employee lifecycle for both Purposeful Ventures and its incubated ventures and funds, including: 

• being the first point of contact for the HR mailbox;
• managing employee onboarding and offboarding processes;
• coordinating all HR admin processes; 
• upkeep of the HR Information System, CharlieHR; and
• administration of all recruitment procedures from job application to appointment, using Team Tailor. 

Contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the Purposeful Ventures Team, by providing team coordination and administrative support, including: 

• being the first point of contact for general enquiries; 
• managing the team calendar; 
• supporting the external IT services contractor;
• providing research and administrative support to the COO;
• ensuring the efficient management of CRM information, team and project documents and templates; and
• minuting incubated ventures’ project board meetings as needed.

Ensure that the Purposeful Ventures team has a pleasant and productive working environment by:

• supporting the operations team to make the Purposeful Ventures office a pleasant, productive, inspiring environment for staff and contractors to work and collaborate;
• keeping the Purposeful Ventures office well stocked with agreed supplies;
• managing the day-to-day coordination of the office and office visitors; and
• monitoring office IT equipment, ensuring items are working well and repaired swiftly and that staff have access to the facilities they need.

Contribute to the smooth running of our finance processes, providing support to finance staff including mailbox monitoring and expenses submissions. 
 

Key requirements

This role will suit someone who enjoys administration and making things work well for staff and clients, and delivering efficient customer service both internally and externally.

We are particularly interested in candidates with prior experience of HR administration. 

The successful candidate will have:

• A commitment to and interest in Purposeful Ventures’ mission
• Experience in HR administration and office coordination
• Experience of handling and managing confidential data
• Excellent administration skills, detail orientated and systematic with the ability to multi-task and prioritise work to meet deadlines
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to adapt communication styles to the situation and audience
• Excellent numeracy skills
• Demonstrable commitment to and experience of implementing and improving systems and processes
• Experience using a CRM
• Experience working in a fast-paced working environment and/or a growing organisation

Are you an experienced human resources professional looking for your next challenge? 

Do you want to work for an exciting social change organisation with the mission of enabling people, places and the planet to flourish?

With our new Design for Life strategy, we are embarking on the next chapter in our 270 years’ strong history of social impact, with a range of interventions to unite people and ideas to turn world changing ideas into world changing actions. 

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a People Advisor to help us achieve real impact by business partnering with managers and senior stakeholders across the organisation to deliver best practice advice and guidance on HR policy and practice.

This role is based from RSA House in London for at least three days per week, with hybrid flexibility for the remaining days. 

About You 

What we look for in a successful candidate:

• A great work ethic.
• Experience of working in a professional Human Resources department at Advisory level and of effectively partnering with managers. 
• Understanding and thorough knowledge of UK employment law. 
• Proven expertise in recruitment (and associated activities) and HR processes (and associated activity). 
• Strong excel skills with experience of producing and analysing data and statistics and reports. 

To find out more about this role, please download our job description. 

Apply 

In order to apply, please click ‘apply for this job’ on our recruitment page and submit your CV. You will also be required to answer a series of questions. You do not need to submit a cover letter.

Please submit your application through the RSA website. We cannot accept applications via email. All applications will receive an automated response.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 20 November 2024. However, screening and interviews will be ongoing, so we may close the vacancy early if sufficient exceptional candidates apply.  Please get your application in as soon as possible. 

Please note that we cannot accept late, incomplete applications, and we can only consider candidates who apply through the online application process. 

Inclusion Statement 

As a social change organisation, we believe everyone, regardless of visible or invisible difference, should be welcomed to participate in creating a better future.    

We aspire to maximum inclusion in our work and endeavour to challenge systemic inequity and all forms of discrimination.  We therefore welcome applications from everybody who is committed to our vision and values and can demonstrate the skills, competencies and experience required for the role applied for.  

Read full our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion .  

About Us 

We are the RSA. The royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce. Where world-leading ideas are turned into world-changing actions. We’re committed to a world that is resilient, rebalanced and regenerative, where everyone can fulfil their potential.

The RSA has been at the forefront of significant social impact for 270 years. Our proven change process, rigorous research, innovative ideas platforms and unique global network of changemakers, work collectively to enable people, places and the planet to flourish. We invite you to be part of this change. Join our community. Together, we’ll unite people and ideas in collective action to create opportunities to regenerate our world. 

We offer great benefits, including 29 days holiday (plus bank holidays), additional wellbeing allowance, free fellowship throughout employment and lots more! Read our full list of benefits . 

Finance and HR Administrator
Contract: Permanent, full-time (subject to successful completion of a probationary period of three months)
Salary range: £26,000-£30,000 per annum, depending on experience and qualifications
Based: South Kensington, London, Hybrid.

About the Role

We are seeking a full time Finance and HR AdministratorHuma to support timely processing of financial transactions, accurate accounting, consistency of financial records, supporting the year-end close as well as supporting the HR advisor with administrative tasks.

As the Finance and HR Administrator, you will become an integral part of our dedicated team, ensuring the smooth functioning of the HR and financial operations.

Duties and responsibilities

• Accounts receivable: review and issue of sales invoices, processing and uploading, and debt recovery, and follow-up invoicing queries.
• Processing direct debits and credit card expenses.
• Cash and bank reconciliation and updates of bank and deposit balances.
• Recording receipts: subscriptions, legacies, grants, gift aid & investment income.
• Reconciliation of receipts in the financial system and the CRM system.
• Ensuring accurate VAT coding and assist in the preparation of VAT returns.
• Support balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Support for ad hoc general accounting tasks as required.
• Manage the onboarding and offboarding process for employees including handling onboarding communications, HR system setup, stakeholder notifications, and IT ticket requests.
• Maintain and update the HR system, ensuring all employee records are accurate and up to date.
• Prepare internal correspondence and communications as needed.
• Oversee the HR and Finance inboxes, managing enquiries.
• Coordinate internal staff training sessions, ensuring smooth scheduling and communication.
• Maintain personnel files and general HR record-keeping.

About us

Founded in 1830, we are the UK's learned society and professional body for geography. Discover our history and find out how our work and people contribute to the advancement of geography worldwide.

As a charity, learned society and professional body we serve an exceptionally wide range of public and professional audiences, including our 16,000 members. We reach millions of people each year through our work to advance geography and support geographers.

The Society offers professional accreditation to members through Chartered Geographer status. 

Benefits

There are a range of benefits at the Society which include the following:

• 35-hour working week with core working hours between 10.00am and 4.00pm.
• Flexible working arrangements are available with a mix of office based and home working.
• 25 days annual leave per annum, pro rata, plus public bank holidays.
• Society closure between Christmas and New Year, in addition to the basic annual leave allowance.
• Pension scheme - 3% employee, 7.5% employer.
• Group Life Assurance at four-times basic annual salary.
• Corporate eye care vouchers.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Free 24-hour Employee Assistance helpline with available counselling support.

Closing date: 11.59pm on Sunday 3 November 2024.
Interviews are planned to take place on Monday 11 November 2024.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

The Society is committed to equal opportunities and values diversity in its workforce.

No agencies please.

Job Title: HR Business Partner

Location: West of England & Wales

Salary: £47,213.96 per annum

Weekly Hours: 35 hours

Reference: YMC1011452

Want to make a positive impact on people’s lives by working for the world’s largest and oldest youth charity? YMCA is currently recruiting a HR Business Partner.

Would you like to change young people’s lives? Are you looking for an HR role that allows you to use your expertise in making a difference across England and Wales YMCA Charity Shops? This is an opportunity to secure a very exciting and unique role.

As an HR Business Partner for YMCA you will be responsible for delivering a ‘value added' generalist HR service and giving full support to the Area Managers and Regional Manager across the West of England and Wales.

It is expected that you will have experience in a similar role and have a sound knowledge of employment law. Ideally you will have completed your CIPD Level 5 qualification or be close to completion. You will have excellent communication skills and an ability to influence others with sound commercial understanding and pragmatic approach to problem solving. With our YMCA stores performing well, it’s a really exciting time to join the team at YMCA England & Wales.

This is a challenging role that will provide you with the ability to become involved in a variety of HR initiatives to ensure that YMCA England & Wales achieves its strategic goals.

You will be expected to travel extensively throughout the West of England and Wales including overnight stays, and will be provided with a company car.

You will be required to have multi-site experience.

You will be responsible for managing complex casework including disciplinary and capability processes, absence management and right to work issues. Experience of developing policies, coaching managers and project management are also necessary for this role.

You will be exposed to a fast paced, varied and exciting role, with opportunities to get involved in new initiatives, within a dynamic team.

We offer a range of staff benefits including 30 days annual leave, company pension, life assurance, health care cash plan scheme, and gym membership loan. You will also receive a company car.

We are proud to attract passionate and talented staff who work together to ensure all young people have the chance to truly belong, contribute and thrive. YMCAs also share a common goal: we are an unstoppable organisation, intent on creating supportive, inclusive and energised communities.

We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. Safer recruitment is also important to us and the successful applicant will be asked to provide two references. They will also be required to complete a safeguarding self-declaration and undertake a DBS check.

About The Role
Closing date: 10th November
Interview date: 20th November
Contract: Please note this is a secondment opportunity until June 2025.
 
A year into the transformation of our recruitment processes, we are looking for a project lead to continue to develop and shape the future of how we recruit at Alzheimer’s Society. We are passionate about great candidate experience, inclusive practices and supporting hiring managers to find the best talent for their teams, and our recruitment transformation project is focused on building a leading recruitment experience for all.
 
With responsibility for the full Recruitment Transformation Programme, you will be responsible for driving the project forward alongside the Talent Acquisition team and key stakeholders across our People Directorate and wider business.
 
You will use your considerable experience of recruitment and change implementation/project management, particularly focusing on employer branding, EDIB, recruitment training and selection methods. Delivery will be underpinned by your skills and behaviours to enable true collaboration across the Talent Acquisition team, People Directorate and key stakeholders across the Society.
 
About you

- Experience of employee recruitment and talent attraction within a large, complex organisation (not necessarily a charity).
- Experience of managing people change projects with multiple stakeholders and evaluating project impact.
- Demonstrable experience of key areas of recruitment, such as talent assessment & selection and using applicant tracking systems is essential.
- You will have line management responsibility and so previous experience of people management is desirable.
- Working confidently with data to draw insight and analyse impact, you will also have experience of equality, diversity & inclusion best practice in recruitment.
- Be able to provide sound advice and judgement based on knowledge and understanding.
- Have strong influencing ability; and experience of engaging and influencing senior stakeholder management
- Have the ability to challenge thinking, bring insight from the industry and make positive change
- Be able to drive change projects through motivating and persuading others.

About Alzheimer's Society
Dementia is the biggest health and social challenge of our time.

There are currently estimated to be 900,000 people in the UK with dementia. Many are undiagnosed and facing the realities of their condition alone.

At Alzheimer’s Society we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. We do this by giving help to those living with dementia today and providing hope for the future. We’re here for everyone living with dementia.
 
As a Society, we are made up of people with dementia, carers, trusted experts, campaigners, researchers and clinicians. We are the UK’s largest collective force of people with unparalleled knowledge and over 40 years of experience addressing the biggest challenges facing people living with dementia.

Our Values

We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.

Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.

Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.

Equal Opportunities

We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.

We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.

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Amnesty International UK (AIUK) has a simple aim: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they are denied. If you want to use your skills, knowledge, and experience to help fight for human rights, you could be our new People Partner.

About the role

This role is a key part of the People & Culture Team and will be instrumental in delivering our People strategy and ambition to be a progressive employer.

The role will challenge and help us to change our current thinking, our behaviours and how we talk about people issues. It also helps us to ensure that we have effective people processes in place and improve them, making AIUK an employer who is people first focused.

The role partners with directors and their leadership teams, providing expertise, direction and proactive strategic people advice, helping them to achieve their business plans.

More details can be found by downloading the job description from our careers portal.

The role may be for you if:

• You're skilled in building partnering relationships with leadership and management
• You can resolve complicated employee relations cases and support employee wellbeing
• You collaborate well and positively contribute to an inclusive culture.
• You also have a thorough knowledge of People leadership issues and employment law

Our Commitment to you

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism (IDEA) are at the core of our values. We want to be an organisation that tackles structural inequality and prejudice as well as be an actively anti-racist organisation. This means taking a meaningful and equitable approach to supporting and developing you and others during your time with us.

New colleagues receive 27 days leave annually (29 after five years), as well as bank holidays (pro rated for part time) and 3 wellbeing days. 2-5% employee pension contributions are matched at 6-9% and we offer 6 months full pay for family leave. We offer flexible working such as compressed work patterns and job shares.

Apply for this role

This vacancy advert may be taken down from job boards earlier than the stated deadline if a high standard of applications is received (if you have started an application in our portal, you will still have opportunity to complete it by the original deadline).

We welcome applications from everyone and particularly encourage applications from people from an ethnic minority background, and people with a disability to help us achieve a balanced representation in our workforce, especially at senior grades.

To reduce bias in our shortlisting process, AIUK operates an anonymised application process. If for any reason you prefer to apply in a different format, or require adjustments in the process, please get in touch. To support all candidates to perform their best at interview, we send questions 24 hours in advance. We are a disability confident organisation.

Visit amnesty.org.uk/jobs for application guidance and information on benefits, recruitment inclusion and hybrid working.

Job Title

Business Support Manager (Maternity Cover)

Job Reports To

 Assistant Director of Operations

Business Unit/ Department

 Administrative/Operations

Dimensions of Role

Full time – 35 hours per week (Office based with the option of working from home on Fridays)/ Fixed Term 12-month maternity cover

Working Relationships

· With the Executive & Administrative team

· With the Chair and Board of Trustees

· With those we support, within the Rank network

Purpose Statement

The postholder will be a key member of the central administration team of the Rank Foundation. 

Key Accountabilities

Secretariat support to governance committees:

- Drafting agendas, production and dissemination of papers for Committees and Board meetings to trustees

- Attendance to governance meetings, minute taking, and following up on actions

- Organising RFL annual governance schedule of meetings

- Liaising and acting as point of contact for trustees

- Arranging meetings for Execs and Trustees

- Drafting and issuing comms as needed by the Chair, Trustees and Execs

- Maintaining governance records and register of trustees’ interests up-to date

- Assisting with audit queries as and when required

- Managing the periodic review of Committees’ Terms of References

- Planning induction programme of new trustees

- Undertaking regular reviews of policies, staff handbook, trustee hanbook and ensuring currency and developing new ones as required

- Supporting with implementation of  EDI strategy and the Foundation’s vision

- Occasional out of office hours meeting attendance as/ when required

HR

- Facilitating recruitment activities including posting and monitoring job ads, shortlisting of candidates, recommending list for interview and liaising with candidates

- Onboarding of resources: references, right to work checks, drafting of contracts and offer letters, planning of induction programme, sourcing of IT kit/required equipment, arranging IT induction

- Offboarding of resources: ensuring resources are removed access to SharePoint, emails and laptop wiped. Monitoring of dormant inboxes.

- Management and administration of Breathe (HR Platform)

This job description is not necessarily an exhaustive list of tasks but is intended to reflect a range of duties the post-holder will perform.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Knowledge Qualifications & Experience

· Previous experience in an executive support role and working with Board of Trustees

· Previous experience of minute taking

· Previous experience of HR support

· Proficiency in Microsoft packages (essential)

· Understanding of the charitable and philanthropic sector (desirable)

Skills/ Abilities

· A positive team member

· Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail

· Willingness to help colleagues, ‘can-do’ approach

· Adaptable, flexible, and willing to learn/develop skills

· Ability to manage multiple tasks, work to deadlines and prioritise effectively

· Excellent communication skills by phone and email, experience of engaging with stakeholders at all levels

· Ability to organise events and ensuring arrangements are communicated to all stakeholders

· Ability to handle sensitive information and discretion

Confidentiality

· Paramount that the postholder works in a highly confidential way