AddressWe have a fantastic opportunity here at City & Guilds as People Partner in our People team. You will provide a combination of operational support and advice to business managers covering the people related aspects of delivering the business strategy, plan, and priorities.
You will be working on a hybrid basis with a mix of working from home and one of our main office hubs (either London or Wakefield).
This appointment will be made on merit.
We believe that diversity and inclusion strengthen and enriches us, and that it is the responsibility of everyone at the City & Guilds Group to drive this value. As ethnic minority groups and disabled people are currently under-represented within the Group, we particularly encourage and welcome applications from these communities.
About The Role
With guidance from your Senior People Partner, you will work with the business leaders to embed ONE City & Guilds people initiatives, such as performance management approach, EES, pay frameworks and DEI.
Our successful candidate will coach and advise leaders, providing expertise in people policy and practice and develop solutions for all people related issues. You will need to work with managers to understand their needs, and provide support and advice on the resolution of employee relations issues.
You will provide direct manager coaching, mentoring and support for resource planning, key recruitment, complex/high risk ER matters and talent planning.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will need to have proven HR experience in an HR generalist role including having gained experience of managing complex and high-risk ER cases in a union environment.
You will bring Employee Relations case management expertise and have experience in upskilling managers around people policies.
Our successful candidate will be comfortable working at pace in a fast-moving environment where priorities need to be adapted regularly. You should be resilient, able to manage change and can challenge and influence stakeholders at all levels of the business.
You will have experience of managing projects across teams and functions, including change programmes.
Whilst not mandatory, it would be beneficial if you have experience of working in a business partner model with centres of excellence and a centralised people services team.
You would be willing to travel to various office locations in the UK.
Our Story And Mission
Our vision is for a world in which everyone has the skills and opportunities to succeed. We support almost five million people each year to develop skills that help them into a job, develop on that job and to prepare for their next job. As a charity, were proud that everything we do is focused on achieving this purpose.
Through our assessment and credentialing, corporate learning and technical training offers, we partner with our customers to deliver work-based learning programmes that build competency to support better prospects for people, organisations and wider society. We create flexible learning pathways that support lifelong employability, because we believe that people deserve the opportunity to (re)train and (re)learn again and again gaining new skills at every stage of life, regardless of where they start.
At the heart of our business sits the City & Guilds Foundation which amplifies our purpose by helping to remove barriers to getting into a job, celebrating best practice on the job, and advocating for jobs of the future.
We were founded in 1878 by the City of London and the trade guilds of the time, to help people, organisations and economies to develop their skills for growth.
Our rich experience means were uniquely positioned to understand the future of work and learning. And we continually evolve to develop and deliver skills for the workplace of the future. Today, as well as qualifications and assessment, we offer digital credentialing, eLearning technologies, executive leadership development, technical training, and consultancy.
Our success is driven by the people we work with. We pride ourselves on our ability to offer an equal opportunity to all our staff and we value diversity within our inclusive culture. We recognise that a diverse workforce is the only way we will achieve our ambitious business goals, so we work hard to be flexible to accommodate everyone.
What We Offer
We offer the opportunity to work in an innovative, engaging and market-leading organisation with opportunities to develop your existing skills and explore new ones.
Youll receive an excellent benefits package which typically includes a great base salary, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, pension, private healthcare, volunteering opportunities and much more.
Next Steps and how to apply
If you think this is the role and organisation for you then we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV and complete our short application form using the apply button.
We shortlist for our vacancies on an ongoing basis, and we may close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. Please can you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
City & Guilds are a Disability confident employer. Please let us know if you require any support/adjustments at your interview and if successful any adjustments needed to support you in your role. If this is required, please email; careers@cityandguilds.com
