Fixed term, 18 months
Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Working at the Cumberland, you become part of something special. We’re a Mutual organisation, committed to improving the lives of our colleagues, customers, and community. Our values are incredibly important to us.
We’re on an exciting transformational journey with our people firmly at the forefront of our plans. If you want to work for a team integral in helping to drive cultural change, a team where you can bring your whole self to work bringing your energy and creativity to make a positive difference, then this is the job for you.
We’re looking for a curious, enthusiastic and collaborative People Business Partner to provide expert guidance on complex employee relations matters while delivering strategic and operational HR Business Partnering to people leaders and the wider teams.
The Benefits
- Salary - Circa £54,897 p.a. depending on skills, qualifications and experience
- Holidays - 25 days holiday plus public holidays and the opportunity to buy and sell up to 3 days.
- Learning and Development opportunities - We want you to grow in your role. We’ll work together to support your personal and professional development.
- Hybrid Working - the tools and equipment you need to be able to work from home when you need to, depending on your role.
- Health and Wellbeing - a calendar of events and activities throughout the year, Mental Health & Wellbeing champions, and Cycle to Work scheme plus a personal wellbeing day.
- Community Day - We offer our people an extra paid day off every year to help local charities and community organisations.
What you’ll be doing
As a pro-active partner for each business area, you’ll drive and influence the people agenda to drive performance while continuing to build the culture we are creating where everyone feels valued. You will ensure people practices help the Cumberland achieve its strategic goals while fostering a positive colleague experience.
You’ll Provide professional HR Business Partnering to the people management teams and fully embed the People Business Partner model across the business by building strong working relationships and flawless execution of add-value HR initiatives, in line with our Belonging Strategy.
You will also take a leading role in:
- Employee Relations (ER) case work, providing expert advice and guidance on the processes and roles involved.
- Providing the appropriate level of challenge and support to seek to improve the performance of each business area, through their people.
- Ensuring people engagement is a top priority and there is the right level of focus and support across the department to deliver improvements.
- Understanding the workforce plan and resourcing requirements for each business area
- Coaching managers on building high performing teams with emphasis on improving performance of individuals.
- Championing our people agenda with emphasis on creating a workplace where we are all proud to work and where our people experience and culture enables people to bring their ‘whole self’ to work and empowers them to produce their best work for us.
- Providing best practice HR advice and support to coach and develop management and leadership capability in all Employee Relations (ER) activity.
- Working collaboratively with the Talent Acquisition team and people leaders to plan recruitment needs and support the selection process for key roles.
- Work collaboratively with the Reward and Benefits team ensuring the accurate processing and checking of payroll
- Delivering presentations and training sessions on colleague policies, employment legislation and people management best practices.
What you’ll bring
Experience, knowledge and qualifications:
- CIPD qualified or equivalent
- Track record of operating and influencing at a senior leadership level
- Significant and demonstrable HRBP experience dealing with ER case work
- Evidence of continual professional development
Skills, abilities and behaviours:
- Proven track record in translating business strategies into meaningful people plans
- Commercially astute and able to influence at all levels
- Excellent stakeholder management skills
- Solid experience in change management
- Ability to effectively coach and mentor others
- Committed to quality, learning and continuous improvement
- Sound understanding of employment law, case law and its application.
- Ability to manage projects, including resources, costs and time implications.
- Ability to create and develop relationships with key stakeholders in the business.
- Highly organised with sound interpersonal and communication skills.
- Proven ability to work autonomously and manage own workload.
- Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively across business functions.
