People Relations Manager

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Are you passionate about People Relations?

Are you adept at influencing and engaging with senior managers?

If so, you might be our new People Relations Manager!

About the role

As our People Relations Manager you'll lead our People Relations team, ensuring the effective delivery of our employee relations strategy and exceptional advisory support across British Heart Foundation (BHF) in line with best practice, our cause, and our People Experience.

Working collaboratively with others in the HR management team and wider People and Organisational Development (POD) directorate you'll create and deliver a seamless consistent experience and service to BHF with a focus on continuous improvement and best use of the HR Service Model.

Working arrangements

This is a blended role, where your work will be dual located between your home and our London office.

At BHF we believe in the power of being together, so our colleagues on blended contracts can expect to spend some time in their office, at least one day each week, on average. The use of our office spaces is driven in part by your role and the activities you need to do. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.

Need more help balancing your work and home life? Talk to us about what flexibility is available at the application or interview stage.

About you

CIPD qualified to Level 7, or with equivalent experience, you'll have previous effective high volume, complex and sensitive employee relations case work experience to Employment Tribunal level in a large multi-site organisation.

You'll have previous experience of leading an Employee Relations function, including the management of a team and their development, as well as be comfortable acting on data insight and providing regular and appropriate metrics and reports, when requested.

To be successful in this role you'll also have the following:
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Analytical skills, able to disseminate information effectively.
• Excellent project management skills, able to lead and deliver on People projects within a timely manner.
• Excellent influencing skills able to engage senior managers in decisions.
• Excellent IT skills including Excel and PowerPoint.
• Able to lead and motivate a team to deliver an excellent service and make HR a value-added function.

About us

Since we were founded in 1961, the number of deaths in the UK form coronary heart disease each year had more than halved. But we still have so much to do. We fund research into all forms of heart disease, discovering molecules in the lab, harnessing the power of big data, funding impactful clinical trials to improve the presentation, detection, and treatment of these diseases.

We value and respect every individual's unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change , along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.

What can we offer you?

Our Career Academy provides you with support, inspiration, and opportunities to help you unlock your full potential.

Our generous staff benefits include:
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical insurance
• Dental health cover
• Contribution towards gym membership
• Pension with employer contribution up to 10%
• Life assurance

We have been recognised by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) for our Live Well. Work Well. Programme. Heart health is central to our mission, and that starts with you. We provide a programme of activities, opportunities, and guidance to inspire and support you to live a healthy and happy life, at home and at work.

Interview process

First stage interviews will be a short one-way video interview, successful candidates will then be invited to attend an interview via MS Teams.

How to apply

It's quick and easy to apply for a role at BHF. Just click on the apply button below. All you'll need is an up to date CV and a supporting statement, outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the role's criteria.

As part of our commitment to be an inclusive employer and ensure fairness and consistency in selecting the best candidate for this role, the BHF will use anonymous CV software as part of the application journey.

Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process at either application or interview, please contact us.