People Operations Partner
Location: Remote with occasional travel when required for team meetings (London, Newcastle, Bromsgrove or Cambridgeshire)
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum
Job type – Full time, Permanent
About Us
William Martin, part of the wider Marlowe SRC division, are at the forefront of revolutionising health and safety compliance solutions. With a mission to foster compliance, resilience, and success, we take pride in being the go-to partner for businesses navigating the complexities of regulatory landscapes.
Our dedicated team of professionals merges deep industry knowledge with cutting-edge tools, ensuring that our clients receive tailored support to meet and exceed compliance standards.
Join us in crafting a future where compliance is more than just a necessity; it's the bedrock of sustainable and flourishing businesses. William Martin Compliance is not just your safety partner but also your pathway to success.
About the role
We're looking for a curious and experienced People Operations Partner to join our newly created People Operations team. You'll be the face of the People team, putting your own stamp on how we bring the HR experience to life and communicating our HR frameworks to the business. You'll champion our values throughout the business, understanding how they underpin the way we do things.
Reporting to our Director of People Operations, you'll be a true generalist with the ability to deal with ambiguity and show resilience as we build an innovative people-focussed HR function. You'll be a key member of the team, advising and coaching managers on best practices and identifying key insights that we'll deliver back into the business.
Key Duties:
- Supporting and guiding Managers and Employees on policies, procedures and employee relations queries
- Partner with managers to ensure we are developing key talent and forming cross department relationships to build a world class team
- Work with the Director of People to implement and maintain a meaningful performance review system
- Actively contribute to initiatives and projects such as DE&I, ESG, early careers, employee engagement, and learning and development programmes
- Lead on employee relations, managing ER cases end to end independently, escalating to the Director of People as required
- Support the Director of People with restructures and consultations as required
- Regularly review and propose updates to People policies and processes to reflect changes to local legislation
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of HR systems and processes to ensure employees are able to effectively self-serve
- Develop and lead management development initiatives to equip them with essential people management skills such as effective feedback, communication and managing performance
- Becoming an expert in our core values to help us hire to them and therefore uphold and enhance our culture
About You
- You've done this before – you're CIPD qualified with hands-on experience of providing HR advice and support to managers.
- You're honest, trustworthy and able to work with confidential information.
- You take a proactive approach to problem solving and generating ideas – challenging the status quo and producing well informed recommendations.
- You're an advocate of positive change and you can influence and build relationships at all levels.
- You're agile – in a newly formed team you have the ability to work flexibly to support the business and the team.
Why join us?
People are at the heart of everything we do. By putting people first, we invest more in developing them alongside creating career growth opportunities and advancement across the division. It is our priority to ensure our employees feel valued and inspired and we commit to supporting you every step of the way.
Our clients expect the best from us, and we expect the same from our colleagues. This is why we offer a wide range of fantastic benefits to support you in both your personal and professional life.
Benefits:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Contributory pension scheme
- Voluntary private medical
- Simply health care plan
- Gym and retail discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Quarterly charity days
- Religious holiday swap
- Employee assistance programme
- Life learning – online learning materials
- Support with professional membership costs
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