Job Description

The University of Manchester are seeking to appoint a dynamic and experienced People Partnering Coordinator to join their People Team.


The People Partnering Coordinator provides a range of administrative support activities for the People Partnering Team. The role is accountable for delivering process and administrative support to enable the activities of People Directors, Partners and Officers in delivering a Partnering service to the University. The role is also responsible for ensuring excellent customer service though management of enquiries and requests into the People Partnering team. This is a hybrid role, working a minimum of 2/3 days on our campus on oxford Road, Manchester.


Person Specification

Demonstrable experience of meeting operational requirements, with excellent planning and organisational skills. Experience of set up, operation and continuous improvement of administrative support systems and processes. Experience of managing and responding to customer enquiries. Experience of managing a varied workload including regular/cyclical and ad hoc requirements. Experience of arranging and supporting meetings including logistics and minute/action taking. A knowledge and awareness of the key stages of an employee lifecycle Commercial Awareness - Understands the importance of dealing sensitively and confidentially with people data and personal information. Analytical Thinking - Sound analytical, creative and pragmatic problem-solving skills. Has the ability to use reporting systems to produce data sets and packs which can inform analysis and insights. Can use excel and PowerPoint to analyse and present data. Service Excellence - Demonstrates the ability to provide an excellent customer experience through interactions; and to plan and deliver cyclical and known people related activities, policy and process in line with organisational expectations, in time and to high standards. Continuous Improvement can identify opportunities for process improvement, make suggestions and implement improvements.

As an ideal candidate you will have:

Experience working in an administrative service within a People / HR function is preferred. Some working knowledge of People / HR delivery within the Higher Education Sector is preferred but not essential.

As one of the leading Universities our employees enjoy exclusive access to excellent benefits and schemes including:

Generous annual leave allowance, including Christmas/New Year closure Pension scheme membership to provide benefits for you and your family Well-being programme with counselling, fitness and leading sports facilities Learning and development opportunities Season ticket loans for public transport Cycle to Work Scheme Workplace nursery scheme Staff recognition schemes Staff discounts on a range of products and services including travel and high street savings

The University of Manchester is part of the prestigious Russell Group of universities and highly respected across the globe as a centre of teaching excellence and research innovation and discovery.


As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments will be made on merit.


Please note, under the new immigration rules this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route of the Points Based System. Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK in order to be eligible to take up the post.


Our University is positive about flexible working you can find out more here


Blended working arrangements may be considered


Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Jen Pass, Talent Acquisition Business Partner


Email: Jennifer.pass@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk

Technical support:

https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date. We reserve to right to close the advert early in the instance that we receive a high volume of suitable applicants.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.