Job Description

The People Officer is a key role within the wider People Partnering Team. The role is accountable for providing a customer focussed, rapid response advisory service on people procedure, policy and cyclical people process. The role holder supports line managers with process and policy implementation through the promotion of self service and through supporting and coaching leaders. This is a hybrid role with a minimum if 2/3 days working on our campus on Oxford Road, Manchester.
Person Specification:

• A current, sound knowledge and awareness of the key challenges and issues affecting People / Human Resources.
• Associate CIPD qualification and/or demonstrable professional skills and knowledge to the requirements of the post gained through relevant industry experience is essential.
• Experience of providing advice and guidance to managers on People / HR policies, processes and procedures across the employee lifecycle and contributing to policy and process development.
• Must have experience of contributing to policy and process development, continuous improvement and implementation through stakeholder engagement.
• Analytical Thinking - Has the ability to use operational and transaction data sets to identify the source of people issues. Is able to articulate the connection between data and issues to inform discussion and decision-making.
• Service Excellence - Demonstrates the ability to plan and deliver cyclical and known people related activities, policy and process in line with organisational expectations, in time and to high standards.
• Change Management - Has sound understanding of people change process and legislation and is able to provide specialist administrative support to the wider People Partnering Team regarding change management projects.
• Continuous Improvement - Draws on own expertise in process, policy and procedure and data and insight sources to identify opportunities for continuous improvement (CI). Is confidence in promoting CI opportunities to the right people and willingness to explore new ideas suggested by others, applying own knowledge to critique and support new ideas.
• People Advocacy and Culture - Demonstrates the ability to provide advice, guidance and coaching through the lens of the employee experience. Champions and role-models' ways of working within immediate network and stakeholder groups that aligns to a people centred and inclusive culture.
• Collaboration - Is able to build strong and long-lasting working relationships and can identify common goals and actively involves key stakeholders in delivery or creation of people solutions.
• Influencing - Keeps up-to date on areas of specialist knowledge and uses evidence- based arguments to present new ideas related to the accountabilities and deliverables of own role. Is able to influence through excellent verbal, written and digital/ IT communication skills.
• Commercial Awareness - Demonstrates a foundational knowledge of the commercial and financial drivers of the University and factors that influence goals and objectives. Can identify the connection between these factors and impacted people priorities.

Desirable skills:

• Some working knowledge of People / HR delivery within the Higher Education Sector is preferred but not essential.
• Experience working within People / HR function in a higher education or similar setting is preferred.
• Degree and / or Chartered Membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development is preferred but not essential.
• ILM 5 Qualification in Coaching and Mentoring is preferred.

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

Additional Information:
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.
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Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; HR advisor, People Advisor, Human Resources Admin, People Admin, People Partner, Junior People Partner may also be considered for this role.
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