Position: People Business Partner
Reporting to: Head of Infrastructure
Contract Type: Full time, Permanent,
Location: This role will be responsible for the West Midlands, Wales, Mersey and the South West, travel will be required to each location, ideally you will be located in one of these regions, however candidates will be considered from further afield on the proviso they are prepared to commit to the required travel.
About Cera
An exciting opportunity to join one of Europe's fastest growing health tech startups as a People Business Partner.
Cera’s vision is to empower people to live their best lives, in their own home, through the use of technology, professional care and support. Joining Cera, you are contributing to making this vision a reality. The work you do promotes the dignity, respect, independence and choice of our service users, enabling you to make a real difference. We are changing the way people receive care by empowering our professional carers with insight and improved decision making. We believe technology can enable carers to do what they do best, care.
We are looking for a forward thinking People Business Partner to provide a first-class service to the organisation. To ensure the People Strategy and it’s underpinning operational deliverables are delivered across the business efficiently and that our stakeholders are engage of employee relations, organisation change and OD activities, People data, upskilling and coaching managers, organisational effectiveness and building future capabilities. When required you’ll get to work with some inspirational stakeholders internally and externally to ensure the delivery of an effective, customer-friendly People service.
Role and responsibilities
- Partnering with the business to deliver and embed People initiatives across the business.
- Focus on continuously building, developing and improving all People processes, procedures and policies to lead to the delivery of a best in class People service.
- Advising business stakeholders on strategic people initiatives and proposing action plans and interventions in their areas of responsibility.
- Responsible for advising and managing ongoing employee relations casework, working proactively and collaboratively with managers to support casework and aiming to deliver training to upskill managers in this area.
- Taking full ownership of the end to end employee lifecycle across the business functions that the role holder is responsible for.
- Managing and delivering major change programmes including acquisitions, redundancies, TUPE and changes to terms and conditions.
- Navigating the business through ongoing change and looking to continuously improve the way we manage integrations and acquisitions.
- Build relationships and form alliances with internal and external stakeholders seeking opportunities to collaborate and innovate in business areas.
- Coach and build the capability of leaders and managers to pre-empt organisational issues and help improve business efficiency.
- Continuously looking for ways to optimise, automate and improve our People delivery.
- Participate in the implementation of specific projects, procedures and guidelines to help align the workforce with the strategic goals of the organisation.
Preferred experience:
- Experience of managing and driving People initiatives in an extremely fast-paced, complex environment
- High level influencing and communication skills
- Up to date knowledge of employment law would be beneficial
- Delivery focused, solutions orientated and determined with a collaborative and communicative working style
- Practical, logical and pragmatic; able to solve problems quickly
- Enthusiastic about being in an ever changing environment
What we offer
? Career development in an ambitious company - we’ll grow with you
? All the technology equipment you will need to remotely work
? Flexible and remote working
? Competitive salary & discretionary bonus
? 25 days paid annual leave, UK bank holidays & your birthday off
? Recognition Awards
? Group Pension Scheme
? Lifeworks discount platform & Employee Assistance Programme
Life at Cera
We’re committed to creating an inclusive workforce. We believe in a world where you have the freedom to explore and express yourself without judgement, no matter who you are or where you’re from. Where you value yourself and feel proud of who you are. Where individuality is a source of confidence because difference makes the world a better place.
Our team is made up of academics, innovators, start-up accelerators and care experts, all connected by a vision to build a better future for care through the combination of best-in-class carers, empowered by technology.
You have the opportunity to join a purpose-driven company at the tipping point of transformation. You’ll play a key part in the evolution of Cera and make a real impact, now and in the future.
