Senior People Advisor - Integration

Our People Team are recruiting and are looking for an experienced Senior People Advisor to join them on a 12 month basis.

This role is a great opportunity for an experienced and collaborative HR professional to work proactively with our leaders and wider People Team primarily to support with the design and delivery of a number of organisational change projects, as the organisation goes through a period of integration. Being a strong influencer and trusted advisor to business leaders will be an important part of this role.

The role holder will work with the business to improve leadership and management capability, it will guide, coach and challenge leaders, on best practice HR and have brilliant conversations. Being a champion of our people vision this role will work closely with the wider People team to ensure that the people aspects of the Society’s strategy are planned and delivered to an exceptional level.

The Senior People Advisor role works closely with the People Partners and other People Advisors and, whilst the main focus for the role will be change management, the role holder will bring broad HR experience to the role and be able to operate across the full spectrum of HR advice and support. It will have a focus on managing the Employee Relations agenda as well as supporting the management of the Trade Union relationship and building partnering relationships with managers and leaders.

This role will be a catalyst for change and responsible for People initiatives and projects from inception through to delivery. Tracking and monitoring progress of initiatives and ensure projects are delivered to time, budget and aligned to our values will also be key tasks.

The role can be based in either Manchester or our Head Office campus in Binley, Coventry but travel will be required to both locations. A team-led hybrid working arrangement is in place.

Our benefits include:

• 28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays and a holiday buy/sell scheme
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• Personal pension with matched contributions
• Life assurance (6 times annual salary)

To be successful you’ll be passionate about being part of an organisation that cares about member and colleague experience.

To be successful in this role it’s essential that you will have:

• Extensive People advisory experience
• Excellent knowledge of employment legislation and HR best practice
• Experience of organisation design and change implementation
• CIPD qualification or equivalent
• Project management experience
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and ability to influence key decision makers

Desirable experience needed will be:

• Experience of developing policies and procedures
• Financial services background

We’re one of the largest building societies in the UK and we share a mutual goal across our branches and our offices to improve the lives of others.

We’re officially recognised as a ‘Great Place to Work’ and our benefits go beyond basic pay, with a discretionary bonus scheme, a culture of reward and recognition and comprehensive support for wellbeing.

At the beginning of the year, The Co-operative Bank officially became part of our Group. Together, we have shared values and an ethical approach towards our members, customers and colleagues.

We’re serious about equality, of race, age, faith, disability, and sexual orientation and we celebrate diversity. By working together, we know you’ll build more than just a career with us.

All together, better.

Flexibility and why it matters

We understand the need for flexibility, so wherever possible, we’ll consider alternative working patterns. Have a chat with us before you apply to see what the possibilities are for this role. 

Proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer

We’re proud to offer an interview or assessment to every disabled applicant who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As part of the application process, disabled applicants can opt in for the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. If there are ever occasions where it is not practicable to interview all candidates that meet the essential criteria, such as when we receive a high number of applications, we commit to interviewing disabled candidates who best meet the minimum essential and desirable criteria.

If you would like to opt in to the scheme please contact our recruitment team when you apply via Get in touch - Coventry Building Society (coventrycareers.co.uk)