People Services Business Partner
37 hours per week, based in Preston
up to £50,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
The People Services Team deliver exceptional customer service to our colleagues across Community Gateway. We are proud of the reputation we have for supporting our employees and creating a great employee experience. Reporting to our Head of Culture and Engagement, this new role will play a key part in business partnering with managers and senior managers across the organisation, delivering on high profile projects, having responsibility for specific areas of our service, and ultimately ensuring we deliver our People Strategy and Corporate Plan. Our team live and breathe our corporate values and it is important that the successful candidate do the same.
What we are looking for:
- Extensive experience in a Business Partner role, influencing and supporting at all levels within an organisation.
- Employment law knowledge, and continuing development to ensure you are aware of the latest changes.
- Great communication skills - ability to write policies, procedures and reports tailored to a variety of audiences, and deliver presentations on relevant topics.
- Experience of designing and delivering engaging and impactful training to employees and managers.
- People management experience.
- Experience of working with HR systems.
- High levels of attention to detail with the ability to analyse a variety of data, identify trends and deliver improvements as necessary.
It would be great if you also had:
- Experience of working in social housing
- Experience of payroll
- Experience of managing a learning and development function.
- Experience of organising corporate events.
- CIPD Level 7 qualification
Why work at Community Gateway?
Our team are what makes us who we are. We aim for a great employee experience and that includes offering a range of benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, your birthday off, Christmas closure, free parking, free breakfasts, a health cash-plan, reward and recognition scheme and much more.
Inclusion is key for us. We would love to hear from people from diverse backgrounds for this role, and second languages come in handy.
This role has the opportunity to work both from our gorgeous dock-front offices and at home. You should generally expect to be in the office at least 3 or 4 days a week, with flexibility given to accommodate business and personal needs
A bit more about us:
Community Gateway own and manage almost 7000 homes across the city of Preston, but we are so much more than just a landlord. We aim to offer great customer service, providing safe, well-maintained and affordable homes, and making a positive difference to the communities in which we work. We make sure that we manage our business to the highest of standards and are working to create a sustainable future.
And finally, we want to be a great place to work.so if you think you have the skills, experience and can live our values, then we want to hear from you..
If you haven't done so already, check out our candidate pack on our website for more about us and top tips for your application.
Dates for your diary:
The closing date for this role is 5th January 2025 atmidnight with interviews held on Monday 13th January or Thursday 16th January 2025.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
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