Business Manager - People
About The Position
Student Loans Company (SLC) is a non-profit making Government-owned organisation that provides loans and grants to students in universities and colleges in the UK. Since 1989, SLC has enabled customers to invest in their futures by delivering secure, accurate and efficient assessment, payment and repayment services. The company's culture is guided by five values: Honesty, Empowerment, Accountability, Respect, and Trust. SLC is seeking an experienced People Business Partnering Manager to lead a high-impact, strategic partnering service. This senior role requires significant experience operating at a strategic level, influencing leaders, shaping priorities, and delivering outcomes within an organisation undergoing significant enterprise-wide transformation. The successful candidate will possess extensive HR expertise, including employment law, and a strong track record of working constructively with trade unions and key stakeholders. They will be responsible for leading and developing a high-performing strategic HR business partnering team, embedding a consistent, values-led, and colleague-focused partnering approach aligned to business objectives. The role thrives in a high-change environment, utilising data and people insights to inform decisions, set priorities, and drive evidence-based interventions. As a trusted advisor with strong commercial awareness, the manager will balance pace, flexibility, and consistency while supporting the successful delivery of the People Strategy. This position is offered on a 2-year fixed term basis.
Requirements
- Knowledge and experience in the HR implications of large-scale organisational change
- Skilled in combining business insights to provide highly impactful advice and challenge to HR colleagues and senior business leaders
- Robust analytical and organisational skills, demonstrating ability to provide a systematic review of policy/process/practice and develop logical implementation plans which secure the buy in of key stakeholders
- Effective leadership skills with the ability to develop and manage high-performing People teams including Strategic People Business Partnering
- Demonstrable ability and skill to build and maintain effective working relationships to work in partnership with trade unions and other employee representatives
- Significant skill and knowledge to consistently provide a positive, pragmatic and solutions-focused approach when providing advice and guidance at all levels on a wide range of complex matters
- Demonstrable skills and knowledge to drive and support the embedding of a values based culture across the organisation with a focus on inclusive leadership and EDI
- Significant experience of overseeing and ensuring delivery on multiple people priority workstreams and deadlines
- Significant experience in a range of HR management roles within the private sector and/or in complex organisations within the public sector working with a headcount in excess of 2000
- Experience in leading and coaching a People Business Partner team through capability growth, enabling them to deliver proactive, strategic partnerships with business leaders
- Extensive knowledge of UK employment legislation, case law and best practice, up to and including Employment Tribunals
- Substantial experience of providing insights (differentiated for different audiences) through analysing complex statistical data/reports
- Proven experience securing consensus across a range of complex stakeholders, in sensitive and challenging situations
- Demonstrable experience managing complex employee relations cases and providing sound advice and guidance to business stakeholders throughout the process
- Experience of acting as the HR SME for organisations going through large-scale organisational change
Responsibilities
- Lead a high-impact, strategic partnering service across the organisation
- Influence leaders, shape priorities and deliver outcomes in an organisation undergoing significant enterprise-wide transformation
- Lead and develop a high-performing strategic HR business partnering team
- Embed a consistent, values-led and colleague-focused partnering approach aligned to business objectives
- Use data and people insights to inform decisions, set priorities and drive evidence-based interventions
- Balance pace, flexibility and consistency while supporting the successful delivery of the People Strategy
Benefits
- 28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays
- Option to buy/sell annual leave
- Flexi-time and enhanced flexible working options available
- Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme
- Life insurance cover for 4 x annual salary
- Enhanced company sick pay and family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption
- Contributory lifestyle benefit options including discounts at hundreds of retailers
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to the Civil Service Sports and Leisure Club for discounted gym memberships
- Optional dental insurance scheme
- Career Pathways development programme
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
