Policy Partner - Manchester, United Kingdom - AQA Recruiting

Description

At AQA, we're committed to advancing education and we're committed to our people.

As the largest provider of academic qualifications in the UK, we mark over seven million GCSEs and A-levels each year and it's our people who make this happen.

Fixed Term Contract – 8 months maternity cover
Are you a commercially astute, agile, and empowering People Partner who is looking for their next Challenge?
This is a maternity cover post where you will be providing executive level support for Head Office functions.
Partnering at Executive Director and senior leadership on a strategic level.
~ Working on business wide impacting projects.
~ A flexible working environment over a 35-hour week.
~ Extensive training and partnered with a third party in relation to benchmarking methodology and salary data.
~ 25 days annual leave, wellbeing focus and working onsite in multi million pound refurbished office with access to an onsite Gym and Yoga classes. Excellent stakeholder management skills in order to influence and maximise opportunities to improve the performance of the organisation.

Your role as People Partner, sits within a wider People Group including a peer group of 4 People Partners and 3 Senior People Partners, People Advisers, an Employee relations specialist team, People services admin, Internal Recruitment and Learning and Development.

Quickly establish credibility and respect and building strong working relationships
Drive a culture of empowerment and accountability with senior business leaders, providing challenge and guidance.

You'll work alongside the HR Leadership Team and other senior colleagues up to and including executive level, defining and delivering an integrated People Strategy.

You'll enjoy the accountability and autonomy that comes from ownership and delivery of key milestones and initiatives whilst building strong partnerships and building your internal network.

As the largest provider of academic qualifications in the UK, we mark over seven million GCSEs and A-levels each year and it's our people who make this happen.

Fixed Term Contract – 8 months maternity cover
Are you a commercially astute, agile, and empowering People Partner who is looking for their next Challenge?
This is a maternity cover post where you will be providing executive level support for Head Office functions.
Partnering at Executive Director and senior leadership on a strategic level.
~ Working on business wide impacting projects.
~ A flexible working environment over a 35-hour week.
~ Extensive training and partnered with a third party in relation to benchmarking methodology and salary data.
~ 25 days annual leave, wellbeing focus and working onsite in multi million pound refurbished office with access to an onsite Gym and Yoga classes. Excellent stakeholder management skills in order to influence and maximise opportunities to improve the performance of the organisation.

Your role as People Partner, sits within a wider People Group including a peer group of 4 People Partners and 3 Senior People Partners, People Advisers, an Employee relations specialist team, People services admin, Internal Recruitment and Learning and Development.

Quickly establish credibility and respect and building strong working relationships
Drive a culture of empowerment and accountability with senior business leaders, providing challenge and guidance.

You'll work alongside the HR Leadership Team and other senior colleagues up to and including executive level, defining and delivering an integrated People Strategy.

You'll enjoy the accountability and autonomy that comes from ownership and delivery of key milestones and initiatives whilst building strong partnerships and building your internal network.

As a true HR generalist, you will provide HR leadership across the directorate(s) you are aligned to, working collaboratively, and taking an active role in the Senior Leadership team.

You will make a professional contribution, supported by colleagues across People Group, to the development and delivery of a proactive, effective, high quality HR service, that enables the delivery of AQA Group StrategyJob title:

As a true HR generalist, you will provide HR leadership across the directorate(s) you are aligned to, working collaboratively, and taking an active role in the Senior Leadership team.

You will make a professional contribution, supported by colleagues across People Group, to the development and delivery of a proactive, effective, high quality HR service, that enables the delivery of AQA Group Strategy

Use existing knowledge and skills to make an impact when advising business managers to help enhance people capabilities and performance culture.

Support organisation design and development across the business area, commissioning and directing additional expert resource where necessary.

Develop and operationalise a good understanding and knowledge of available business data to provide critical business insight, challenge and advice to business areas and teams.

Coach and drive a culture of empowerment and accountability within senior leader communities. Take individual responsibility and be accountable for the delivery of initiatives or projects. Regular travel will be required, occasionally necessitating overnight stays.

To comply with all AQA Group policies and other legislative requirements, including but not limited to HSE, Equal Opportunities and ISMS.

Contribution to, successful delivery of, and effective implementation and evaluation of the People Plan for the business area.

As a member of the HR Leadership Team, contribute to the wider organisation strategy and work effectively with other key stakeholders on strategic projects.

Provides direction guidance and coaching to business area Senior Leadership Team, People Group and People Services Teams, where appropriate, in order to achieve high performance and quality delivery across the business.

Contracts expert resource to deliver strategic transformation change and oversees this process to drive quality delivery.
AQA Senior business leaders

Substantial knowledge and generalist experience in HR covering a breadth of activities and best in class HR practices and policies.

Experience of working with managers on the analysis of grade and skill mix as well as job design/local workforce planning.

Demonstrated commitment to learning through continuous educational development.
Manage performance of colleagues effectively.
Work flexibly and adapt management style to get the best performance from colleague experience.

AQA is an independent charity that sets and marks over half of all GCSEs and A-levels in the UK every year.

Our purpose is to advance education by helping students and teachers to realise their potential.

To help drive these ambitions, AQA invests in the development of its people by offering a range of professional development and learning opportunities leading to over 50% of our permanent roles being filled internally.

Please note that Faye will not be able to assist you with enquiries regarding Temporary vacancies or non-recruitment enquiries.

If you have query regarding Temporary vacancies, please contact:

Hybrid Working
We're operating a hybrid working model. This allows for our colleagues to work from two days a week in one of our offices across England.

AQA is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes people unique.

Please note that due to the confidential nature of our work, we are unable to employ people for our temporary roles who are currently a candidate for Key Stage 4 and 5 public examinations.

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