People Partner

Acorns Children's Hospice are now looking for a People Partner to provide professional HR advice and direction to managers. You'll develop and implement HR strategies that support business goals, whilst fostering a positive workplace culture and driving employee engagement.

At Acorns Children's Hospice we offer specialist palliative care and support for children and their families across the West Midlands. We are there wherever and whenever they need us, in the hospice, community and at home.

As People Partner, you will:

• Be a key expert on employee relations matters
• Manage a team of three People Team Administrators
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by collaborating with managers to embed behavioural competencies
• Provide advice and guidance on complex, sensitive and contentious people issues to managers across the organisation including Care, Retail and Central Office Teams
• Produce and analyse workforce data to inform strategic decisions
• Develop and implement people strategies aligned with business objectives

• CIPD Level 7 or equivalent experience
• Generalist HR experience across a variety of sectors
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation
• Results orientated and a completer finisher

• 37.5hours per week
• Hybrid working with travel to sites
• Employee discounts from leading retailers - including the Blue Light Card
• Discounts on refurbished tech
• Health cash plan
• Gym membership and equipment discount scheme
• Bike2Work scheme - save up to 42% on bikes and equipment
• Wellbeing, legal and financial support
• Generous contribution to group personal pension plan (7.5%) or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
• NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme

Interviews are scheduled to be held on 11 February

You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for children and will be asked to provide two satisfactory references.

As a UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting organisation, we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Children's Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.