Role Title: People & Culture Manager
Salary: £48,000 to £52,000 (dependant on experience)
Location: London (with some travel to Chard, Somerset)
Tenure: Permanent
ActionAid UK is a member of the ActionAid Federation, an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty.
As part of the ActionAid Federation, we work with women and girls, our partners, and dedicated staff in 43 countries to end violence and fight poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.
Are you a keen advocate of women and girls’ rights in emergencies?
Do you have experience managing & leading HR teams?
Then we’d love to hear from you!
ActionAid UK is looking for a People and Culture Manager to business partner with senior and middle managers on people strategic and operational issues, you will provide expert people advice, have the ability to influence, support and coach people managers to succeed in achieving their annual plans and upskill these managers to be able to nurture a high performance team and positive environment.
The People and Culture Manager role is part of the People and Culture Department which consists of the Human Resources, Internal People Communication and Engagement, Facilities, Security and Travel, People Development and Safeguarding and all these areas work closely together to translate how all aspects of their work links together to help AAUK build a safe, inclusive, sense of belonging, positive working environment, where all our 213 people thrive professionally and personally during their time with AAUK.
You will lead and manage the Human Resources Team of two HR Advisors, one Recruitment Advisor and one HR/Payroll Officer to ensure they have the knowledge, skills and confidence to work alongside our people managers and employees are meeting their objectives, create a positive employee experience, manage any employee relations issues effectively, deliver any change or culture change programmes as a team and help our people excel in the workplace.
To succeed, you’ll need to be a CIPD Member level 5 or have equivalent experience at this level, have knowledge, in-depth experience of delivering and leading culture change programmes, great knowledge of employment legislation and best practice and understands the importance of leadership and project management to help deliver on strategic people initiatives. You’ll be able to translate this knowledge into solution-focused advice to managers and your team members. You’ll also be confident with excellent written and verbal communication skills, and be able to quickly establish professional credibility with senior stakeholders across the organisation.
Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will be asked to participate in criminal records checks at the point of offer.
Additional Information:
Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging:
Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging are key to our organisational culture. We are on a journey to become not only an anti-racist organisation but one that proudly celebrates the diversity of all applicants and employees. We look forward to you bringing your full self to work, proudly sharing your unique perspective and helping us to shape our combined future. We especially welcome applications from those from underrepresented/marginalised communities.
AAUK is a disability Confident Committed organisation and as such any candidate that declares a disability will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria for the role.
Referencing and Safeguarding:
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include safeguarding, criminal records and terrorism finance checks. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
ActionAid UK is committed to preventing any form of sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse (including child abuse and adult at-risk abuse) and responding robustly when these harms take place. We expect all ActionAid UK Staff and ActionAid UK Representatives to share this commitment. We will not tolerate our Staff or other representatives carrying out any form of sexual harassment, exploitation or abuse towards anyone we come into contact with through our work.
Working practices:
ActionAid is committed to supporting flexible working. If you would like to discuss flexible working options, including the possibility of a job share for this role, there will be space to do so during the interview process.
ActionAid UK has a hybrid working policy for many of our roles. The requirement will vary from team to team and the responsibilities of individual roles. As a minimum, all colleagues are expected to attend the office 12 days per year, plus additional time for induction, training, and “Company Connection days.” Some roles may require in-office attendance on all days and if so, these will clearly be marked as in-office roles.
Please note that ActionAid UK does not offer fully remote working options. We encourage you to discuss hybrid working expectations at interview.
Recruitment Processes:
Please note that ActionAid UK may review, shortlist and interview candidates prior to the closing date so we encourage all candidates to apply as soon as possible.
If we receive a very high response, we may close the vacancy early and will not accept further submissions.
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