SLC are seeking an experienced People Business Partnering Manager to lead a high‑impact, strategic partnering service across the organisation. This senior role requires significant experience operating at a strategic level, with the confidence to influence leaders, shape priorities and deliver outcomes in an organisation undergoing significant enterprise‑wide transformation. You’ll bring extensive HR expertise, including employment law, and a strong track record of working constructively with trade unions and key stakeholders. You will be experienced in Leading and developing a high‑performing strategic HR business partnering team, you’ll embed a consistent, values‑led and colleague‑focused partnering approach aligned to business objectives. You’ll thrive in a high‑change environment, using data and people insights to inform decisions, set priorities and drive evidence‑based interventions. As a trusted advisor with strong commercial awareness, you’ll balance pace, flexibility and consistency while supporting the successful delivery of the People Strategy. If you’re passionate about strategic impact, values‑driven leadership and making a measurable difference through people, we’d love to hear from you.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS OFFERED ON A 2 YEAR FIXED TERM BASIS.

• 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