People Partnering Business Manager

Overview

In this role you will lead strategic workforce initiatives within a large NHS organisation to support patient care. You will partner with senior leaders to drive workforce programmes, governance, and service improvements. You will shape organisational change, deliver insights for decision-making, and oversee the People Partnering service. This is a hands-on leadership position that combines strategy, analytics, and continuous improvement to impact outcomes across the trusts’ communities. You will join a collaborative, mission-driven team focused on delivering outstanding care.

Pay / Benefits

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays
• generous NHS pension
• flexible and agile working
• maternity, paternity and adoption support
• supportive staff networks
• health and wellbeing opportunities

Responsibilities

• Lead the operational management and business infrastructure of the People Partnering service
• Manage workforce governance, assurance and performance reporting processes
• Deliver complex workforce projects and organisational change programmes
• Produce insightful workforce intelligence and analytical reports for senior decision-makers
• Develop and improve systems, processes and reporting frameworks
• Manage the People Partnering administration function and support staff development
• Coordinate workforce compliance, governance and assurance activities
• Lead service improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, effectiveness and user experience

Key requirements

• Significant experience in a business management, programme management, workforce, HR or organisational development role within a large and complex organisation
• Experience leading projects and delivering organisational change initiatives
• Experience with performance management, governance and assurance processes
• Experience producing reports and presenting information to senior leaders
• Experience managing staff and coordinating workloads
• Experience delivering service improvement programmes
• Experience working across organisational boundaries and managing multiple stakeholders
• Degree level qualification or equivalent experience; specialist knowledge in HR, organisation development or related discipline; continuing professional development; CIPD Level 5 or willingness to work towards

• stakeholder engagement
• leadership
• change management
• project management
• workforce analytics
• governance and assurance

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