People and Culture Partner

People and Culture Partner Bedford (Hybrid) From £40,000 per annum Fixed Term Contract - 12 Months Full Time (37 Hours per week) As a People & Culture Partner you'll be at the forefront of shaping our colleagues’ experience. You will help drive a culture that’s driven by our values: We Are Ambitious, We Take Responsibility, We Show Empathy and We Are Better Together. Reporting to the Director of Communications & Engagement, you will partner with managers and work with colleagues to make bpha a great place to work What you will be doing: * Health & Wellbeing - Lead initiatives to improve colleagues physical, financial, social, and mental wellbeing, aligned with bpha’s (email address removed) strategic plan. * Lead the Ourbpha forum consisting of colleague engagement leads to help engage colleague and help bpha become a great place to work * Colleague Experience - Help to deliver our people strategy actions, fostering a positive colleague experience and inclusive culture for all. * Be the conscience of colleagues and challenge where colleague experience could be better * Colleague Journey - Improve the colleague journey, starting with onboarding, to improve attraction and retention rates. * Reward and Benefits - Lead the Reward and Benefits working group to review our suite of benefits and make them right for bpha * Recognition - Lead the Recognition working group to make sure colleagues feel valued and are recognised for their contribution * Colleague voice - Lead the annual colleague engagement survey, including helping turn feedback into team and organisation-wide improvement plans. You will work with leaders and colleagues/stakeholders across the organisation to analyse data and implement positive change initiatives. * Communication and Partnerships - You will work closely with the communications team, the People team and the EDI lead in developing an excellent customer experience, including wellbeing. We’d love to meet someone who is: * Proactive, influential and visible across the business * Enthusiastic and passionate about colleague experience * A strong and engaging communicator * Effective networker * Good at analysing and using data effectively * Excellent at prioritising, to deliver what’s most important * Experience improving processes * Passionate about championing purpose and values * Strong organisational, prioritisation and time management skills * High degree of IT literacy including with Word, Excel and Outlook * Able to work well independently and in a team Amongst what we offer you is: * A competitive salary from £40,000 per annum * 28 days holiday PLUS Bank Holidays * A generous contributory pension scheme * Private health care * Free life assurance * Access to an extensive suite of wellbeing services and tools including a digital gym * Opportunities for learning and development * Discounted gym membership * Retail discount scheme Please note the successful candidate will need to complete a Basic DBS application. Closing date: 12th April 2025 Interview date: To be confirmed We reserve the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that we have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible