Location: Oxford (hybrid)
Vacancy type: Permanent
Global Canopy is a data-driven not-for-profit delivering real transparency and accountability for market impacts on nature and people. Our special focus is on ending deforestation – an essential step in achieving urgent global goals on climate, nature, and human rights.
As People and Culture Manager, working to the Director of Planning and Execution, you will be responsible for the evolution of the People function at Global Canopy. Providing support to the Leadership Team and colleagues across teams, you will be at the heart of an inclusive culture. You will lead on People initiatives that create stronger relationships, more effective learning and professional development, and crucially better delivery of our work and greater impact as an organisation.
You will bring strong relationship-building and influencing skills and deep technical expertise to ensure that we can recruit, retain, develop, support and deeply engage the people we rely on to deliver our vital work for forests, nature, and human rights. You will manage all aspects of team members’ journey with the organisation, including recruitment, performance management, employee relations, and payroll.
Requirements
To be successful in this role, these are the things that will matter the most:
* People-first and positive approach to HR management
* Broad experience of managing human resources work across organisations, with a good understanding of HR procedures and legislation in the UK
* A deep alignment with our values and our mission, and a passion for collaboratively contributing to a deeply grounded organisational culture in which people thrive
* Leading with warmth
* Credibility as both structured and effective as well as emotionally intelligent
* Able to handle difficult situations sensitively and confidentially
* Initiative & ability to manage and prioritise own workload, working to deadlines
* Creativity
At Global Canopy, we value diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and are committed to having a team with a diverse set of skills, experiences, and abilities.
This role sits within Band C on Global Canopy’s remuneration framework.
Nature of contract
Full time or 0.8 FTE. Permanent. We are a flexible employer and welcome candidates wishing to work flexibly.
Base
Our office is in Oxford, with flexible home-working arrangements in place.
Holidays
36 days (including bank/public holidays) for discretionary use across the annual leave year. Option to purchase up to an additional 5 days or equivalent of one week’s leave.
Pension
Employer pension contribution of 7%.
Covering dental fees, eye-care, wellbeing, physiotherapy, chiropody, and much more – for you and any children.
Employee Assistance Programme
Which provides free, confidential advice on personal and legal matters.
Other
Huge range of discounts and cashback deals at gyms, restaurants, holidays, and much more.
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