About The Role
Are you ready to make a meaningful impact? At Alzheimer’s Society, we are dedicated to being help and hope for everyone living with dementia. Every day, we’re working to create a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.
We are looking for a strategic People Business Partner to join our passionate team and help shape an inclusive, high-performing culture. If you’re a strategic HR professional who thrives on collaboration, transformation, and making a real impact, this could be the perfect role for you. As a People Business Partner, you will play a pivotal role in delivering directorate-specific people plans that align with the Society’s overarching strategy. Acting as a trusted advisor, you’ll drive key people initiatives, champion organisational change, and help build leadership capability. You will be the critical link between our People teams and the business, ensuring alignment between people priorities and organisational needs. With accountability for all people delivery activities within your directorate, you will also work closely with the Employee Relations and Change team, and our People Delivery team, ensuring consistency and quality in people support.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Lead and execute directorate people plans that align with strategic priorities, ensuring a seamless and impactful People function.
2. Act as a trusted advisor by providing expert guidance on people strategies, talent development, and employee experience while proactively addressing people challenges.
3. Leverage data-driven insights to inform decision-making, drive organisational effectiveness, and embed a culture of inclusion, continuous learning, and high performance.
4. Collaborate with senior leaders and the wider People team to create a cohesive, value-adding approach that enhances the overall employee experience.
About You
We’re looking for a strategic and proactive people professional, passionate about creating a great employee experience and someone who:
5. Has strong partnering skills, with the ability to influence, coach, and challenge senior stakeholders.
6. Can confidently use people data and insights to inform strategies and decision-making.
7. Thrives in a collaborative environment and enjoys working across teams to drive positive change.
8. Is aligned with our values: Determined to make a difference, a Trusted Expert, Better Together, and Compassionate.
You’ll be an inspiring coach, a strategic thinker, and a natural collaborator. Above all, you’ll be passionate about helping people thrive and ensuring inclusivity is at the heart of everything we do. Interview date: TBC held virtually. Contract : This is a 12 month fixed term contract, covering maternity leave.
About You
About Alzheimer's Society
Dementia is the UK’s biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.
At Alzheimer’s Society, we’re the UK’s leading dementia charity and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding ground breaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.
Together with our supporters, we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. Our make sure that our focus is clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead and remind us of what we all stand for. Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Alzheimer’s Society. We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society. Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee forum and Employee Lived Experience network groups help us promote inclusion and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people. To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. We recognise the benefits of AI, but if you're considering using it to submit your application, we encourage you to reflect on the value it truly adds. AI tools often lack the personal touch and authenticity that set candidates apart. We want to hear your unique perspective, experiences, and skills, so we encourage you to showcase them in your own voice. We try to avoid closing roles early where possible, however if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close earlier than the advertised closing date. Should this occur, we will aim to provide you with at least 48 hours' notice. We are committed to safer recruitment and ensuring the welfare of those we work with, due to the nature of some of our roles, we might need to carry out a DBS check at the relevant level. Giving back to you Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society. You can also visit our pages, which give you more information about what it’s like to be an employee at the Society.
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