Job Description Act as a trusted partner to the Central region business leaders and employees. Current employee headcount is circa 1900. Provide advice to leaders on aspects of the employment life-cycle including attraction, hiring, on-boarding, learning and development, recognition, engagement, performance management, employee relations and retention. Support and facilitate the annual performance management process for the region. Identify the need for organisational design / structure changes and partner with regional leaders to manage any required changes. Partner with Resourcing Manager for the recruitment and selection of management talent. Facilitate any regional diversity & inclusion activities for the region. Support Management Induction and Onboarding activity. Partner with L&D to ensure People Development is high on the agenda to support a learning culture Conduct exit interviews for management and above, identify trends and work with leaders to create action plans/retention plans. Analyse regional annual engagement results and partner with leaders to create action planning to enhance engagement. Develop and facilitate pulse surveys as required. Drive succession planning within the region at Management level and above, ensuring we have an internal pipeline of talent. Attend and present at Regional patch meetings on all matters spanning the employment life cycle. Ensure monthly people reports are created and shared with the Regional Managing Director, highlighting any trends and themes. Work closely with the Business and Support teams on all matters relating to pay awards, bonus, benefits, senior level contracts etc to ensure governance and parity. Get involved in sales and tender presentations to represent the Business in People related matters, particularly where TUPE is involved. Partnering with the ER team and be closely involved with any high-level employee relations activity, up to and including tribunal. Act as a subject matter expert in all People related activity for the Business. Proactively proposing and executing innovative People initiatives