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: 2nd 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