Ref 2077 Function People Location England | Coventry Employment type Full-time Salary Up to £50,000 per annum + £4,500 Annual Car Allowance Closing date 28/03/2025 Description
People Partner
Contract: Full-time, Permanent (38.75 hours per week)
Location:
* Regional, covering East and the South West of the UK.
* (Hybrid, at least 3 days travelling to branches across various locations)
Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum + £4,500 Annual Car Allowance
At Dignity Funerals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are one of the UK’s leading providers of funeral services, committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and engaging workplace where our employees can thrive. We believe in empowering our teams to deliver excellence while ensuring they feel valued, supported, and developed in their careers. With a strong network of funeral branches across the country, we are dedicated to making a meaningful difference to the families we serve.
The Role:
We are seeking an experienced People Partner to provide strategic and operational HR support across our funeral branches in the East and South West regions of the UK. Reporting to the Head of People Partnering, you will work closely with operational leaders to drive people strategies, foster a positive workplace culture, and support the achievement of business objectives.
Let’s take a closer look at role responsibilities:
* Support in the delivery of the Group People Strategy in line with the Company’s vision and values.
* Acts as a Business Partner for the business, ensuring pragmatic, commercial and people-centric solutions to people-related problems, managing risk and working within applicable regulatory and legal frameworks.
* Supporting and coaching managers in dealing with complex people-related problems.
* Partner with leaders to lead large change programs, helping the business scale, understand and support the opportunities and challenges for their teams.
* Deliver key People Initiatives across the People Spectrum, including workforce planning, restructuring, resourcing, talent management, pay and review, employee engagement and performance management.
* Supporting the implementation of performance management processes, including setting objectives, conducting reviews, and providing feedback.
* Leading and supporting organisational change initiatives, helping employees adapt to changes, and ensuring smooth transitions.
* Drive data-led questioning, solutions and decision-making through the utilisation of People reporting capability.
Must haves we’re looking for in experience for this role:
* Evidenced experience within a People partner role or similar position.
* Policy development, process review/design, continuous improvement methods.
* Proven capability to lead, develop and motivate individuals.
* Understanding and appreciation of TUPE, restructuring, and redundancy.
* Proven ability to define, scope and deliver complex people change.
* Previous experience in delivering programmes designed and developed by People Centres of Excellence.
* An understanding of FCA and CMA regulations is desirable.
* Experience of working collaboratively.
What we offer:
* Annual salary of up to £50,000.
* £4,500 Annual Car Allowance.
* 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays.
* 10% Yearly Company Bonus Scheme.
* BUPA Private Healthcare (Self).
* Life Assurance X2 Salary.
* Pension Scheme.
* Free On-Site Parking.
* Access to our full range of employee development schemes.
Why Join Dignity Funerals
At Dignity Funerals, we are committed to supporting our employees while delivering exceptional service to families across the UK. You’ll be joining a professional and compassionate organisation where your expertise in people will contribute to a positive working environment, ensuring fairness and consistency for all employees.
Join us in making a difference – apply today!
What are the next steps?
To be considered for this role, please submit your application via the ‘apply’ button, where a member of our Talent Team will review your application.
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