Knovia are an expanding group of best-in-class education businesses that build professional capabilities across their chosen sectors, including Care, Professional Services, Dental and Early Years. We are passionate and driven to make a real difference to people’s lives, creating social impact and professional mobility for all.
We bring clarity of vision, the best people, and the resources to be successful. Our principles and core values demonstrate our impact of being at the forefront of building the capability of individuals, providing them with the skills to be productive and deliver a better service to advance their careers.
Businesses within our group:
Tempdent - https://www.tempdent.co.uk/
Position
Location: Remote based with occasional travel for meetings
Hours: 36.5 hours (Monday to Friday)
We are looking for an experienced People Superstar to join our growing, award-winning team at Knovia as People Business Partner. You will support the continuous exceptional partnership to our managers and leaders across the Knovia group and all of the best-in-class companies within it.
As an expert HR/People business partner, you will provide advice and guidance on all colleague and people areas to support a high-performance workforce and drive our continued success.
You will work collaboratively with the wider people team and deliver an award-winning service through our people strategy and plan, delivering high-impact workforce effectiveness. You will use your wealth of People/HR knowledge and experience to support our broader business objectives, sustainable growth, and championing a high-performing coaching culture, resulting in consistently high customer and colleague satisfaction and performance.
Exciting elements of this role include:
1. Being a trusted advisor, guiding and supporting our people and colleagues on all people-related matters, encouraging our colleagues to perform at their very best.
2. Providing data-driven insights and recommendations on workforce planning, succession planning, and leadership/colleague development.
3. Overseeing performance and capability management processes, including goal setting and performance evaluations/recognition schemes for all colleagues.
4. Championing the wellbeing of colleagues and implementing initiatives to achieve a high-performing, positive workplace culture.
5. Driving organisational change initiatives, supporting leaders in effectively managing transitions related to organisational change and growth.
6. Analysing People metrics and trends to provide insights that inform business decisions to improve performance and business objectives.
Requirements
What we need from you:
1. Minimum of 5 years proven experience in a Senior People/HR role such as manager or business partner role.
2. Extensive experience working in a fast-paced, growing environment.
3. Proven experience partnering with senior leadership and driving initiatives that align with business strategy.
4. Confident in creating and maintaining effective relationships with internal colleagues and external partners.
5. Ability to deliver agreed targets and results in line with given deadlines.
6. Strong interpersonal skills and able to persuade, influence, and listen to others and provide support as required.
7. Confident to manage workload, time, and resources effectively without close supervision.
8. Strong knowledge of employment law and legislation and ability to share best practices with key stakeholders.
9. IT Literate and competent in MS Office packages including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
10. Flexible with the ability to travel nationally and commit to potential overnight stays as required.
We will be reviewing applications and conducting interviews on an ongoing basis, which may mean this vacancy closes prior to the advertised closing date if we have identified a suitable candidate, so please apply as soon as possible.
Other information
We are proud to offer a suite of optional benefits that are handpicked for you including life assurance and income protection, and core benefits below:
1. 20 days annual leave - increasing with length of service and a holiday purchase scheme.
2. 3 Knovia Days for our Operational December Closure and 8 Public Bank Holidays.
3. Up to 3 days of paid volunteering leave and corporate conscience initiatives.
4. Your birthday off, for us to celebrate you.
5. Perkbox – a suite of lifestyle benefits and wellness tools.
6. Recognition and long service awards to celebrate our colleagues.
Knovia is committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of our learners and colleagues, and we implement robust safer recruitment practices to support this. Depending on the role you are applying for, we may undertake a number of necessary checks to confirm you are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults, which may include a Disclosure and Barring Service check. We are also committed to promoting equality and inclusion throughout our colleague and learner populations.
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