Strategic People Business Partner

Grade A - Grade A£52,737 (National Framework) or £58,139 (London Framework - if you are London office based or homebased and live within the boundary of the M25) - There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £553 per annum for those working from home

Contracted Hours: Full time 37 hours per week

Contract Type: 12 Month Fixed Term or Secondment Opportunity

Location: Home-based, office-based or talk to us about flexible working

Closing date: Tuesday 8th October 2024 at 11.59pm

This role is NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Are you committed to helping us regulate health and social care within England?

When thinking about what drives you every day in your job, what keeps you motivated and passionate about your work what comes to mind? For 3000+ people at the CQC we end each day knowing that we have made a difference to the lives of those most in need in our communities. We make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and encourage care services to improve. We are looking for people who are caring, demonstrate integrity and work well as part of a team to join with us and share in this sense of achievement. If you would like to help us make a positive impact to health and social care within England, then read on.

Why this could be a great role for you....

This role of the Strategic People Business Partner is to work in partnership with CQC's Senior Leaders within assigned directorates. The role will provide strategic and operational advice and knowledge on people related matters in line with the needs and priorities of the directorate they are partnering and the wider CQC. With the purpose of ensuring achievement of current objectives, alongside focusing on the future to ensure strategic business aims are achieved.

Working with a motivated supportive team you will report to the Deputy Director of People Strategy and Practice. As part of the wider business and People Directorate, you will take full accountability for the people agenda within their assigned directorates, own the relationship, and ensure effective delivery of people practice. In addition to supporting their partner directorates, the role will lead the delivery of people projects and processes that have an organisation wide impact. You will be joining CQC at time of change and challenge and a 'can do' positive attitude is a must.

What we can offer you...

Your health and wellbeing are important to us and are supported through generous annual leave (starting at 27 days and rising with service to 32.5 days, plus 8 Bank Holidays), a cycle to work scheme, discounted gym vouchers and access to a free employee assistance service 24 hours a day. We also understand the importance of financial health and offer membership of the NHS pension scheme, contributing about 14% of basic salary. You will also be able to access discounts to supermarkets, high street stores, electronics, fleet cars, plus we also have an internal reward scheme which could see you earn yourself a voucher or two! All of our Homeworkers are also kitted out with everything they need to comfortably work from home.

We want to support you to succeed and be your very best, with opportunities for training and development along with the support of experienced managers and mentors.

We want to make working for CQC a great experience for everyone, and to role model a diverse and representative culture. To support an inclusive environment where colleagues feel empowered to bring their whole self to work, we support a variety of staff networks, including the Race Equality Network, LGBT+ Equality Network, Carers Equality Network, Disability Equality Network and Gender Equality network.

What you will bring...

You will be CIPD qualified with a degree level qualification in HR Management, or equivalent HR experience. You will also have experience of working strategically at a business partner level in a fast paced, high-volume environment in your current or previous role.

Experience of successfully managing change, budget and financial management from a HR perspective, workforce planning, managing employee relations, managing staff and teams - remotely and office based, are also required.

Communication skills both written and oral and the confidence to engage and negotiate with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders will be essential for success in this role. You will have the ability to manage relationships with key stakeholders and be able to influence and engage at senior level.

Sound attention to detail and organisational skills are a must as well as up to date knowledge of employment legislation.

To access the full Job Description, please click the link below:

Strategic People Business Partner JD.docx

For an informal discussion or further information on the role, please contact Carla Malhotra, Deputy Director - People Strategy & Practice at [email protected]

Individual adjustments...

We are committed to being open and transparent around our processes and we endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. We seek to support candidates to identify potential challenges and work with them to identify and facilitate reasonable adjustments as appropriate. Should you require assistance and/or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact a member of the team via email: [email protected]

Note for internal candidates:

As this is a secondment/fixed term opportunity it is important that you read our recruitment and selection policy relating to secondments and you must discuss your application with your line manager before applying. Your line manager will need to consider the implications of the release, agree whether you can be released for a specific time and that the secondment represents a development opportunity/meets business needs.

Note for external candidates:

CQC are currently working through an organisational transformation programme which includes the creation of a new target operating model. This role is offered as a fixed term contract as part of the transition process to that new model. For further information on this please visit https://www.cqc.org.uk/about-us/jobs/information-applicants

CQC is committed to promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where all our people can flourish and reach their full potential. We know diverse teams allow for a more creative and productive environment and therefore encourage applications from everyone regardless of: age, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity or sexual orientation.

For this role, we are particularly encouraging people from ethnically diverse communities and people with a disability to apply, who are currently under-represented at this level in the organisation.

Our Values

Excellence - Meeting our challenge to be a high-performing organisation

Caring - Treating everyone with dignity and respect

Integrity - Demonstrating our passion for 'doing the right thing'

Teamwork - Enabling us to be the best we can