Consultant - HR - Operations Consultancy
St. James's Place (SJP) works in partnership to plan, grow and protect our clients’ financial futures. We deliver personalised, face-to-face financial advice to our clients, who trust us to manage their money to reach their goals. We provide this service via the Partnership, a network of qualified, expert advisors. We put financial wellbeing and responsible business choices at the heart of everything we do. We believe in the value of difference and know that diverse teams can help us problem solve and innovate for clients.
We look for people to join SJP to make an impact and to contribute to our culture which is based around long term relationships, doing the right thing, and being the best version of ourselves.
Location: Manchester Office
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Employment Type: 12 month Fixed-Term Contract
Seniority: Entry Level
We have an exciting opportunity for a HR Professional to join our Operations Consultancy practice on a 12-month FTC.
As part of a comprehensive approach to managing and developing the St. James’s Place Partnership, the Operations Consultancy Team are a vital part of a specialised Field Management Team, focused on enhancing Partner Practices back-office infrastructure and process’.
The Operations Consultancy team is made up of Consultant’s that have expert knowledge in either HR, Operational Excellence or Business Processing who together will be able to help Practices improve their overall business performance.
Consultant - HR - Operations Consultancy
Location: UK
Key Responsibilities
Working within the Operations Consultancy team, you will be part of a team that engages with the Partner businesses to optimise opportunities to improve existing processes that contribute towards growth and development and in turn Partner businesses productivity.
Deliver appropriate HR support to Partnership businesses with Senior HR Consultants. This is likely to involve the discussion of long-term business goals; strategic and tactical observations; and insights and recommendations to Practice’s for improvement/growth being made.
Provide employment-related information and guidance to the Partnership which is legally compliant and follows HR standard methodology by facilitating HR Health Checks, referring complex cases and queries to Senior HR Consultants where relevant.
Organise and attend events/workshops to ensure Partners/Practice Managers and St. James’s Place colleagues are well informed and aligned in respect of current/future employment and associated legislation and people management standard methodology.
What are we looking for?
Basic understanding of UK employment law. Including but not limited to redundancy, disciplinary, capability, TUPE, performance management and pay/reward
Passionate about delivering customer focused, standard methodology, pragmatic HR solutions which contribute to Partners’ businesses
Confident communicator and skilled influencer who quickly engages with, and builds effective working relationships at all levels and across a diverse range of team members
Able to demonstrate the ability to identify and refer on a wide range of sophisticated employee relations issues, identifying and advising upon the associated risks involved
Able to identifying learning needs, and designing and delivering engaging development solutions and materials to meet those needs
What's in it for you?
- Non-Contributory Pension – 10% (increasing with length of service up to 15%) with further pension matching.
- Parental leave – 6 months full pay
- 28 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays (based on full-time equivalent) with the option to buy up to an additional 5 days holiday
Flexible Working
We know that everyone works best in
different ways, at different times and in different environments. We have
introduced a hybrid working policy to provide greater flexibility for part-time
work, job-sharing, remote working, and flexibility on hours. Our people are
encouraged to work in a flexible way that suits their lifestyle, so please ask
the question and start a conversation!
Research tells us that applicants (especially those from underrepresented groups) can be put off from applying for a role if they do not meet all the criteria or have been on an extended career-break. If you think you would be a good match for this role and can demonstrate some transferable experience please apply, regardless of whether you tick every box.
Reasonable Adjustments
We're an equal opportunities employer and want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive for all, if you require reasonable adjustment(s) at any stage please let us know by emailing us at [email protected]
What's next?
Our team will be in touch. As a business regulated by the FCA we would advise you to familiarise yourself with the conduct regulations and in particular consumer duty obligations prior to an interview with SJP.
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