Role: People Business Partner Salary: £43,925 per annum Hours: 37.5 per week (2 days working from home) Location: South East London, SE5 Closing date: 06/11/2024 Interview date: 13/11/2024 Whatever your experience of street homelessness and its impact on people’s lives – personal or professional – when you join the Thames Reach team as a People Business Partner, we’ll make the best use of all your understanding, compassion and commitment. About us… Thames Reach runs projects and services that help to end homelessness in London. We work directly with homeless people on the streets and in hostels. We work to prevent vulnerable people from becoming homeless. We help formerly homeless people get their lives back on track. We help people find work and access training and volunteering opportunities. Is our mission easy? No, but we never give up on people. Last year we helped more then 12,000 people. Is our work rewarding? Yes, in every sense. There’s no better place to develop or transfer your skills and build a fulfilling career. About this role… We are looking for a People Business Partner to join the People (HR) team. You will: .Provide guidance on People practices such as employee relations and restructures .Influence and build relationships with managers around Thames Reach to help improve business efficiency. .Act as a local point of People expertise for teams that are implementing new people approaches .Bring People expertise and develop solutions to help the business areas to deliver its strategy. .Work on People projects and new initiatives to be implemented across the charity. To succeed as the People Business Partner, you will have: .Significant experience within a People / People generalist role, ideally qualified to CIPD Level 7 or working towards this. .Strong track record and knowledge of UK HR legislation to manage the ER caseload. .Experience of effective use of data to provide insights that drive the strategic People plan. .Experience of managing a varied and busy caseload and projects. .Strong interpersonal / teamwork skills with an ability to facilitate and coach others. .Have an interest in homelessness and a desire to support us to have a positive impact on the lives of homeless people. We are listed in the top 100 UK Best Workplaces 2023 in the UK. As part of a commitment to our employees we offer: .Generous holiday allowance – 29 days per year plus 8 public holidays (pro rata). .Pension – we contribute 6.5% to your pension when you contribute 1.5%. .Excellent development opportunities – career progression, regular supervision and appraisals, and learning programmes to support your career with Thames Reach. .Wellbeing support – our 24/7 employee assistance programme and opportunities for TOIL. .Life assurance – four times your annual salary and critical illness cover. .Other benefits including a blue light discount card, interest free season ticket and cycle to work loans. Thames Reach is committed to achieving a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We value, respect, and celebrate diversity. We welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their history of homelessness, sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief. To apply visit our website and complete our application form. We will not accept applications where Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used to assist with completing the competency questions. For further information please contact, Claire Elmes, Head of People at [email protected] Thames Reach is committed to safeguarding. Applicants must be willing to undergo pre-employment screening appropriate to the post, including, but not limited to checks with past employers.