People & Culture Project Manager Manchester, England

Oak View Group

Full Time Manchester, England 35000 - 40000 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Oak View Group:

Oak View Group (OVG) is the world’s leading arena development, management, and hospitality company founded in 2015 by Tim Leiweke and Irving Azoff to positively disrupt business as usual. As the largest developer of sports and entertainment facilities in the world, OVG prioritises the way we do business focusing on making long-term investments in our people and our planet.

OVG have completed seven arenas, with many more in development, including Co-op Live, with more to be announced in the future.

Co-op Live is in a joint venture partnership with City Football Group and we are proud to work with Co-op as our Naming Rights Partner.

For more information - Oak View Group

About the Venue:

Co-op Live will offer a warm Manchester welcome to over 23,000 fans and amazing artists. With innovative smart ‘bowl’ design, cutting edge visual and acoustic technology, plus 32 amazing bars and restaurants and 12 premium lounges and clubs, we’re creating a unique space for the people of Manchester and beyond. World class, planet friendly and all in the heart of our local vibrant community.

For more information - Co-op Live

Role Purpose:

As we gear up to be the biggest live entertainment arena in the UK, we’re looking for a People & Culture Project Manager. This is a really exciting, true people generalist role, where every day will bring new challenges.

You will be supporting the set up of all people processes, ways of working and developing how we do things. This is a genuine opportunity to make a difference, developing all people services from scratch and putting your stamp on the role.

Responsibilities:

Roll your sleeves up and get stuck into all things people & culture related; every day will be different as we work together to develop systems, processes, policies and ways of working
Work with the venue operations team to set up systems that create as much automation as possible, reducing people administration activities
Recruitment is key for us in the first 12 months, you will be supporting the team to co-ordinate, administer, interview, onboard and attend careers fairs to attract the best talent to Co-op Live
Work closely with the People & Culture Director on the delivery of all people projects, gaining awesome experience in new systems such as time & attendance, procuring DBS provider, pay & reward, recruitment, employee engagement and performance management
Support on diversity and inclusion initiatives, driving inclusive practices into everything we do
Support the development and implementation of our employee reward strategies for permanent and event teams
Provide practical, people and employment law advice to leaders, managers & supervisors
Proactively manage people policy and employment law updates to ensure statutory compliance and best practice
Produce monthly reports that monitor progress against our internal and external commitments, identifying opportunities to continuously improve what we do and think outside the box
Manage the administration support for the team ensuring processes are slick and effective
Design and deliver people training sessions for the leadership and management teams
Work with key local stakeholder’s including Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter, Manchester City Council, City Football Group and supporting charities
Manage relationships with external service providers including rewards & benefits partner

What Co-op Live will give to you

Alongside the benefit of working with an awesome team of talented people, we want to help you get the best out of your work and have a work life balance.

Provide you with development opportunities and regular one to ones
Key objectives for you to succeed in your role
Your general wellbeing is at the forefront of our minds, we understand the importance of balancing work and personal commitments
This is an office base role, it’s really important we work together to mobilise the biggest music and live entertainment arena in the UK
Working 5 out of 7 days - this may include evenings and weekends

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000

25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Employer pension scheme
Private Health Care scheme – Vitality
Life Assurance 4 x basic salary
Eyecare vouchers
WeCare Employee Assistance Programme to support you and your family 24hrs, 7 days per week when you need the service
Company sick pay scheme
Enhanced family friendly benefits
Office fruit & snacks
Team social events

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

Essential

CIPD Level 5 qualification
An infectious can-do approach
Great employment law knowledge
Have a passion for getting things done
Be a brilliant team player
Broad generalist people experience
Thrive when its buzzing
Have a flexible approach, like variety of which there will be loads!
Confident to challenge and support all levels of the team
Good working HR systems experience

Desirable

Experience of working with a large team of casual staff
Experience of working in an arena, stadium or large business
Great project management skills

Our Inclusion Commitments:

Our venue is for the fans, the artists, everyone! Attracting a diverse workforce which reflects our local community is what will make our venue the best music venue in the UK!

We understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry, we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation, strengthens our people, improves our service, and raises our excellence.

We are committed to creating a great place to work amplifying voices from all different backgrounds. There is something for everyone at Co-op Live, come and get involved.

If you do require any additional support or reasonable adjustments to support your application, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure you have everything you need.

We will consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the required skills necessary to fulfil the role.

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