People Product Manager Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Job description
Contract: Permanent
Location: Hybrid / Remote (Head office : Q6 Quorum Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne)
Hours per week: 37
Salary: Up to £45,000 per annum, depending on experience
Shape real change with an NCFE career
Imagine a career where your contributions affect not only what people learn, but the way that learning is developed and delivered. NCFE is a place where employees not only make a positive social impact – influencing the lives of thousands of learners – but where you will have the opportunity to influence the way we work and directly shape our future direction.
With over 170 years of education experience our core purpose remains at the heart of the organisation – to promote and advance learning to create a fairer, more inclusive society. We have built a high-performance workplace culture, backed by a strong set of values and behaviours, to ensure we’re working together as one organisation to make sure no learner is left behind.
About the role
We're excited to be looking for an experienced HR professional to join us as a People Product Manager in our People Services department.
The People Services department is a key function at NCFE where people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re a team of approximately 20 professionals, providing a proactive and effective service to our workforce circa 720 colleagues. We’re keen to innovate and enable the organisation to be a brilliant employer, supporting our leadership and management capability and embedding a truly colleague centric culture. This is underpinned though all aspects of our People products:
- Reward & Recognition
- Talent Management
- Performance & Development
- Colleague Experience
- Managing the full lifecycle from discovery to implementation of several people products.
- Driving continuous improvement of our people products, analysing and seeking insight into performance against KPIs and business benefits.
- Engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, including developing and maintaining strong relationships with senior stakeholders to facilitate people product solutions.
- Keeping up to date with key trends and developments for innovative and creative solutions which meet our people vision and strategy.
- Analysing future workforce trends and providing insight around people analytics to influence stakeholders and make recommendations for change.
Read the full Job Description.
This role requires hybrid working therefore you will need to be within travel distance of Head Office to ensure you can work from the office once a month.
What will we offer you in return?
One of the biggest rewards of a career with NCFE is contributing to our promise to support the delivery of the highest possible quality learning experiences for our learners and for them to achieve the best possible outcomes as a result.
You will also have access to a fantastic range of employee benefits and support for your personal and professional development. Benefits include:
- Company Pension, employer’s contribution up to 9% when you contribute 3%
- Life Assurance (4 x basic salary)
- £200 personal development allowance per year
- £400 towards any NCFE accredited qualifications per year
- Two hours a month to spend on personal development
- Free learning resources on our in-house 'Learning to Grow' platform
We also support your health and wellbeing by giving all colleagues access to:
- A minimum of 25 days holiday per year, plus 8 bank holidays
- An additional 3 days off during the Christmas closure
- A flexible and hybrid approach to working to support a work-life balance
- Westfield Health Cash Plan worth up to the value of £635
- Employee Assistance Programme - including a 24/7 confidential help line and counselling sessions
- Doctor Line - same day appointments
Want to know more about NCFE?
Take a look at our website https://www.ncfe.org.uk/
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) statement
Creating a fairer and more inclusive society is at the core of who we are at NCFE. We're committed to building rich diversity into our workforce at all levels, to ensure that we understand and are representative of the communities and customers we serve.
We do not discriminate against anyone due to their gender, sexuality, race, age, religion, beliefs, identity, social background, visible or hidden disability, or neurodiversity. Instead, we pride ourselves on our collaborative, vibrant and high-performance culture which embraces everyone, celebrates uniqueness, and enables everyone's voice to be heard.
Our dedicated Diversity and Inclusion team works across our organisation to achieve this.
How to apply
Before applying, please note that we require all candidates to be able to demonstrate proof of Right to Work in the UK.
Ready to join us and shape real change? Apply with your CV and covering letter uploaded as once document if you have the commitment to excel in this position. We look forward to learning more about you.
Closing Date: Sunday 7 May 2023
Interview Dates: First stage telephone interviews will take place between 11 - 15 May, face to face interviews will be held on 19 May.
