People & Culture Business Partner

This role is flexible in location, with a requirement to travel across England as needed.

About us 

Founded in 1951, the Refugee Council exists to support people who come to the UK in need of safety and speak out for compassion, fairness and kindness. We are one of the leading organisations in the UK working with asylum seekers and refugees and provide advice and assistance across a wide range of issues. These include helping asylum seekers through the asylum system and accessing housing, welfare, benefits, health, education, and employment. Our teams work with relevant agencies such as the Home Office, Local Authorities, Housing providers and more. 

Our vision for refugees to be welcomed to live safe and fulfilling lives contributing to the UK has never been more urgent.

About the role 

As our People & Culture Business Partner, you will be responsible for working closely with the leadership team of the designated directorate to provide high-quality and timely people insights. You will also support leaders in developing high performance and engaging teams in order to get the best from their people.

Roles and responsibilities

• Act as a trusted adviser and deliver a proactive, customer-focused People & Culture (P&C) partnering service to the directorate leadership teams, understanding the context in which they operate and working collaboratively to develop people-focused solutions.
• Act as P&C lead on organisational development and change initiatives, including transformational projects and strategic work streams to achieve positive outcomes on good-quality change management.
• Coach leaders and managers to develop their people management skills, including approaches that embed wellbeing, equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging (EDIB) and culture to enable employees and volunteers to thrive.
• Lead and contribute to the development, review and implementation of P&C policies and procedures, ensuring they align with organisational culture, meet legal requirements and demonstrate best practice.

For more information on the role and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button.

Closing date: 25 March 2025

Ensuring that the Refugee Council is an inclusive and accessible place to work is important to us. We want to enable people from diverse backgrounds to apply and thrive with us. We believe our recruitment process enables that and are also happy to make adjustments on request.