Lead People Advisor at British Council

London, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

07 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

09 Oct, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

People Management, Stakeholder Management, Union Relations, Employee Relations, HR Policies, Legal Context, Business Planning, Conflict Resolution, Team Leadership, Advisory Services, Market Insight, Complex Problem Solving, Service Review, Capacity Building, Operational Support, Geographical Dispersion

Industry

Non-profit Organizations

Description

Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries. Manage the relationship with key stakeholders and develop an in-depth knowledge of the businesses by understanding their financial positions, short, midrange and long-term plans and the culture being driven in order to advise on people implications of the business plans. Manage Union /legal relationships with the Country Directions. Support CDs with their relationship with unions. Manage the relationship with People Solutions and ER resources within the hub and relevant resources with People Experience and Insight to ensure consistent use of frameworks and processes. Work closely with People Operations lead to review all aspects of the service provided to stakeholders. Provide people solutions to support the implementation of business plans across the regions. Work in partnership with people business partners to support local management to identify the people implications of strategic and business growth plans across defined organisational areas, providing local insight relating to market conditions, legal context, etc. Lead the team of geographically dispersed Advisors responsible for providing expertise, advice and specialist support, building the capacity and capability required to deliver the agreed services. Apply advanced HR functional knowledge to solve a range of complex business issues across the regions. Support understanding of complex problems and enable informed business-planning, decision-making and/or the development of new or improved policies and practice by providing local knowledge and insight. Manage low risk ER cases within hub and uses standard methodologies and frameworks to drive consistency across the team. Works with ER /caseworkers where necessary. Build management capability through delivery of advisory services that build management confidence to address people-related challenges and encourages early resolution in the case of workplace conflict. Experience of leading a geographically dispersed team delivering People function solutions across multiple geographies and time zones Demonstrable experience of working at a senior level with a People function team, and understanding of and ability to use, core HR policies and processes within a legal context Experience of working within external legal providers and internal CoEs, in particular, Employee Relations

Responsibilities

Manage relationships with key stakeholders and provide people solutions to support business plans. Lead a geographically dispersed team of Advisors to deliver HR functional expertise and support local management.