People Operations Manager

at  British Council

JOB SUMMARY

The purpose of the British Council’s Lead Operations and Payroll Manager is to work with HR senior leadership to design, implement and develop HR and Payroll operations to meet the strategic objectives of the People function and the developing needs of the businesses and functions it supports.
The role will make key contributions to the continuous improvement of our people policies and practices. This role therefore requires a strategic and detail-oriented professional with a strong understanding of HR processes, payroll systems, employment law and tax regulations within the UK.
The successful candidate will ensure excellence in end-to-end operation services, including operations and payroll services which have been outsourced to a professional services company and those which are delivered in-house.
You will manage a team of four, responsible for delivery of people operations and payroll services and will work collaboratively with internal stakeholders and the professional services company to plan and execute HR processes and practices and to drive a culture of continuous operational improvement

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

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