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We are recruiting for a Strategic, Senior Talent and Development Partner to support our Places Leisure business as a Centre of Excellence  

To be successful in this role you must be within a 60 minute commute of our main office locations; either Preston, Derby, Bristol or London. Regular travel in the role will be required.  

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced professional to join our team as a Senior Talent and Development Partner. In this role, you will partner with senior business leaders and leadership teams to implement and deliver our talent and development strategy, focusing on mapping, developing, and moving talent across Places Leisure and the wider PfP business.  

Key Responsibilities: 

• Partner with senior business leaders in Places Leisure to create, implement and deliver our talent and development strategy. 

• Map, develop, and move talent across Places Leisure and the wider PfP business. 

• Implement strategic learning, leadership, talent and development initiatives within Places Leisure. Support Managers to develop their teams, leading on all things personal, professional, technical and career development.  

• Ensure our Places Leisure workforce has the right skills, in the right place at the right time, both for now, and in the future. Support our Management teams to build customer service-based workforce and culture.  

• Work closely with various People departments/ centre's of excellence to ensure alignment and integration of people processes.  

Essential Criteria: 

• Proven experience in a partnering role to deliver talent, development, learning, leadership, organisational design, or HR, as a centre of excellence. 

• Experience in creating and designing engaging and inclusive training material to develop people and leadership capabilities. 

• Ability to coach and facilitate learning to an audience of senior stakeholders.  

• Experience in taking conceptual ideas to output. Delivery of high-impact strategic projects. Demonstrable experience of delivering key people projects which showcase impact against KPIs, and demonstrate return on investment.  

• Strong leadership and line management experience to lead a team of three.  

• Ability to work autonomously whilst balancing the four key areas of the role: business partnering, coaching and facilitation of leadership development programmes, ownership and delivery of strategic projects, and line management. 

• Ability to use data and analytics to drive a result-oriented culture of people development solutions. 

The benefits    

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.   

 We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:   

• Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly   

• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%   

• Excellent holiday package – up to 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave   

• Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year   

• A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%   

• Training and development   

• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more 

We are committed to enhancing the talent and development landscape within our organisation. Our focus is on creating a supportive and dynamic environment where talent can thrive and grow. If you are passionate about talent development and have the experience and skills to make a significant impact, we would love to hear from you. 

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then apply following our simple 5 minute application process, upload a CV and a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the role. If you have any questions please email the recruitment team recruitment@placesforpeople.co.uk 

If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on skillsemployment@placesforpeople.co.uk.

Please note that we may bring the closing date forward, if we receive a large number of quality applications. If you are interested in this role we would advise applying immediately to avoid disappointment.

If you are using a mobile device such as an iPad then ensure your CV is stored in the cloud, we currently support Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox.

If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls 

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We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment. 

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.