JOB PACK

People Partner

Resourcing, Attraction and Recruitment

OUR MISSION

Each year, over 700,000 children in England rely on the support of a social worker. These children and their families face some of the worst life chances, but we know that great social work has the power to change this. That’s why we recruit and develop outstanding individuals to be social workers and leaders to transform the lives of the most vulnerable children and families.

We recruit and develop outstanding individuals to be social workers and leaders to transform the lives of the most vulnerable children and families. We also develop first line managers through Firstline, our leadership programme for those directly managing practitioners. The Frontline Fellowship is a movement of outstanding individuals who are applying themselves to address social disadvantage in different ways, and who have completed one of our programmes.

We are looking for outstanding people to join our organisationto lead and support the running of these core areas of work to achieve fantastic results for children and families. We want to achieve this whilst striving to achieve a culture of freedom and responsibility. Read on to find out more about this culture and what we are looking for in this role.

FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY:OUR CULTURE

To become an outstanding organisation, we need to both let go of control and expect much more of one another. If we can manage this feat, you will be surrounded by a team who can solve problems, speak with candour, communicate expectations and give one another the space and support to achieve fantastic results for children and families. This is what we call a culture of freedom and responsibility.

How do we make it happen? Freedom without responsibility results in chaos – confusion, frustration, a lack of accountability. Responsibility without freedom breeds a rigid focus on following rules and process, even when professional judgement and creativity would produce better results. It can result in people doing things right without doing the right thing. Because of this, we need to have huge levels of both freedom and responsibility. The most important word is not freedom, nor responsibility, but and.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

We believe that the strongest performing teams have a lot of difference in them and we are actively seeking to diversify and to create a workplace that is welcoming for all, regardless of ability, religious belief, sexuality, gender or ethnicity.

Our employees come from a range of backgrounds and with various expertise. We voluntarily complete a gender pay analysis, which demonstrates that our approach to pay and reward is fair irrespective of gender. We are committed to taking an inclusive approach to recruitment.

We use a system called Applied, which helps to remove bias from the selection process by anonymising applications. We ask for a CV but will only use it at the interview stage and not to shortlist. We are proud to have won the Pink News Third Sector Equality Award 2019.

We are committed to ensuring all employees have the relevant knowledge to support this. We design and deliver workshops and training around diversity, inclusion and belonging.

THE ROLE

The team you will be working in:People

Closing date: 9:00am 26 May 2020

Interviews (virtual): First round: Monday 2 June

Second round: Monday 8 June

Reports to:Head of People

Salary:£40,000 (inclusive of £3,000 Londonweighting) plus competitive pension

Contract:Full Time or 0.8 FTEPermanent

Location: London

The purpose of your role:The People team’s goal is to recruit, develop and retainoutstanding people who deliver our important work in improvingthe lives of vulnerable children and families. We have thereforecreated a new role in the team to focus on the resourcing andrecruitment element of this goal. The People Partner will developan attraction and recruitment strategy to drive how we resource,attract, select, retain and promote. This will include coming up withinnovative ways to attract outstanding people to roles which arechallenging to fill, reviewing our current recruitment processes,bringing more diversity into the organisation and working on ouremployer brand recognition.

The postholder will also work with managers across theorganisation in strategic workforce planning through effectivebusiness partnering. Alongside the Head of People and existingPeople Partner, you will offer effective advice and support, servingas the first point of contact for all HR matters and ensuring all linemanagers meet our expectations and model our culture of Freedomand Responsibility.

THE ROLE

Job description:Resourcing, Attraction and Recruitment – 50%• Develop an understanding of challenges, opportunities and people priorities in

each team and work with managers to develop long term resource plans• Develop and retain a pipeline of outstanding talent• Lead on attracting high quality candidates – developing where and how we recruit• Guide managers in the hiring process including supporting with job descriptions,

shortlisting and interviews• Lead on Frontline’s employer brand and ensure the organisation is recognized as a

great place to work• Work alongside the Head of People in designing and delivering a diversity and

inclusion strategy

Business Partnering – 30%• Provide proactive, professional coaching, support and advice to managers and

staff on all matters relating to people• Effectively manage complex employee relations (ER) issues alongside line

managers including, but not limited to performance management, disciplinary, grievances and dismissals

Generalist HR – 15%• Oversight, implementation, and continuous development of HR processes and

procedures• Develop new procedures resulting from legislative changes as appropriate • Lead on Frontline’s induction process, ensuring that every new starter has an

excellent induction into the organisation

Team – 5%• Be an active member of the People team; using knowledge of best practice to come

up with creative ways to make sure the team is world leading in our approach around people and culture

• Be an exemplar role model of our values across the organisation• Contribute to the wider Operations team (Finance, Compliance, IT etc) to ensure we

are providing high quality support to the rest of the organisation

THE ROLEPerson SpecificationValues and alignment• Prepared to work in line with our values• Committed to creating a culture of freedom and responsibility• A willingness and ability to be fully aligned to, and be an advocate for,

Frontline’s purpose and theory of change across all areas of work including a:o focus on having the highest standards for outstanding leadership in social

worko approach to our Fellows (alumni) that celebrates, encourages and recognises

individuals who are improving safety and stability for children whether theyremain in social work or work outside of the profession

o and a commitment that every child should have a safe and stable home andthat this is best supported by social workers who work alongside families

Relevant experience and knowledge in:• Developing a long term recruitment and attraction strategy, including attracting

quality candidates and managing recruitment processes• Leading on varied, complex employee relations (ER) issues and capable of

managing several cases at once• Marketing and communications, or an interest in developing this • Interpreting employment law and evidencing sound judgement on when we can

be flexible and when we need to be rigid in our approach

Skills and Behaviours• Confident, organised and able to build excellent relationships across a range of

stakeholders with varying seniority and experience• Proactive and a problem solver• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion• Able to role models Frontline’s values, equality and leadership

THE ROLE

Requirements of the role:• CIPD desired but not essential• Right to work in the UK• This post is subject to a police check of previous criminal

convictions with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

How to apply:If this sounds like the right role and organisation for you, apply by following this link.

Want to find out more?Please contact:Anoshe Waheed - Head of People Anoshe.Waheed@thefrontline.org.uk