People Manager

• Location: Oldham
• Job Type: Temporary - Initial 6-month contract
• Pay Rate: £26.94 per hour (PAYE)

Reed are supporting MioCare (Made in Oldham Care), an Oldham Council owned company providing care and support service, in their recruitment to a varied People Manager position.

This role is pivotal in providing high-quality operational workforce support and ensuring best practice people management across the organisation.

You will be joining a growing care organisation and will work closely with Oldham Council colleagues to contribute significantly to MioCare's 2024-27 strategic plan (#FutureFocus), as well as input into their Senior Leadership Team (SLT).

Day to Day of the role:

• Provide professional advice and support on complex HR issues, including change management and TUPE.
• Monitor Employee Relations casework and identify areas requiring managerial development.
• Coach managers to enhance their interpersonal and communication skills for managing sensitive people issues.
• Lead specific projects contributing to the Workforce Strategy in collaboration with the SLT.
• Make key decisions on workforce practice, drafting recommendations based on robust intelligence and best practice.
• Deliver organisational change programmes to support the transformation agenda.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Ideally Chartered membership of the CIPD or equivalent, or evidence of continuous professional development.
• Senior-level HR experience in a large, complex organisation.
• Extensive experience in developing and delivering customer-focused HR policies.
• Experience in leading people-related cost efficiency and change programmes.
• Knowledge of HR best practices, employment law. Exposure to local government functions would be advantageous but not essential.

To apply for this People Manager position, please submit your CV and a consultant will be in touch to discuss the next steps.