People Partner

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Contract: Full-time, Permanent (38.75 hours per week)

Location: Regional, covering South East and the South West of the UK. (Hybrid, at least 3 days travelling to branches across various locations)

Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum + £4,500 Annual Car Allowance

At Dignity Funerals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are one of the UK’s leading providers of funeral services, committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and engaging workplace where our employees can thrive. We believe in empowering our teams to deliver excellence while ensuring they feel valued, supported, and developed in their careers. With a strong network of funeral branches across the country, we are dedicated to making a meaningful difference to the families we serve.

The Role:

We are seeking an experienced People Partner to provide strategic and operational HR support across our funeral branches in the South East and South West regions of the UK. Reporting to the Head of People Partnering, you will work closely with operational leaders to drive people strategies, foster a positive workplace culture, and support the achievement of business objectives.

Let’s take a closer look at role responsibilities:

• Support in the delivery of the Group People Strategy in line with the Company’s vision and values.
• Act as a Business Partner for the business, ensuring pragmatic, commercial and people-centric solutions to people-related problems, managing risk and working within applicable regulatory and legal frameworks.
• Support and coach managers in dealing with complex people-related problems.
• Partner with leaders to lead large change programmes, helping the business scale, understand and support the opportunities and challenges for their teams.
• Deliver key People Initiatives across the People Spectrum, including workforce planning, restructuring, resourcing, talent management, pay and review, employee engagement and performance management.
• Support the implementation of performance management processes, including setting objectives, conducting reviews, and providing feedback.
• Lead and support organisational change initiatives, helping employees adapt to changes, and ensuring smooth transitions.
• Drive data-led questioning, solutions and decision-making through the utilisation of People reporting capability.

Must haves we’re looking for in experience for this role:

• Evidenced experience within a People partner role or similar position.
• Policy development, process review/design, continuous improvement methods.
• Proven capability to lead, develop and motivate individuals.
• Understanding and appreciation of TUPE, restructuring, and redundancy.
• Proven ability to define, scope and deliver complex people change.
• Previous experience in delivering programmes designed and developed by People Centres of Excellence.
• An understanding of FCA and CMA regulations is desirable.
• Experience of working collaboratively.

What we offer:

• Annual salary of up to £50,000.
• £4,500 Annual Car Allowance.
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays.
• 10% Yearly Company Bonus Scheme.
• BUPA Private Healthcare (Self).
• Life Assurance X2 Salary.
• Pension Scheme.
• Free On-Site Parking.
• Access to our full range of employee development schemes.

Why Join Dignity Funerals:

At Dignity Funerals, we are committed to supporting our employees while delivering exceptional service to families across the UK. You’ll be joining a professional and compassionate organisation where your expertise in people will contribute to a positive working environment, ensuring fairness and consistency for all employees. Join us in making a difference - apply today!

What are the next steps?

To be considered for this role, please submit your application via the ‘apply’ button, where a member of our Talent Team will review your application.

FCA Regulation Statement: Please note that this role is subject to meeting regulatory requirements. As an FCA-regulated organisation, we are committed to adopting the highest standards, and we do this by employing individuals with the appropriate skills, experience and integrity to protect both the company and our clients. If you are considered for a role, you will be providing your permission for us to conduct the relevant checks and assessments that will be carried out during the recruitment and onboarding process. The nature of the checks will depend on whether the role is subject to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR).

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement: Our Vision is to connect with our clients, colleagues, company, and communities based on our principles whilst celebrating our differences. We aim to empower leaders and colleagues to seek out and understand new voices and perspectives, to be vocal about inequity and exclusion, and to take decisive, informed, and bold action to promote inclusion and belonging.