People Partner (12 month FTC)

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Team: People

Salary banding: 42600 - 61346

Experience:Expert

Working pattern: Full-Time

Reporting to: Head of People Partnering

Sponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Where youll work:

Depending on the needs of your business area we expect hub based people to be in the office at least once a week and to go to OVO Connection events in-person.

Youll be assigned to the closest one of our three hub offices Bristol Glasgow or London; unless your role requires field-based work. Each hub has accessible spaces to park your laptop is designed to inspire people help them connect and bring big ideas to life.

Everyone belongs at OVO

At OVO we are on a mission to solve one of humanitys biggest challenges the climate crisis. And we know it takes all of us to change the world. Thats why we need diverse people from all abilities gender identities ethnicities ages sexual orientations life experiences and backgrounds to join us.

Teamworking for the planet

Everything we do here spins around Plan Zero. So naturally the team youll be joining plays a gigantic role in making that happen. Heres how:

Our People Partnering Team are the right-hand people people to our Retail Leadership Team. Theyre a key business partner who help drive and deliver the wider people strategy with our key Plan Zero mission in mind - building the leading place to work for world-changers.

This role in a nutshell:

Top line this role is about working closely with our Operational Leadership Teams these are our people who interact and support our Customers every day. The role is to develop and deploy people strategies that enable our companys vision and strategy to be realised within the OneCare function. Youll be a coach and advisor to our leaders and their teams which may be a blend of home hub field and third-party teams having a deep understanding of the business and people issues at hand. Youll be a master at working through and with others across the People Team and wider organisation to demonstrate the whole teams expertise and get stuff done.

Your key outcomes will be:

• Acting as a strategic People Partner to our VPs Directors and Head of Departments: Develop and implement a People Plan including forecasting talent needs succession planning and strategies for engagement and retention. This involves gathering inputs from the wider people team reviewing engagement data and implementing a mixture of always-on and cyclical activity. Along with the larger transformational activities to move the business forward to achieve our OVO goals.
• Leading people change projects and initiatives: Lead and support the business through organizational changes such as restructuring or new policy rollouts ensuring a smooth transition for our people. This involves using the OD Blueprint and working with the wider people team to manage end-to-end activity.
• Coaching and developing our leaders: To equip them with the right skills and behaviours to lead their business and teams through growth and change. Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders coaching them on people leadership performance feedback and navigating complex people issues. This includes signposting to self service support tools and liaising with the relevant CoE.
• Talent Management: Drive key talent products like performance reviews career development driving people potential conversations through Talent reviews succession planning activities and working with reward on levelling and promotion processes.
• Program Delivery: Serve as the point person for delivering company-wide people programs (e.g annual pay reviews Peakon surveys leadership upskilling) to their specific business area ensuring high participation and understanding. This includes working with CoE to communicate detailed briefings on program timelines and content presenting outputs to the business area feeding these outputs into the People Plan and building tangible action plans.
• Voice of the Business: Act as a crucial link between their business unit and the wider people teams representing the unique needs of their area to help shape company-wide people strategy.
• Data: Monitor key performance indicators and financial data to make data-driven recommendations that improve performance well-being and engagement. This involves analyzing data and metrics to identify trends diagnose problems and measure the impact of people initiatives.
• Operational Support: Handle transactional activities and provide support during critical times like payroll cycles ensuring accuracy and compliance. This includes ensuring accuracy within WD (approvals Cost Centre Sub Org) supporting payroll activities and liaising with People Services on Absence Sickness and Performance triggers and processes.
• Business and Commercial Acumen: Must have a deep understanding of the business unit they support including its budget challenges and risks. This involves attending business area MBRs understanding budgeted and forecasted Headcount and payroll run rate and aligning with FBP on hiring and budget discussions.
• Relationship Building: Excellent at building rapport and trust with leaders and people at all levels.
• Coaching & Influence: The ability to guide and influence leaders without direct authority.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and curiosity skills to diagnose issues and a creative approach to developing effective solutions.
• Communication: Exceptional communication and presentation skills to effectively deliver information influence decisions and represent the business area.
• Change Management: Skilled in guiding teams through transitions and helping them adapt to new processes or structures.

Youll be a successful People Partnerhere at OVO if you

• Are highly curious & resilient; a self-starter with a proactive progressive approach.
• Are a brilliant relationship builder coach and advisor willing to challenge the status quo.
• Have strong personal impact; you connect with confidence and credibility across small or larger audiences.
• Have a natural style that prioritises team over individual with a constant focus on a diverse inclusive culture
• Have a proven track record to coach in the moment to influence positive behavioural change.
• Have strong organisational design and change experience gained in a fast-paced progressive environment. Think fast paced and multiply it OVO is unique here.
• Have a practical hands on approach you are low ego.
• Have strong leadership skills you are a role model for others.
• Arecommercially savvy and highly developed analytical skills to investigate design and deliver people strategies and plans.

Lets talk about whats in it for you

Well pay you between 42600 and 61346 depending on your specific skills and experience. If your expectations are a little different have a chat with us!

We keep our pay ranges broad on purpose to give us and you flexibility to match your experience to our zero carbon mission.

Youll be eligible for an on-target bonus of 15%. We have one OVO bonus plan that focuses on the collective performance of our people to deliver our Plan Zero goal.

We also offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to help you feel like you belong at OVOand theres flex pay. Well give you 9% Flex Pay on top of your salary 4% of this is auto enrolled into your pension and the remaining 5% is yours to do what you like with. You can use this to buy from our extensive range of flexible benefits including our green benefits which weve put at the heart of our offering add to your pension or even take it as cash.

Heres a taster of whats on offer:

For starters youll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays).

For your health
With benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level critical illness cover life assurance health assessments and more

For your wellbeing
With gym membership travel insurance workplace ISA will writing services dental insurance and more

For your lifestyle
With extra holiday buying discount dining home & tech loans and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donations

For your home
Get up to 400 towards any OVO Energy plan plus great discounts on solar smart thermostats and EV chargers

For your commute
Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans

Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know.

For your Belonging

To find better ways to support our people we need to listen to each others experiences and find ways to build a truly inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of this we have 8 Belonging Networks at OVO. Led by our people for our people - so when you join OVO you can play a part - big or small - with any of the Networks. Its up to you.

Oh and one last thing...

Wed be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes yet we also believe its just as important we tick off all of yours. And if you think you have most of what were looking for but not every single thing go ahead and hit apply. Wed still love to hear from you!

If you have any additional requirements theres a space to let us know on the application form; we want to make the process as easy and comfortable for you as possible..

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