People Relations Partner

People Relations Partner

Location : Isle of Man, Douglas Office.

Below covers everything you need to know about what this opportunity entails, as well as what is expected from applicants.

Duration : Permanent

Canada Life UK looks after the retirement, investment and protection needs of individuals, families and companies. We help to build better futures for our customers, our intermediaries and our employees by operating as a modern, agile and welcoming organisation.

Part of our parent company Great-West Lifeco, Canada Life UK has operated in the United Kingdom since 1903. We have hundreds of respected and supported employees committed to doing the right thing for our customers and colleagues.

Canada Life UK is transforming to create a more customer-focused business by providing our customers with expertise on financial and tax planning, offering home finance and annuities propositions, and providing collective fund solutions to third party customers.

Job Summary :

The People Relationship Partner will act as an experienced partner in providing commercially-focused solutions, specialist coaching and expert advice to effectively support the delivery of local business goals. More specifically, the individual is required to provide tactical advice and guidance to the management of their business area on all people matters relating to capability, skills required and performance output. The focus of the People Relationship Partner is to drive a people-oriented high performance culture that emphasises empowerment, goal attainment, productivity and high quality standards across the business area. This will be achieved through the provision of strategic guidance and support to the Lead People Partner, Executive team members and their management team, as required on a wide range of HR topics, including organisational design, recruitment, training and development, local employment law, compensation & benefits, employee relations, tribunal and or other litigation matters, succession planning and talent management.

To be successful in the role, the incumbent will utilise their sound knowledge of the HR principles and best practices and is required to work collaboratively and proactively with other members of the Human Resources team on cross functional projects.

Responsibilities :

• Work through all people related matters or concerns in partnership with the relevant Lead People Partner and management team, particularly on employee relations and performance management issues, working closely with other relevant teams within the HR function as required to deliver a resolution.
• Analyse and derive insight from people data to help pro-actively identify opportunities to improve performance, resolve resource gaps and mitigate people risk.
• Support the Lead People Partner and management teams on all HR annual processes, such as annual appraisal cycle, salary review exercise, talent management and succession planning processes.
• Delivery of organisational development projects and support of major organisational change initiatives within the business lines.
• Working in collaboration with the Lead People Partner and the Talent Acquisition team, develop and manage a resourcing strategy that considers the needs of the business.
• Advise and coach managers across a wide range of employee relations issues taking into account best practice, legislative framework, regulatory environment and commercial factors.

Experience Required :

Qualifications :

What you'll like about working here : As a Canada Life UK colleague, you'll receive a competitive salary and comprehensive reward package including income protection, private medical insurance and life assurance, along with a generous pension and bonus scheme.

Diversity and inclusion : Canada Life is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

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