People Partner

People Partner

Salary range: £23,939 - £25,321 per annum (£39,898 £42,201 pa pro-rata)

Type of contract: Fixed term contract to 31 December 2025. Potential for permanent opportunity

Location: London, Hybrid

Working hours: Part-time, up to 21 hours per week (flexible)

About the role

Join our team at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) as a People Partner. As part of our People team, you will be responsible for delivering high quality generalist and employee relations support and advice across the College. This role is crucial to our mission of improving healthcare for women and girls worldwide by ensuring our leaders are supported and our teams receive the effective HR support and guidance needed to perform at their best.

Responsibilities:

• Partner leaders and their teams on people matters
• Provide expert advice and support to managers on employee relations matters including performance management, change management resolving employee conflicts, grievances, disciplinary and other employee matters
• Collaborate with the Director of People and OD to develop and implement the people strategy and participate in projects
• Champion Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) across the College

For the full list of key responsibilities, please check the recruitment pack.

About you

You will be an aspiring, proactive HR Generalist with a background working in a similar role with a focus on employee relations. You should have excellent communication skills, a passion for driving organisational excellence and a commitment to promoting positive employee experiences through effective people strategies.

Requirements

• Background in providing HR advice and support on employee relations issues
• Comfortable and confident working directly in partnership and collaboration with leaders
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively

Our culture and benefits

As a valued member of the team, you will be located in our stunning offices close to Borough Market. We offer a friendly; values led working culture with an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Agile and flexible working
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and office closure from 25 December to 1 January
• Up to 10% employer pension contribution after probation
• Enhanced wellbeing and family leave and pay policies
• Interest-free bike and season ticket loans after probation
• Tailored Learning and Development and study leave
• Affinity staff networks
• Free lunch in our beautiful Union Street building
• Employee assistance programme
• Life assurance and income protection schemes
• Lifestyle discounts

For a full list of the benefits we offer, please visit our careers site.

How to apply

• Click on Apply to be taken to our recruitment platform, Applied.
• Closing date: 10.00 am on Monday 3rd March 2025
• We encourage candidates to apply early and reserve the right to close the advert and appoint before the closing date.
• Interview dates: We will be interviewing candidates as applications are received.

We believe that diverse teams will deliver the best outcomes for women's healthcare and we strive to be an inclusive employer. We are therefore looking for candidates whose backgrounds, experience and identity enhance the diversity of our existing team. We are particularly encouraging applications from underrepresented groups at the College such as those from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and those with a disability. To find out more, please see our Diversity Policy and Equal Opportunities Policy.

We are only accepting applicants with a right to work in the UK; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa.

About us

The RCOG is a professional membership association dedicated to improving women s health care across the world. We do this by setting standards for clinical practice, providing doctors with training and lifelong learning, and working with partners to advocate for women s health and health care across their life course. We are a global leader in this specialist area, supporting 16,000 members in the UK and internationally.

We are a values-led organisation placing high standards, innovation, openness, inclusiveness and trust at the centre of all we do.