People Partner - Operations

We are seeking a People Partner - Operations to join our team at Argos. As a People Partner, you will ensure the successful delivery of our people plans, including people development interventions, change/transformation projects, and cyclical people activity.

The successful candidate will work with stakeholders to design, implement, and embed a wide variety of people change initiatives and cyclical activity, creating a great colleague and line manager experience.

Key responsibilities include:

• Working with relevant stakeholders and People Centres of Expertise to design, implement, and help embed cyclical activity within the people plan
• Consulting and communicating with a variety of stakeholders to gain insight and buy-in into cyclical processes
• Working with your peer group to maximise the effectiveness and efficiency of the wider team in delivery of people plans
• Helping to manage risks and overcome issues that prevent projects or work from being successful
• Analysing data to support development of the people plan and tracking progress
• Providing support as required to organisational effectiveness and design project delivery

In addition, you will be responsible for delivering business change, ways of working, and behavioural interventions, including:

• Developing change management approaches and implementation plans to launch and embed people initiatives
• Driving change through gaining and providing feedback and data insights to improve future people initiatives
• Ensuring that processes are delivered as joined-up colleague experiences rather than linear programmes of intervention
• Leading by example, living and demonstrating valued behaviours, and coaching others to do the same

You will also be expected to build effective relationships with business stakeholders, peer groups, and CoEs to enable delivery of divisional and functional people plans.

Requirements:

• Relevant combination of people partner knowledge, skills, and experience or CIPD Level 5
• Proven track record of delivery in equivalent roles within fast-paced, complex, commercial organisations
• Experience of collaboratively delivering people plans
• Experience tracking and monitoring project, programme, or initiative progress
• Ability to consume and analyse data
• Learning agility
• Experience supporting the delivery of people-impacting change projects

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Colleague discount (10% on shopping online and in-store at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU, and Habitat)
• Pensions scheme and life cover
• Performance-related bonus of up to 10% of salary
• Annual holiday allowance
• Additional week's holiday purchase
• Season ticket loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health cash plans
• Salary advance
• Access to discounts from hundreds of other retailers
• Employee assistance programme
• Up to 26 weeks' pay for maternity or adoption leave
• Up to 4 weeks' pay for paternity leave