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Department: Business Responsible to: People & Culture Director Contract: Permanent – to start handover ideally by mid-August Location: The Old Vic, 103 The Cut, London, SE1 8NB (some home-working) Hours: Full-Time - 40 hours per week, 10am-6pm, Monday-Friday The Old Vic offers the ability to work these flexibly under the guidelines in our New Ways of Working policy. Additional hours may be necessary in order to fulfil the requirements of the post Salary: £46,000 per annum Direct reports: None Role Summary The People Partner is responsible for running projects alongside overseeing the day-to-day delivery of practical guidance, advice and support to all departments at a senior level. The People Partner will lead operational HR generalism on organisation wide People projects and advice aligned with the strategic People Plan. They are responsible for ensuring The Old Vic’s policies, processes and practices are up to date and compliant and will continuously seek to improve our inclusive working practices. Your Team The People team consists of the People & Culture Director and People Coordinator, and sits within the wider Business team, led by the COO/Deputy CEO. Areas of responsibility The People Partner will be responsible for: Recruitment and staffing: Overarching management of our Hiring processes (internal and external - for casuals, permanent staff and freelance staff) to ensure it is inclusive and in line with our Recruitment Guidebook, fit for purpose and a positive candidate experience Supporting managers to consider reviews of structures prior to recruitment Working with the People Coordinator in auditing job descriptions and adverts to ensure inclusive language Overseeing the People Coordinator and Hiring managers to ensure a smooth process for approving vacancies, advertising roles, shortlisting of candidates and coordinating interviews Reviewing our job boards to ensure we’re reaching a wide and relevant talent pool Working with line managers to continuously improve our welcome and oversee onboarding of all new starters (HR induction, OV Welcome Days) Assist with any escalated complex queries or feedback received to our Jobs Inbox Working with external agencies and partners on roles as needed from time to time and maintaining our Preferred Supplier List Producing recruitment and ED&I metrics and analysis as requested, as well as tracking success and cost effectiveness of recruitment advertising campaigns and how to improve them going forward On-boarding and off-boarding: Reviewing and approving new joiner paperwork (including a variety of employment contracts) drafted by the People Coordinator Analysing feedback and suggesting action plans from exit interviews with leavers, onboarding surveys and Old Vic quarterly Welcome induction day feedback Checking in as a friendly face for all our new joiners Providing advice to line managers during probation periods and coaching managers on the process in the event of poor performance extensions or failures Seeking to continuously improve experience during onboarding and offboarding Employee Relations: Be the first point of contact for all line managers to provide impactful advice and solutions in line with all Old Vic policies, guidance and processes Work with the People & Culture Director to manage all Employee Relations cases, appeals, change processes and restructures, escalating any complex or risky cases or queries to the People & Culture Director promptly Managing flexible working request processes, absence and leave management Ensure any advice provided aims to promote staff rights and reduce any risk of litigation, seeking external employment law advice where necessary Work with line managers