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Recruitment Pack
People Business Partner –
Communications and Fundraising
(12 month maternity cover contract)
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Introduction
Thank you for your interest in working with WaterAid.
This is a really exciting time in our development and if you join us you will be helping
to deliver our ambitious plans for the future as we enter the third year of our Global
Strategy.
The importance of water and sanitation to overcoming poverty is clear and the
challenge huge with almost 800 million people in the world still without access to clean
water and 2.5 billion lacking sanitation facilities. To address this we have set ourselves
an ambitious Global Strategy with goals to grow significantly in influence and scale. By
2015 we aim to provide services to over 25 million people (via partners) in 30 countries
across Africa, Asia, the Pacific region and Central and South America. We’re also
aiming to reach over 100 million via our influencing work. In order to do this our global
income will need to double, over the 6 year strategy, to £100m per year
Key to our success will be our ability to maximise on the talents of a diverse global
workforce. We employ almost 750 people globally, and have been recognised in the
Third Sector Excellence awards, Sunday Times Top 100 employers list and as an
Investor in People.
Achieving our strategy depends on courageous, empowering, accountable
leadership and our ability to recruit, develop and retain talented people. To be
effective as a growing organisation we need excellent team work supported by clear,
consistent people management practices. We need to underpin this with an
organisational environment that facilitates high performance and maximises
effectiveness. These aims are reflected in our Global People Strategy which gives
us an ambitious framework for delivery.
The People and Organisational Development Team (The People Team) plays a
critical role in helping WaterAid realise its goals. We lead on the development and
implementation of strategies that ensure that WaterAid people are aligned and
engaged with our aims and objectives, and that they have the skills and
opportunities to maximise the impact they can make. We work with managers across
the organisation to support great people management and to create a high
performing environment. Our remit includes strategic internal communications,
facilities management and support to the governance arrangements of WaterAid as
an international federation.
To enhance this we are in the process of more clearly aligning our support to
specific business areas as a way of really unlocking high performance. The UK
People Team provides support to UK based staff and managers and the People
Business Partners within the team will engage with managers and staff to deliver
performance though excellent people management. Due to maternity leave we are
looking for an innovative and resourceful person who is passionate about the
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contribution good people management can make in enabling us to get water and
sanitation to the world’s poorest people, to help us embed the role of Business
Partner with our Fundraising and Communication Teams. Their success is critical to
the achievement of our ambitious strategy.
If you share our passion for our cause and have the relevant skills and experience to
help us achieve the inspiring challenge ahead, we would welcome your application.
Adam Furse
Head of OD and UK People Management
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People & Organisational Development
Director of People
and OD
PA
Head of Global Head of UK People Head of
Head of OD People Management Leadership and
Management Engagement
People Business People Business
Partner - Partner -
People Business People Business
People Systems Policy, Facilities
Partner - East Partner – West Fundraising &
and Support Campaigns and Manager
Africa and South and Southern Communications Learning Internal
Manager Support Services
Asia Regions Africa Regions and Talent Communications
Manager Manager
Receptionist Receptionist
Administrator Administrator
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Job Description
Job title: People Business Partner – Communications and
Fundraising
Place of work: 47-49 Durham Street, London, SE11 5JD
Band: C
Reports to: Head of UK People Management
Job Purpose
Provide excellent, proactive, customer focussed support through partnering with
designated client groups to deliver organisational performance through excellent people
management.
Be a contributing and collaborative member of the People and Organisational
Department and the wider global people function in the delivery of the people
dimensions of the Global Strategy.
Key accountabilities
Proactively develop and maintain high impact and customer focussed working
relationships with designated client groups, understand their business and
challenges.
Provide support and challenge to managers at all levels to drive excellence in people
management, great working environments and to develop people management
capability. Support and where necessary lead the development of appropriate local
people strategies and action plans.
Support, coach and advise managers to embed effective performance management
in order to maximise the potential of all team members.
Support line managers in developing and delivering their multiyear resourcing plans.
Support succession planning, the identification of potential, and internal
development and provide excellent support to recruitment
Proactively advise and coach managers on reward and employee relations issues to
enable actions and solutions that are in the best interests of WaterAid.
Working with the People Systems and Support Manager, undertake regular reporting
of key people indicators across the client groups and champion the use of people
metrics to shape and monitor people practices and hot spots.
Liaise with the Administration team as appropriate on payroll, contractual and
recruitment support.
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Support managers to identify and meet learning and development needs.
Collaborate and contract with the Learning and Engagement Team to develop
development solutions.
Where required, manage designated budget lines, adhering to financial guidelines,
ensuring value for money and acting as appropriate within delegated authorities
Contribute to the embedding and further development of the global people
management framework, monitoring for compliance where required.
Strengthen the capacity of in country HR leads through sharing of good practice,
coaching and mentoring support.
Role model living the WaterAid values, leadership behaviours and bringing equity
and inclusion alive in all that we do.
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Person Specification
Essential
Extensive HR generalist experience at both operational and strategic levels to
include a record of advising on complex people issues.
Proven ability to influence, challenge and negotiate at senior levels and build capacity
within management teams
Good judgement, able to influence senior managers and seen as a credible source of
advice
Strong customer and quality orientation
Well organised and able to manage competing priorities and deadlines
An interest in and/or knowledge of development issues and the work of INGOs
Experience of working in multi-cultural environments with the ability to build
relationships with people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures and an
appreciation of how different cultural, legal and labour market influence people
management practices
Excellent communication skills in English (verbal and written), with the ability to provide
clear and effective advice on a range of people issues.
A team player, able to work in a collaborative way
Proactive, adaptable and resourceful with a pragmatic, solution focussed approach
to people issues.
Good coaching and mentoring skills and an approach that builds capacity rather
than dependency.
Commitment to WaterAid’s values and a working style that reflects these.
Commitment to personal learning and development
Desirable
In depth experience in one or more of the following areas: reward, talent
management, senior resourcing, management and team development, diversity and
strengthening the capacity of people professionals
Experience of working in a business partnering model
Professional HR qualifications at degree and/or post graduate level
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Training delivery experience
Experience in OD initiatives and change management activities in a complex
organisation
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Abbreviated Terms & Conditions
Salary Circa. £36,000 pa. Salary on appointment is dependent on skills
and experience brought to the role in line with our salary policy.
Location WaterAid, 47 - 49 Durham Street, London, SE11 5JD, UK. Please
note that applicants must be eligible to work in the UK
Travel There is no regular requirement for international travel. Occasional
UK travel may be required.
Working Hours Full time (minimum 35 hours per week). Core office hours are
between 10.00am and 4.00pm
Annual Leave 25 days per year. This increases to 27 after four years’ service.
Plus UK public holidays
Contract Period The post is offered as a 12 month fixed term maternity cover
contract
Probation The appointment is subject to the satisfactory completion of a six
month probationary period.
Benefits Group Personal Pension Scheme with following contribution rates:
Employee’s Contribution E Employer’s Contribution
3% 6%
4% 8%
5% 10%
There is an option for pension contributions to be made through a
salary sacrifice arrangement
Life Assurance
Interest free season ticket loan, available on completion of
probation
Employee Assistance Programme with access to 24 hour free and
confidential helpline
Child Care Voucher and Bike Salary Sacrifice schemes
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Recruitment process
Closing date: 17th June 2012
First interviews: 25 June 2012
Second interviews: TBC
To apply, please send the following to jobs@wateraid.org with the job title in the subject
heading:
1. A copy of your current CV, along with a letter in support of your application.
2. Please also send us the names, positions and contact details of at least two
referees, including your current or most recent employer. No contact will be made
with any referee in advance of an offer being made, without your prior consent.
3. The completed equal opportunities monitoring form
WaterAid is committed to welcoming people from the widest possible diversity of
backgrounds, culture and experience, and is signed up to the Positive About
Disabled People scheme. We will make any practical reasonable adjustments to
enable disabled people to participate fully in an inclusive working environment.
Please let us know if you are disabled and need any assistance in making your
application.
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