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Battersea Dogs & Cats Home • London

HR Operations Manager

Employment type:  Full time
Salary:  £54,500 per annum

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top 3 scores:
94%

Mission

88%

Hours flexibility

83%

Autonomy

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Job Description

Battersea's Human Resources team works collaboratively with managers, teams and people across the organisation to create a positive impact for cats and dogs through our people and culture.

We are looking for someone to join our team as HR Operations Manager. The HR Operations Manager will play a crucial role in supporting the employee lifecycle and employee experience here at Battersea, developing and aligning HR practices with Battersea’s strategic objectives.

The role ensures the efficient and customer focused functioning of the department’s daily operations, with oversight of the resourcing team and leading on policy review and development, the continuous improvement of people processes, HR compliance, and budgeting and contract management. It will also lead to the development, coordination and delivery of key projects which enable the delivery of our People Strategy.

The ideal candidate will be Level 7 CIPD qualified (or equivalent through experience), with experience in a HR management role, successfully leading, managing, motivating, and developing a high performance team.

What we can offer you:

In return for your commitment to our cause and to recognise the value of our employees, Battersea offers a range of benefits to support the wellbeing of our employees. These include:

- 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
- Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme and access to Wellbeing Resources.
- Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
- Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year.
- Annual interest-free season ticket loans

We are also committed to providing learning and development to our employees. During your time with us, we provide support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.

Our hybrid working model:

We operate a 50% onsite hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. This enables our office-based staff to balance the benefits of home working with onsite collaboration and maintaining a connection to our cause.

Diversity and inclusion:

At Battersea, we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse workforce and inclusive culture in all aspects of our organisation. We aim to ensure that this pledge, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together.

By hearing from and valuing different experiences, perspectives, and contributions, we know we can provide the best expert care for every dog and cat who needs us. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from diverse ethnic communities and people with disabilities, who we know are currently underrepresented in our workforce.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we will ask about any adjustments you may need at application and/or interview stage, and if you are offered a role with us, we’ll talk to you about any workplace adjustments you may need to help you perform at your best. If you would like to talk more about this, please contact jobs@battersea.org.uk or call us on 020 3887 8341.

More about us:

At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love, expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them. Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.

Closing date: 22nd December 2024
Interview date(s): w/c 13th January 2025

To apply for the role, please click the button below. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.

Company benefits

Accrued annual leave – 28 days plus 8 public holidays each year
Dog friendly office
Health insurance – SimplyHealth cash plan
Buy or sell annual leave – Buy or sell up to 5 days each year
Enhanced sick pay – 20 days at full pay within 12 months
Open to job sharing
Open to compressed hours
Open to part time work for some roles
9-day fortnight
Open to part-time employees
Enhanced maternity leave – First 12 weeks at full pay
Enhanced paternity leave – 2 weeks at full pay
Shared parental leave
Adoption leave
Compassionate leave
Cycle to work scheme
Faith rooms
Annual pay rises
Life assurance
Sabbaticals
Employee assistance programme
Travel loan
Enhanced pension match/contribution

We asked employees of Battersea Dogs & Cats Home what it's like to work there, and this is what they told us.

Location flexibility
82%
Employees are very happy with their working location freedom
Hours flexibility
88%
Employees are very happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
Benefits
73%
Employees are largely happy with the benefits their company offers
Work-life balance
77%
Employees feel that they can switch off quite easily from work
Role modelling
76%
Employees feel that most people work flexibly
Autonomy
83%
Employees feel they have complete autonomy over getting their work done

Additional employee ratings
(these do not contribute to the FlexScore®)

Diversity
58%
Employees feel like the diversity is ok and there are some efforts to improve
Inclusion
74%
Employees feel that the culture supports equity and inclusivity well
Culture
82%
Employees feel like it is a really great environment to work in
Mission
94%
Employees feel very excited about and aligned with the company mission
Salary
60%
Employees feel that their salary is fair and in line with the market average

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Company employees

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