People Experience Adviser (Learning and Development)

Come and join our People Experience (HR) team at the Student’s Union! With a brand new strategy launching this summer that focuses on belonging, inclusion and enabling our ‘Brilliant People’ it is a really exciting time and opportunity for an experienced Learning and Development professional to join the People Experience (HR) team.

Our mission as a People Experience (HR) team is to foster a positive employee experience within an inclusive environment. We will equip staff with the necessary tools to ensure rewarding, equitable, and developmental experiences, enabling them to succeed in their contributions to the Student Union's strategic ambitions. As a trusted and responsive service, we are committed to creating and fostering an unbiased, empathetic, accountable, and learning-driven culture.

The successful candidate will provide a professional people service for the organisation, enabling managers and employees through focus on establishing positive working experiences and organisational culture, through the provision of learning and development (L&D) design and delivery of interventions, campaigns and action planning on enhancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) with the organisation, and leading on employee engagement activities.

The People Experience Adviser will work closely with colleagues in the People Experience team to best empower our workforce, through effective alignment with our SU strategy, focusing on transformation and change projects that drive staff learning, development and inclusion activity. They will support all managers, staff and stakeholders through the provision of varied learning interventions such as training, coaching and mentoring, to build engagement rapport, trust and enable colleagues to work inclusively, innovatively and to succeed.

Your Benefits:

You will work in an exciting and progressive environment and enjoy great staff benefits:

• 30 days annual leave per year + Bank holidays
• Cycle to work scheme and cycle hub
• The opportunity to buy annual leave
• Flexible working hours and WFH opportunities
• Generous workplace pension scheme
• Opportunity to purchase an NUS card
• Enhanced sick pay Enhanced Maternity / Paternity and Shared Parental Leave pay
• Full time 35 hour working week

Closing date: 18th August 2024 Interviews: Tuesday 27th August 2024 Start Date: As soon as possible (to be discussed at interview). Please apply through our SU jobs website via the ‘Apply’ button above.

The Student's Union:

Sheffield Students' Union exists to provide support, representation, facilities, services, entertainment, and activities to students studying at the University of Sheffield. Rated the best Students’ Union in the UK in various HE awards for over 12 years running, we are an organization run for students, by students. With a collective voice of over 30,000 people, we offer opportunities for students to get involved and make their issues heard.

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