People Operations Manager

Part Time Hours: 30 hours per week

Contract Type: Fixed Term - 12 months maternity cover

Interview Date: To be confirmed

About You

We are seeking an experienced part time People Professional with a proven track record in People Operations, team leadership and project management. You will thrive in fast-paced environments and have the resilience, adaptability, and proactive approach needed to manage competing priorities effectively. Your expertise will span across recruitment (including senior level hiring), management of third-party contracts, onboarding, promotions, pay, and contractual changes. 

Experience in successfully managing projects and delivering impactful training is essential. In this role, you will play a key part in implementing our HR Helpdesk and equipping the team with the skills needed to maximise its success. If you're ready to take on your next opportunity to make a tangible impact, we’d love to hear from you.

About the Role

As Interim People Operations Manager, you will provide maternity cover starting in April 2025, leading a dedicated team of People Operations professionals. You will oversee the delivery of a comprehensive People Operational service across the employee lifecycle, ensuring compliance, effectiveness, and alignment with organisational goals. 

This role involves close collaboration with colleagues to enhance processes, support staff development, and contribute to key priorities from the People Enabling Strategy. This is a busy but rewarding opportunity to lead meaningful projects and drive organisational success.

About Us

The university is a brilliant place to work. We aim to become the top modern university in the UK by 2030 and our people are truly at the heart of what we want to achieve. We offer a great set of benefits including an excellent pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement, flexible working options and a genuine commitment to development.

For an informal discussion about the vacancy & recruitment related queries, please contact:

Ibi Akinkuade (Head of People Operations) I.I.Akinkuade@greenwich.ac.uk

We are looking for people who can help us achieve our Strategic Plan, through the values we expect for our whole university community, of being Inclusive, Collaborative and Impactful. 

Discover why the university of Greenwich is the perfect place to shape your future – watch our Vice-Chancellor & Chief Executive's inspiring message on why you should join us Your Future Starts Here.

The university welcomes people from diverse and underrepresented communities who can help the university to achieve its mission. 

We do this through taking positive action such as encouraging applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Time to Change Employer Pledge/Mentally Healthy Universities, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff, and removing barriers to improve inclusion. 

We encourage applicants to disclose experience of mental health problems so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Any information disclosed will be kept confidential and separate from the job application form. 

We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

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