People Partner (Maternity Cover)

Location: London (Hybrid)

Working Pattern: Full-Time

Contract: Fixed Term for 12 months

About the role:

The People Partner is an important part of the business, providing efficient, effective and innovative people solutions and services. Sitting within the Shared Services team and supporting across the organisation, this role will provide support to both the Royal College and our wholly owned subsidiary Pharmaceutical Press Limited (PhP) as directed by the Head of People Partnering and working with the wider people team as appropriate.

Main Responsibilities:

Business Partnering:

• Partner with the business to develop and implement people aspects of business plans/ objectives as directed by the Head of People Partnering.

• Provide people advice, challenge and guidance to senior management and line managers throughout the colleague lifecycle (including workforce planning, recruitment, talent management, performance management, change etc)

• Triage key people issues as they arise and ensure they are dealt with, seeking support and advice from the relevant person in the People/ legal team.

• Supporting and coaching colleagues and line managers as needed.

• Develop trusted relationships through integrity and authenticity to key stakeholders.

• Mentors and guide more junior members of the people team and less experienced line managers

Talent Acquisition

• Manage recruitment activity as required, working closely with the Head of People Partnering and people team colleagues.

• Support managers with shortlisting, arranging and conducting interviews, drafting of employment documentation where required

Talent Mobility

• Conduct talent gap analyses to identify current and future skills needs across the organisation when required.

• Work with the Director of Shared Services and Head of People Partnering to develop and implement succession plans for key leadership positions.

• Support workforce planning initiatives, ensuring we have the right talent in the right roles at the right time.

• Implement mentoring and coaching programs to foster knowledge transfer and accelerate skill development within the organisation.

• Develop and deliver management induction and development programmes across the organisation.

Colleague Engagement

• Work with the Head of People Partnering to drive key strategic metrics such as, engagement and EDI

• Support the implementation of a new employee engagement survey solution for PhP.

  • Heatmap the colleague experience across the colleague life cycle and prioritising interventions

  • Oversee the creation and reporting of colleague surveys, including engagement, culture and purpose etc.

  • Support with internal communication and engagement (all employee days, all hands meetings etc)

People Operations

• Support on payroll and pension inputs and actions.

• Contribute to team discussions and planning and delivery

• Track people metrics, making suggestions for improvement and ensuring compliance with ISO requirements where required

• Deliver in line with the shared services SLA

**This list is a summary of the main accountabilities of this role and is not exhaustive. The role holder may be required to undertake other reasonable duties from time to time.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a people partner with a successful track record in complex, fast-paced organisations undergoing period of change.

• CIPD qualified/ QBE

• Significant commercial ER experience and knowledge, ideally with some experience of navigating the people impacts of change (TUPE, contracts, culture, change management etc)

• An ability to create people plans and actions, seeking support and guidance from people colleagues/ others as appropriate.

• Excellent communication, and interpersonal skills with the capability to influence at all levels.

• Change orientation; always looking to drive improvements and enhancements to our people services, systems and processes.

• A growth mindset – always looking for opportunities to learn and grow

How we are currently working:

Royal College of Pharmacy supports and works in a hybrid way, which means you will be able to work from home, however, there will be an expectation for collaborative face-to-face working – on average and typically this may be something between 4-8 working days per month at our London Office.

️ Closing date: 7 October 2026

If you would like to learn more about the role, view our job description

Please attach your CV and Cover Letter

We are passionate about creating a culture of belonging, inclusion, and diversity these are part of our core values at Royal College of Pharmacy and we are striving to have an organisation that represents the diversity of the profession. At RCPharm we do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, age, or disability and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.