Strategic People Partner

Strategic People Partner - 18 Month Fixed Term Contract

Remote - we welcome applicants nationally, but ideally you’ll be based in London or surrounding areas to support in-person collaboration when needed.

Salary circa £50k per annum + excellent benefits package

Are you an experienced HR professional ready to influence strategic change in a purpose-led organisation? At Anchor, we’re looking for a Strategic People Partner to join our passionate People Directorate and work closely with senior leaders to shape the future of our services.

As England’s largest not-for-profit provider of housing and care for older people, our work makes a real difference. And so can you.

About the Role

This is a high-impact, business-partnering role aligned to our Central Support function. You’ll act as the strategic interface between the People function and the business - driving workforce planning, people data insights, organisational change, and performance management.

You’ll:

• Partner with senior stakeholders to deliver people-focused strategic outcomes
• Lead and support on organisational design, TUPE, restructures, and transformation projects
• Translate people data into meaningful insights and action
• Champion performance, retention, and engagement initiatives
• Connect business needs with HR centres of expertise (e.g., L&D, ER, Resourcing)

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in a senior HR/People Business Partnering role
• Commercial and/or regulated sector background (care, retail, hospitality ideal)
• Strong influencing and communication skills at senior levels
• Analytical mindset, confident with interpreting people data
• CIPD qualified or equivalent experience

Why Anchor?

• Remote & flexible working
• Meaningful work with real social impact
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• Health & wellbeing support
• A collaborative and inclusive culture

Anchor – a great place to work

Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

Our values

Every one of us can make a difference to our residents and play a part in shaping homes and services around their needs.

Our Anchor values of being Accountable, Respectful, Courageous and Honest apply to us all, whether you manage colleagues as part of your role or not.

Displaying our values can influence those around us to do the same. We can all be leaders at Anchor and should all be driven by the same customer ethos. Our Anchor Leadership Framework helps align these values with the skills and behaviours we demonstrate.

A rewarding environment

From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

Health & happiness

• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
• Mental health support
• Flexible working options

Finance

• Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
• Quick and easy pension transfer service
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more

Career

• Ongoing personal and professional development programme
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities

To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated being well website Please follow the link or copy and paste into your browser

Celebrating diversity, celebrating you

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.

We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members. We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.

We are a Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.