People Directorate Team - Business Manager - People and Finance

Do you want a rewarding career with a growing organisation where people come first?

Business Manager – People & Finance

About People’s Partnership:

At the heart of our not-for-profit organisation is a commitment and a motivation to make the future-saving experience a simple one for our members. We champion fairness and simplicity, not profit-chasing. Imagine a financial adventure where everyone's a winner, fuelled by our exceptional service and brought to life by the fantastic individuals who work for us. We're a diverse employer with a flexible, hybrid working approach, ensuring everyone gets the opportunity to come to work and be the best version of themselves.

What you'll be doing:

Serve as the trusted right-hand partner to the Chief People Officer (CPO) & the Chief Finance Officer (CFO), acting as a strategic advisor and ensuring alignment, prioritisation, and execution of key People team and Finance team initiatives across the two functions. Work collaboratively with the Executive Assistants to maximise CPO and CFO effectiveness.

What we’re looking for:

• Significant experience in business management, operations, programme management, HR, Finance, or a related corporate function.
• Experience supporting senior executives or leadership teams.
• Strong project and programme management and planning capability.
• Experience managing budgets, governance, and reporting frameworks.
• Advanced analytical and reporting skills.
• Skills and interest in using AI in the management of business functions
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing abilities.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

What you can expect from us:

• Generous pension contributions with an employer contribution of up to 14%
• Real living wage
• Income protection, critical illness cover & death in service insurance
• Employee healthcare
• Parental and adoption leave
• Learning & development opportunities and study support
• Travel season ticket loans
• Grab & Go Deli Café at our Crawley offices
• Volunteering days and charity payroll giving
• Onsite gym
• Ride-to-Work scheme
• Social clubs and events

You can learn more about how we support our employees on our website.

Disability Statement

People's Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect. We are committed to treating all our people (and all who apply for a role at People's Partnership) equally and enabling them to perform at their best and demonstrate what they have to offer. This role may support hybrid working. To make use of this arrangement, employees must have an appropriate home working environment, including a private workspace and reliable, secure high speed internet that enables them to perform their duties effectively. We are a disability committed employer, please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made to our recruitment process (application, selection assessments where relevant, and interview) to enable you to show us the best “you”.

Once you’ve submitted your application, a member of our Talent Team will review it and contact you if your skills and experience match the job profile.

We’re looking for people who share our values, and we want to help bring out the best in you.

Interviews with us are a two-way process. You’ll have the opportunity to show us why you’re right for the role, and we want you to learn more about us too.