Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. Our RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue, 24 hours a day, every day.

Based in Perth, you will report directly to the Head of Region – Scotland and be part of the regional leadership team. As a People business partner, you must be confident in seeking to understand the regional challenges and opportunities (not just People) to challenge, coach and motivate success for the region. You must be able to think and act pragmatically and with agility to ensure we are applying sound people management practice to both our employees and volunteers. With an indirect reporting line to the HR Operations Manager (based in Poole) and working alongside our Volunteering Development Operations Manager you will seek to ensure national consistency of policy and practice to deliver regional needs.

There is flexibility in where you are expected to work, but the expectation is you will be present in the Perth regional support centre with your leadership peers, working from home or out on the coast getting to know our lifesaving communities and management teams, from Aith to Kippford/Eyemouth, across our 46-lifeboat stations or lifeguard support centre.

You will line manage the embedded regional People Advisor and Volunteering Advisor team and will draw on support from the people admin and volunteering teams based in Poole. Success in this role will see you have oversight and ownership of all regional people matters that you will support through to completion, rather than providing a signposting service.

Some of the benefits

• Flexible working
• 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Outstanding pension scheme (contributions of up to 16% of basic salary)
• Life assurance
• Health and dental cash plan option

About you

As our Regional People Lead, you will ensure excellent HR business partnering within your region, supported by central subject matter experts including Pay and Reward, Recruitment, Learning and Development, Safeguarding and Strategy/Performance, you will understand the regional opportunities to drive the people strategy across Scotland.

As Regional People Lead, you will:

• Provide a highly effective business partner service to the Head of Region, that engages RNLI people (employees and volunteers) and drives high performance and engagement.
• Drive the RNLI people (inc. volunteering) strategy within region, consistent with the regional aims ensuring our managers are capable and confident using sound performance management practice.
• Ensure that recruitment, pay and reward, occupational health, and learning services strategies are meeting defined Service Level Agreements.
• Maintain and embed a people value proposition that enables the RNLI to attract, develop and retain talent and that meets capacity and capability requirements.
• Ensure that workforce and succession plans are established and delivered.
• Working closely with the Designated Safeguarding Lead to ensure you remain cognisant of any safeguarding concerns.
• Manage and develop your direct reports to ensure their career development.
• Participate in an out of hours service for approximately 2 weeks a year (until 8pm per weekday and 4pm at weekends).

To be successful as our Regional People Lead, you will be a proven HR business partner with a good understanding of volunteering, with the drive, perseverance and resilience to deliver great ‘people’ services. A clear understanding of your responsibility in ensuring the RNLI is a great place to work will be expected.

You will need:

• A relevant degree, CIPD qualification (level 5 or higher) or equivalent experience.
• HR Business partnering experience, ideally in a leadership capacity, and ideally experience or knowledge of working with volunteers.
• Strong, demonstrable employment law knowledge.
• Experience of working with, and delivering against, fast paced operational needs with a practical approach.

In other organisations, this role may also be known as: People Partner, HRBP, HR Business Partner, Human Resources Partner, HR Advisor, HR Generalist, HR Manager.