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Senior People and Culture Manager

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Raspberry Pi Foundation logoRaspberry Pi Foundation · Cambridge, UK
£60K–£66K/yrFull-timeOn-siteToday
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Senior People and Culture Manager Location: Cambridge, UK Salary: £60,000 - £66,000 p.a. Full-time equivalent, dependent on experience Basis: Permanent. Full-time, part-time or flexible Eligibility: You must be eligible to work in the UK The role This is a senior role within the Raspberry Pi Foundation's People and Culture (P&C) team which consists of a team of 6 colleagues at different levels, working closely with the Director of People and Culture and colleagues across the team to deliver a high quality, organisation wide global people service. You will work with managers across the Foundation providing expert guidance on complex people matters and helping to deliver key organisational priorities. A significant aspect of the role is shaping and supporting the Foundation's employee relations approach, providing strategic advice on sensitive and complex people issues, building manager capability, and ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant outcomes. You will also contribute to the development of our reward and recognition practices, helping to ensure they are equitable, transparent, and aligned with our values. Alongside this, you will play a key role in ensuring that our people's policies, processes, and systems are effective, compliant, and support a positive employee experience. This role has broad organisational impact. You will use data and insight to inform decision making, support organisational design and change initiatives, and work collaboratively across the Foundation to strengthen our people practices and culture. Through coaching and partnership, you will help leaders and managers create high performing, inclusive teams where people can thrive. We are looking for a credible and pragmatic People professional who is comfortable operating at a senior level while remaining hands on. You will bring sound judgement, commercial awareness, and the ability to navigate complexity with confidence, building trusted relationships with stakeholders across all levels of the organisation. We work hard to make sure that the Foundation is a place where everyone is supported to do the best work of their careers. We have a flexible and collaborative approach to all aspects of our work. If you're the right person for the job, we'll make it work for you, and you can be confident that you'll be joining an exceptional team of people who care deeply about our mission and each other. Responsibilities Act as a People and Culture partner across all Foundation entities, working closely with the Director of People and Culture to deliver strategic people priorities and organisational objectives. Deputise for the Director of People and Culture as required, providing management and guidance across the People and Culture function. Build trusted relationships with leaders and managers, providing expert advice and coaching on people matters, organisational effectiveness, and team performance. Shape and support the Foundation's employee relations approach, including policy development, providing guidance on complex and sensitive people issues and leading employee relations cases when required, ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant outcomes. Manage the relationship with external employment legal advisors Coach and support managers to build confidence and capability in managing people, performance, wellbeing, and development matters. Support reward activity across all entities, including pay benchmarking, salary review processes, and the development of equitable and transparent reward practices. Support organisational design, workforce planning, and change initiatives that enable the Foundation to achieve its strategic goals.. Contribute to building an inclusive, collaborative, and high performing culture where people can do their best work and thrive. Experience and personal attributes We recognise that everyone has the potential for growth. We welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate that they have some, but not necessarily all, of the experience and personal attributes listed here. Significant experience in a senior HR manager role CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent experience, with Level 7 desirable Strong expertise in managing complex and sensitive employee relations matters Experience of supporting and developing team members Sound knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice. Experience of working within US, Kenyan or Indian employment law would be beneficial Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with credibility at senior levels Excellent judgement and the ability to navigate ambiguity and sensitive situations with confidence Strong communication skills, able to convey complex issues clearly and pragmatically Experience contributing to learning and development initiatives or strategy A collaborative, pragmatic, and values driven approach About us The Raspberry Pi Foundation is an independent charity with a global mission to enable all young people to realise th


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