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This is a field-based position with regular travel across the central and northern parts of the UK, therefore you will need to be based on patch with good transport links.

The Role

This role will business partner members of the Operations Leadership team, ensuring that Regional people plans are developed and implemented, that are consistent with the business objectives and the Bupa Dental Care (BDC) People plan. You will be a strong collaborator leveraging People team COEs to ensure effective support within the operation and lead on key projects as part of the change and transformation agenda.

What will I be doing?

• In partnership with the Senior People Business Partner and CoEs, you will develop the Regional people plans, ensuring alignment with BDC's People Strategy/Plan and ensure implementation is aligned with the business strategy and performance outcomes.
• Develop and foster key relationships with the Regional Operations Directors and their teams, act as the senior point for HR expertise in support of the business strategy/people plan, proactively addresses people risk and opportunity, act as a conduit to specialist and delivery People team services to support this.
• Work with the Regional Operations Directors to ensure a workforce & talent/succession plan and organisation design that ensures right people / right skills / right place & time / right cost in the operation.
• Collaborate with People team COEs to ensure cross functional support that drives forward the business objectives and the people plan, champion continuous improvement across Run aspects of the business.
• Partner with Regional Operations Directors to build a learning and high performance culture within regions through capability development, continuous learning, and ensuring the business is future-fit.
• Work with the business to develop and execute plans that promote a highly inclusive and engaged workforce across BDC.
• Lead on Operations transformation projects as appropriate to ensure the people agenda is represented.

What do I need?

• Commercial Acumen: Understands the commercial aspects of the business and how to develop people plans that will support and enhance business performance.
• Partnering:
  Successful track record of business partnering in large multisite organizations with diverse demographics.
• Strategic Planning & Execution:
  Experience at developing regional people plans in line with business framework that drive performance and ensuring consistency and collaboration cross-region.
• Cross team Collaboration:
  Strong track record and experience of collaborating with / leveraging all aspects of HR e.g. recruitment, reward, engagement, talent, development etc to improve business performance on a sustainable basis.
• Leadership & Influencing: experience of a partnering and influencing leaders and people managers to achieve business objectives and improve performance.
• Managing Change: Experience in leading and managing change initiatives, including restructuring, mergers, and acquisition. Takes a partnering approach to ensure adoption and embed new ways of working.

About You

• Customer Focus: strong customer orientation, with an outcome focus, and proven ability to collaborate across business areas and teams.
• Relationship Builder:
  Strong interpersonal skills to build and maintain effective relationships with senior leaders, managers, and employees across multiple sites
• Communicator: Strong communicator, able to think commercially and be led by data.
• Problem-Solver & Data Led:
  The ability to diagnose and address issues and challenges proactively and effectively, uses data and analytics to inform…