Network People Partner

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Location: Nationwide (field-based, multi-site role) see more below

• South and West:
  Cambridge, Bedford, Oxford, Pembroke, Leominster, Cheltenham, Bristol, Bournemouth, Crawley, Devon
• London and East:
  Central London, Reading, Watford, Bishops Stortford, Chelmsford, Colchester, Margate, Folkestone, Worthing
• North:
  Birmingham, Norwich, Peterborough, Leicester, Nottingham, Hill, Harrogate, Telford, Stoke, Crewe, Liverpool, Preston, Manchester, Stockton-on-Tees, Newcastle

• Lead and support teams across clinics, laboratories, and referral centres, championing the colleague experience every day.
• Shape and enable retention strategies, proactively addressing risks and driving meaningful action through data and insight.
• Partner with managers and leaders to coach, guide, and strengthen engagement, recruitment, and retention activity.
• Embed Medivet’s annual people cycle (performance management, talent management, engagement) to ensure consistency and impact.
• Optimise workforce planning and support talent pipelines, including early careers and development programmes.
• Influence pay and reward decisions through market data and benchmarking, ensuring fairness and commercial alignment.
• Shape the Learning & Development agenda by identifying skill gaps and guiding targeted solutions.
• Provide guidance on employee relations, empowering managers with tools and confidence to resolve issues locally.
• Build trusted relationships with divisional leadership teams, preparing them to lead change and transformation effectively.
• Use people data and insights to inform strategy, drive improvement, and embed evidence-based decision making.

• Proven multi-site, field-based HR/People experience in complex organisations.
• CIPD qualified (or equivalent professional experience).
• Strong operational and commercial acumen, with evidence-based decision-making skills.
• Experience in strategic workforce planning and capability development.
• Skilled in using people data to identify trends and guide organisational priorities.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Highly effective communicator, able to influence and collaborate at all levels.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities.
• Experience building compelling business cases for people initiatives.

• Experience in evolving People functions and managing ambiguity.
• Proven ability to shape and deliver people strategies aligned to business objectives.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office for reporting and analysis.
• Experience influencing organisational culture across multiple sites.

Joining Medivet means becoming part of a nationwide community that puts care at the heart of everything we do. You'll work with a collaborative, people-first team where your expertise will be valued and your work will make a genuine impact on the lives of our colleagues and the animals they care for.