<h2 class="sc-1npqnwg-4 sc-1npqnwg-5 sc-1uwf3m5-0 imNQua custom-css-style-job-description">Job description</h2><div class="sc-1fwbcuw-0 cYUZgi"><div><p><strong>Junior People Partner (Retail)<br></strong></p><p><strong>About us</strong></p><p>DCK is one of the world's leading fashion jewellery companies, working with many well-known retailers and high street fashion brands such as River Island, M&amp;S, Tesco, Matalan to name a few. We have over 25 years’ experience in fashion jewellery. We are experts in designing, developing and trading in accessories, working with a wide range of partners and selling directly to consumers.</p><p>We offer a variety of benefits, including 25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays, flexible working hours - core hours of 10am - 4pm and 4pm finishes every Friday, hybrid working including WFH opportunities throughout the week and many more.</p><p>Our Head Office is in Billericay, Essex with transport links to Central London, Stratford and Southend. We also offer free parking if you drive to us!</p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p><strong>Role Purpose:</strong></p><p><span style="color:#000000">Enhance business results through improving performance, capability and motivation of colleagues to enable the delivery of the business plan.</span></p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p><strong>Main Tasks and responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li><p style="text-align:start;">Responsible for the delivery of People Partner elements of the People Plan</p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;">Responsible for delivering and imbedding DCK DNA and keeping it alive</p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;">To foster a culture of collaborative relationships</p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;">Ensure there are current organisational structures and role guides that meet business needs</p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;">With Directors and Managers drive a culture of high performance and engagement</p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;">Working with Managers to improve performance, capability and motivation of their people</p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;">Develop, deliver and maintain a competency framework across the business that reflects the DCK DNA and strategic direction of the business</p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;">Design and implement an effective performance management framework – PDR, 360 and talent planning process, and ensure it is followed and maintained</p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;">Regularly review team structures, ensuring compliance to budget and agreed headcount and identifying opportunities to drive efficiency and cost saving</p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;">Support and promote the L&amp;D agenda: deliver ad hoc training/coaching and facilitate workshops where appropriate</p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;">Identify opportunities for improvement and drives the changes</p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;">Drive colleague engagement and ensure colleague feedback is reviewed and actioned as appropriate</p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;">Undertakes organisational change – restructures, contract variations, productivity, redundancy processes</p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;">Manage employee relations cases including grievances, disciplinaries, and performance issues, ensuring legal compliance and best practice.</p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;">Provide coaching to line managers on resolving ER issues early and effectively.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p style="text-align:start;">Undertakes relevant HR projects as required</p></li></ul><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p></div></div><h2 class="sc-1npqnwg-4 sc-1npqnwg-5 sc-1uwf3m5-0 sc-1uwf3m5-1 SkAcj custom-css-style-job-requirements">Job requirements</h2><div class="sc-1fwbcuw-0 cYUZgi"><div><p><strong>Skills, experience and qualifications:</strong></p><ul><li><p style="text-align:start;">Professionally qualified or relevant experience</p></li><li class=" axiom1-1 axiom-scraped-1"><p style="text-align:start;">Change management</p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;">Effective communication - both oral &amp; in writing</p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;">Influencing and assertiveness </p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;">Expertise in Employment Law </p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;">Flexible, responsive and creative </p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;">Organisational development </p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;">Honest and credible </p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;">Adaptable </p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;">Initiative </p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;">Driven </p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;">Strategic planning </p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;">Building trusted relationships with colleagues and senior stakeholders </p></li><li><p style="text-align:start;">For Retail PP – experience of field-based colleague</p></li></ul><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p><strong>Why choose DCK?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Opportunity to work for a leading independent global fashion business</p></li><li><p>Be part of a welcoming, friendly business that promotes learning and developing from day one</p></li><li><p>Flexible working hours, to help you develop a healthy work-life balance</p></li><li><p>Early finish every Friday</p></li><li><p>Heavily staff discounted fashion and jewellery allowance plus free jewellery from our in office shop!</p></li><li><p>25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)</p></li><li><p>Free Parking</p></li><li><p>Community Group Social Events</p></li><li><p>Plus, many more additional benefits!</p></li></ul><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p>Please send an updated CV to be considered!</p></div></div>