Deputy Director of People

Application Deadline: 14 March 2025

Department: People

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Cross College

Reporting To: Julia Thompson

Compensation: £48,759 - £56,476 / year

Description

This job role will be based at Midkent College Training Services. As our Deputy Director of People you will deputise for the Group Director of People and provide support to the People team in championing the provision of a high-quality proactive People service, to MKC Training and the Group. A focus on supporting managers, departments and staff to achieve outcomes based on the provision of a quality service to students and in line with the vision, purpose, priorities and objectives of MKC Training Services Ltd and MidKent College.  

Support the shared service provision of the People Service for MKC Training. 

Main Responsibilities and Duties:

The following is an indication of the type and level of the main priorities expected of this role as directed by your line manager and is not intended to be a comprehensive list of duties or tasks:   Note: The below duties relate to both MKC Training, the College and any other subsidiary companies.  
1. Lead the MKC Training People team and work in partnership with senior managers to deliver organisational and departmental business strategy and objectives by providing a People Service consultancy and advisory service on issues affecting staff and the terms of their employment with the Group, supporting business planning processes, analysing management information to ensure an effective People service for departments throughout the Group, leading on MKC Training. This will include ensuring that managers are dealing effectively with employee relations issues by developing business focused plans and engaging and involving the People Team to deliver operational support for the delivery of a high-quality proactive People service.  

2. Undertake, lead and support on People projects and assignments as required. Provide expert advice, guidance and interpretation of employment law and conditions of service for all managers and staff promoting the consistent application of local People policies and practices across the Group, leading on MKC Training by working closely with colleagues to support the delivery of the People shared service in line with best practice and high-quality standards. 

3. Manage the local provision of an effective and efficient attendance management system for the Group, leading and working with the Senior People Business Partner (MKC Training) on MKC Training holding case conferences, liaising with relevant Occupational Health support and other stakeholders to achieve the swift resolution of individual cases, minimising staff absence and promoting organisational performance by driving up attendance rates with suitable interventions for persistent absentees. 

4. Lead the co-ordination of selection activity, working with managers to improve the quality of applicants and appointments and to market the MKC Training and the Group as a great place to work, leading and overseeing recruitment and selection processes at MKC Training, advising managers on appropriate procedures and practice to ensure consistent methods and standards are applied throughout the organisation and staffing needs are met in a timely and efficient manner. 

5. Lead in identifying appropriate measures and support aimed at improving capability by supporting the development of performance, productivity and engagement measurements across the Group, leading on MKC Training. This includes working with managers to monitor and review individual, team and departmental progress in respect of both performance and productivity, to ensure that all such plans achieve the relevant targets to improve and maintain the provision of high-quality teaching for students and trainees. This will include applying performance management and capability processes as appropriate.

6. Promote and support change management processes for the Group, consulting with trade unions, attending meetings with managers and staff to address individual development and contractual issues, engaging and involving People Team colleagues to support the delivery of change programmes, managing redeployment issues as necessary in accordance with policies and practices to facilitate the effective and timely management of change.  

7. Support the timely revision and development of People Policies. Leading on MKC Training guidance, procedures, processes,  and practices consulting with the MKC Training Executive team. Taking account of changes to legislation,  ensuring  the Group are legally compliant and provide good employment practices and procedures at all times to support manager