Skills for Care
People and Development Partner
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Job Title: People and Development Partner
Hours: Part Time Job Share - minimum 18hrs per week
Job Status: Fixed Term Contract up to May 2027 (to cover maternity leave)
Location: Home working with travel within England as required
Salary: £59,474.46 per annum, full-time equivalent.
Closing Date: 11.59pm on 21 July 2026. Please note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the advert will close once sufficient applicants have been identified.
Interview Date(s): Interviews will be ongoing on a rolling basis.
Skills for Care
Skills for Care the strategic workforce development and planning body for adult social care in England. We work with employers, Government and partners to ensure social care has the right people, skills and support required to deliver the highest quality care and support now and in the future.
Find out more by taking a look at www.skillsforcare.org.uk.
Role Overview
We are looking for a People & Development Partner to join our collaborative People team. The role partners closely with senior managers to identify and deliver their people needs, working as a trusted partner, the role provides expert advice and guidance, supporting senior leaders to deliver their people priorities. The People & Development Partner plays a key role in driving organisational change, enhancing the employee experience, and leading people-focused initiatives that enable the organisation to achieve its strategic objective. As a senior team member, the postholder will work with the Director of People to help shape and deliver the People strategy and associated change programmes.
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If you are interested in this role, please access the full job description for further information and we look forward to receiving your application.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At Skills for Care, we are committed to creating a culture of Belonging, where all of our People are able to contribute to their full potential. All our People are expected to contribute towards the achievement of our aspirations for equality, equity, diversity and inclusion. To find out more please check our website (https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/About-us/Equality-diversity-and-inclusion/Equality-diversity-and-inclusion.aspx).
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At Skills for Care, we want our People to be representative of the society we support, this includes all equality characteristics such as age, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief. This lived experience from a diverse group of people helps us with all the work that we do and ultimately supports the social care sector to provide the best quality care. We encourage applications from, but not limited to, people from minoritised ethnic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQ+ and people with disabilities.
Selection Process
Candidates will always be selected based on experience and potential.
Reasonable Adjustments
We want all applicants to be able to fully participate in our selection processes. We welcome requests for adjustments to our recruitment and selection processes from applicants with disabilities, impairments, or health conditions, and will always consider support available in the recruitment process.
Please contact our People Team via email (recruitment@skillsforcare.org.uk) to discuss any adjustments that you may need.
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