Senior People Planning and Alignment Manager

Role overview:

As part of this role, you’ll be responsible for:

• Connect the dots between the People Plan and the broader business strategy, ensuring the CPCSO’s communications align with the wider organisational picture.
• Lead the design and facilitation of PCS Leadership Team meetings, takeover days and events, taking ownership of agendas, content and follow‑through on actions.
• Coordinate the development of the 3‑year People Plan – including the annual strategic review, priorities alignment and budgeting – ensuring the right people and decisions come together at the right time.
• Track People Plan progress throughout the year, holding stakeholders to account and ensuring objectives are met and budgets are used as planned.
• Spot risks that could affect the CPCSO or PCS Leadership Team and resolve them before they become blockers.
• Own end‑to‑end preparation for CPCSO significant engagements – such as board reviews, CEO reports and company‑wide and external events, ensuring every piece of material is well‑framed, accurate, clear and on time.
• Build high‑quality presentations and reports that turn complex, multi‑strand activity into a compelling story for colleagues, Executives, Board members and external audiences.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the CPCSO, providing content and challenge that supports effective prioritisation and sound decision‑making.

You will need:

• Exceptional written communication skills that turn complex information into clear, compelling narratives for a range of audiences.
• Strong strategic thinking that joins the dots across people, finance and business priorities.
• A talent for orchestrating complex, multi‑stakeholder plans and keeping everyone accountable for their part.
• Confidence influencing and building trusted relationships at the most senior levels, including C‑Suite.
• Sharp analytical skills that make sense of both financial and non‑financial data and turn them into clear recommendations.
• A get‑it‑done attitude – comfortable working at pace, handling ambiguity and making sound calls when the full picture is still forming.
• High levels of discretion, sound judgement and genuine emotional intelligence.
• Experience working in a complex organisation with exposure across HR, strategy, finance, commercial or operations.
• A proven background working with senior leaders, including C‑Suite executives.

Benefits include: Company Pension Scheme, Discretionary/Performance‑based bonus, Private Health Insurance and Colleague Discounts.

We are committed to an inclusive workplace where every voice has a space. We encourage applicants to reach out for any additional assistance needed during the application process.

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