Department: Health and Social Care (Management)
Operation: Sanctuary Care
Closing Date: 31/12/2025
Requisition: 226973
People Relations Manager – Commercial
35 hours per week
Homeworking with regular travel to Head Office in Worcester and all UK sites
Are you passionate about creating a positive, inclusive workplace culture? Do you thrive on solving complex people challenges and shaping strategies that make a real difference? If so, we’d love to hear from you.
About the Role
As our People Relations Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in fostering a fair, supportive, and engaging environment for all colleagues. You’ll lead on employment relations, inclusion, and wellbeing initiatives that help us remain an employer of choice.
Your key responsibilities will include:
* Resolving employment disputes: Provide tailored advice to People Partners and Managers, ensuring compliance with employment law and best practice while minimising risk.
* Driving legislative change: Lead the delivery of the Employment Rights Bill, updating policies and supporting teams with clear guidance, communications, and training.
* Championing inclusion: Deliver our Inclusion for All strategy within Commercial, creating action plans, new strategic initiatives, and training that strengthen our diverse culture.
* Enhancing engagement and wellbeing: Research and implement new initiatives to boost colleague experience and wellbeing, benchmarking against best-in-class organisations.
* Supporting key projects: Collaborate with People Services to deliver impactful HR projects aligned with our strategic objectives.
About You
We’re looking for someone who is:
* Experienced in employment relations, advanced employment law, EDI, and HR policy development, with a strong understanding of UK employment legislation.
* Inclusive and collaborative, with a passion for diversity, equity, and wellbeing.
* Strategic and proactive, able to lead projects and influence stakeholders at all levels.
* A great communicator, skilled at translating complex information into clear, actionable advice.
Ready to join us?
As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary great place to work, we offer you access to a range of great employee benefits and the opportunity to develop and progress within your career. Benefits include:
* A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits.
* 25 days leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays.
* Life assurance
* Discounted products & services
* Personal advice and counselling
* Family-friendly arrangements
* Tax efficient savings through our Cycle to Work scheme
* A culture that values diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
* Opportunities for professional growth and development.
Join us and help shape a workplace where everyone can thrive.
Apply today and be part of a team that’s committed to making a positive impact.
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We may receive a lot of applications so reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time.
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