People Advisor (Projects)

Summary

• 12 month FTC / Secondment
• Based at Manchester Airport
• Mainly office based with some hybrid working for a better work/life balance
• We are proud to be a diverse employer, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds

Why MAG?

Every year, Manchester Airport connects over 28 million passengers with more than 200 destinations across the globe. As the fourth largest airport in the UK, Manchester is also in the top 20 airports in Europe. Part of the largest UK owned airport operator group, MAG, Manchester Airport supports over 19,000 jobs onsite and generates around £7.75bn each year for the region. At MAG, we recognise creating a first-class journey for our customers starts by creating a first-class career journey for our colleagues and we are committed to building inclusive environments in which our people can thrive. You’ll also have access to some great benefits including:
•    6% company pension contribution, with the option to increase it to 10% based on your preference
•    24 days holiday plus bank holidays
•    Free parking
•    Subsidised public transport
•    Huge range of company discounts
•    Free Virtual GP service, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 

The role

MAG is looking for an experienced project manager based at Manchester Airport to help us in a change transformation journey. In this role, you will support, monitor and ensure we deliver projects across the Airport.  The wider scope of this role involves assisting the Change People Partner in setting up and implementing a governance and control framework to facilitate the execution of key strategic initiatives and provide a coherent view of the People projects roadmap and playing a significant operational role in the collective consultation process with our trade unions in the relevant forums.  When you aren’t busy with projects and workload allows, you will work alongside the People team supporting managers in generalist ER case work. Some of your duties will include...

•    Establishing and maintaining a project delivery and governance framework to ensure a systematic and prioritised way to manage the people element of projects. 
•    Project planning and tracking methods. 
•    Creating and maintaining a project reporting dashboard to show agreed KPIs. 
•    Identifying and reporting project risks and issues, risk mitigation strategies and resource capacity. 
•    Ensuring each project has a current, realistic resource schedule in place to accommodate changes and conflicting priorities.
This is an exciting time to join Manchester Airport as we’ve just had our Best Summer Ever, and you’ll be able to get involved in some big transformation and expansion projects across the airport. 

What will make you successful in the role?

To be successful in this role you’ll have...

• Experience of managing multiple milestone projects in a fast paced and pressured environment
• A good working knowledge of Project Management
• Experience of delivering projects in a HR environment, ideally
• Experience of developing structured ways of working and processes
• Effective communicator and influencer skills, with the ability to quickly build relationships with stakeholders at all levels
• Excellent planning and organisation skills and the ability to multi-task effectively
• Effective IT skills and be a proficient user of Microsoft packages including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook and Teams
• Have a great working knowledge of HR policies and procedures
• Have some experience of managing ER cases and experience of working with Trade Unions is highly desirable but not essential.