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About the Role

The Erasmus+ Associate People Business Partner will support the successful delivery of the Erasmus+ people strategy, working closely with the Erasmus+ People Business Partner and key stakeholders to implement and embed a workforce of over 150 FTEs. You will also be responsible for partnering with the Erasmus+ leadership team and colleagues across the People Function including Talent Acquisition, Reward, People Solutions Advisory, and Talent, Learning & Performance.

Responsibilities

Partner with the Erasmus+ leadership team to deliver workforce and people implementation plans.
Coordinate cross-functional People teams to ensure seamless delivery of people initiatives and programmes.
Implement workforce plans to successfully embed a workforce of 150+ employees and support organisational change.
Build strong relationships with business leaders and stakeholders to drive effective people solutions.
Manage the delivery of recruitment activities, including briefing Talent Acquisition, participating in interviews, and supporting onboarding.
Monitor implementation progress, track milestones, and provide regular updates to key stakeholders.
Identify delivery risks and implement mitigation actions while escalating strategic issues where appropriate.
Collaborate with specialist People teams, including Reward, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, and People Advisory, to deliver integrated solutions.
Use people data, insights, and workforce analytics to inform planning, measure progress, and support decision-making.
Support organisational change by coordinating people activities, enabling new ways of working, and ensuring successful programme delivery.

Requirements

Demonstrable experience of People business partnering to support senior stakeholders.
Track record of delivering against tight timelines and multiple dependencies.
Experience managing multiple senior stakeholders simultaneously, balancing competing priorities.
Strong programme discipline: tracking, dependencies, risk escalation.
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
Experience working with HR teams such as recruitment, reward, or employee relations.
Experience in mobilisation, stand-up and/or embedding of new teams/functions (desirable).
Experience in matrix or multi-stakeholder environments (UK-wide or international) (desirable).
Exposure to workforce planning and organisational design implementation (desirable).
Experience of HR risk management and governance processes (desirable).
Background in project-based HR delivery (desirable).
University degree or equivalent professional experience.
CIPD or equivalent OD / Change qualification (desirable).
Current right to work in the UK.
The British Council is not able to support or sponsor work visa applications.

Location

Any British Council UK office

Work Type

Hybrid working

Education Level

University degree or equivalent professional experience
CIPD or equivalent OD / Change qualification (desirable)

Salary/Compensations

£38,820 gross per annum plus £3,300 per annum London Market Allowance for those in the London area only.

About the Company

We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide.
For 90 years we have shaped brighter futures through education, arts, culture, language, and creativity.
Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries.
We connect. We inspire.
The Department for Education has announced that the British Council is set to take on the role of National Agency for Erasmus+.
In December the UK and EU arrived at a political agreement that the UK would rejoin the Erasmus+ scheme in 2027. That agreement has now been legally formalised under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
The British Council has a longstanding commitment to supporting international exchange.
It was a lead partner in the Erasmus+ UK National Agency from 2014-20, where Erasmus+ made a significant contribution to the UK's cultural relations activities, funding 8,091 projects, engaging 583,757 UK participants, and awarding around €1.1 billion to UK organisations.
A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.

Equal Opportunity

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all sections of the community as we believe that a diverse workforce gives added depth to our work.
The British Council is a Disability Confident Employer.
The Disability Confident scheme helps challenge attitudes, increase understanding of disability and ensure staff are drawn from the widest possible pool of talent.
We guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the minimum role requirements.
We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.