Here at BPP we pride ourselves on providing the best possible client and learner experience, with our School of Business designing and delivering best-in-class programmes.

We are looking for a proactive and highly organised Senior Resource Planner to manage a team of resource specialists and oversee the cost-effective and efficient resourcing of BPP Programmes.

What if you read the description and don't meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway - we value diverse backgrounds and are committed to inclusivity!

Why work for BPP?

It is a great time to join BPP as we have enjoyed a sustained period of growth, offering a wealth of opportunities to our staff, students and clients. There are many more great reasons to join BPP such as:

• Brilliantly, you can study any of BPP’s courses for free – be it a professional qualification or full degree.
• With hybrid working available, you’ll be able to split your time between one of our centres and wherever you choose to call home.
• We also provide a generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days, and there’s a rewards package that includes retail discounts and much more.
• Other key benefits include our Group Personal Pension Plan, dedicated private healthcare and dental plans that offer additional assurance to look after you and your family.

What you’ll be doing

In this role you will report into the Director of Corporate Development and will undertake, amongst others, the following responsibilities:

• Lead the resource management process for specific Business School’s Programmes
• Line managing Resource Planners within their subject area
• Responsible for the delegation of day-to-day Resourcing tasks to the Resource Planner team
• Leading on the Resourcing cycle for the Programmes ensuring recruitment needs are fed through to the Resourcing Manager and the faculty recruitment team on a regular basis
• Acting as the main point of contact for resourcing queries and being the escalation point.
• Liaising closely with the Resourcing Manager to communicate any performance Management issues or Resourcing challenges such as Resource Gaps.
• Responsible for new starter training and disseminating important programme updates to the RP team
• Meeting agreed SLA’s with the central team and the wider operations team
• Collaborating with the Programme team to meet resourcing demands/requests
• Any other tasks and responsibilities required by business needs within resourcing

What experience you’ll need

To be successful in this role the following experience is essential:

• Demonstrable experience of Resource Planning
• Self-motivated with a proactive and creative approach to problem solving
• Experience of organising and managing a team’s workload distribution
• A clear and professional communicator both verbally and written
• Able to consistently work to a high degree of accuracy, with excellent attention to detail
• A strong negotiator with experience of managing multiple stakeholders and dealing with difficult conversations
• Agile mindset with the ability to manage and adapt to last minute changes
• A strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, and Office 365)
• A good level of education including excellent numeracy, literacy skills and the ability to apply logic
• Educated to degree level
• Experience of managing a team
• Experience of working with an Enterprise Resource Planning system (e.g., Retain)
• Good knowledge of BPPs wider products
• Knowledge of legislation regarding working time regulations, policies terms and conditions of service and Health and Safety

BPP are a Disability Confident employer so if you need any reasonable adjustments for the interview process, please just let us know!

BPP Education Group reserves the right to amend or withdraw this advertisement at any time prior to the closing date, should we receive a high volume of applications or if business needs change.

BPP actively promotes equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and welcomes applications from a wide range of candidates. BPP will select candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience. Please note that for those posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a DBS check in addition to BPP undertaking any necessary online searches. This is deemed appropriate and necessary from a safeguarding perspective, and in line with BPP’s safer recruitment practices.

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