Learning & Culture Officer

Job title: People Officer – Learning and Culture

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: Grade 4, £27, 142 – £29,119. Appointments for this role will generally be made at £27, 142 depending on skills and experience. Please note, for internal applicants the salary will be reflected by pay and award policy

Working arrangements: Full time, 35 hours a week OR job share (up to max 35 hours) OR part-time minimum 28 hours - you’ll agree your working pattern with your manager working

Location – Liverpool.  This post is offered within a hybrid working environment with a blend of office and homeworking. Minimum of 6 days per month in the office (pro rata)

The Royal College of Physicians is recruiting a People officer - learning and culture. Join a high performing team that is transforming the RCP’s culture and lead initiatives to support learning, wellbeing, diversity, inclusion and belonging.  Help us implement action plans from our recent engagement survey to make the RCP an even better place to work.

Purpose and scope

Working within the learning and culture function in the people and culture team, you will build relationships with a range of stakeholders across the RCP to deliver learning and culture projects, initiatives and events. 

Key responsibilities

• Identify content, commission events, project manage and evaluate diversity, learning and wellbeing programmes and initiatives
• Facilitate and plan meetings, focus groups, employee network discussions

About you

• Emotionally intelligent with strong relationship-building and collaboration skills
• Committed to continuous improvement: contributes ideas and pro-actively problem-solves
• Delivers initiatives to improve employee experience

For more information about the role please view the job description and person specification.  

Our benefits

Working at the RCP comes with lots of benefits designed to ensure that you feel valued and supported in your role. The benefits we offer include:

• 27 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays
• group personal pension plan with 7% employer contribution
• interest-free season ticket loan 
• life assurance
• annual pay award 
• flexible working hours
• employee assistance programme – 24/7 advice and support for any work-related issues as well as any problems affecting your home life
• occupational health team – includes employment and work-related health assessments, health checks and work station assessments
• cycle to work scheme 
• corporate eye care scheme
• professional training and development opportunities 
• enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• staff discounts platform – including discounts on cinema tickets and a range of high street brands

About the RCP

The Royal College of Physicians is a rewarding and friendly place to work with an incredible history, dating back to our foundation in 1518. We are a professional membership body for physicians – doctors who work in hospitals – with over 40,000 members in the UK and around the world working to improve patient care and reduce illness. Our activities focus on educating, improving and influencing for better health and care.

How to apply

To apply, please submit your CV and a detailed cover letter outlining how your skills and experience meet the job description. When preparing your cover letter, please set out how you meet the criteria listed under the ‘Your experience, knowledge, skills and behaviours’ on the job description.

Candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of their cover letter and CV. We are not able to consider CVs sent in isolation or without a detailed cover letter.

The selection process involves a two stage interview process and a work-based assessment. Please note, both interviews will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams. 

If you have any queries about the application and selection process or the role, please email [email protected] .

Key dates 

Closing date: Sunday 14 July

Shortlisted candidates will be notified via email on or by: Wednesday 17 July

Interview date: First interviews will be held on Monday 22 July. Second stage interviews will be held on Thursday 25 July 

The RCP positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.

The RCP is all about our people – our members, staff, volunteers and leaders. We educate, influence and collaborate to improve health and healthcare for everyone and know we can only do this by being inclusive, encouraging and celebrating diverse perspectives. Welcoming into our community people who represent the 21st-century medical workforce and the diverse population of patients we serve is a priority for us.