Senior People and Culture Manager

Senior People and Culture Manager
Location: Cambridge, UK 
Salary: £60,000 – £66,000 p.a. Full-time equivalent, dependent on experience
Basis: Permanent. Full-time, part-time or flexible
Eligibility: You must be eligible to work in the UK

The role

This is a senior role within the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s People and Culture (P&C) team which consists of  a team of 6 colleagues at different levels, working closely with the Director of People and Culture and colleagues across the team to deliver a high quality, organisation wide global people service. You will work with managers across the Foundation providing expert guidance on complex people matters and helping to deliver key organisational priorities.

A significant aspect of the role is shaping and supporting the Foundation’s employee relations approach, providing strategic advice on sensitive and complex people issues, building manager capability, and ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant outcomes. You will also contribute to the development of our reward and recognition practices, helping to ensure they are equitable, transparent, and aligned with our values. Alongside this, you will play a key role in ensuring that our people's policies, processes, and systems are effective, compliant, and support a positive employee experience.

This role has broad organisational impact. You will use data and insight to inform decision making, support organisational design and change initiatives, and work collaboratively across the Foundation to strengthen our people practices and culture. Through coaching and partnership, you will help leaders and managers create high performing, inclusive teams where people can thrive.

We are looking for a credible and pragmatic People professional who is comfortable operating at a senior level while remaining hands on. You will bring sound judgement, commercial awareness, and the ability to navigate complexity with confidence, building trusted relationships with stakeholders across all levels of the organisation.

We work hard to make sure that the Foundation is a place where everyone is supported to do the best work of their careers. We have a flexible and collaborative approach to all aspects of our work. If you're the right person for the job, we'll make it work for you, and you can be confident that you'll be joining an exceptional team of people who care deeply about our mission and each other.

Responsibilities

• Act as a  People and Culture partner across all Foundation entities, working closely with the Director of People and Culture to deliver strategic people priorities and organisational objectives.
• Deputise for the Director of People and Culture as required, providing management and guidance across the People and Culture function.
• Build trusted relationships with leaders and managers, providing expert advice and coaching on people matters, organisational effectiveness, and team performance.
• Shape and support the Foundation’s employee relations approach, including policy development, providing guidance on complex and sensitive people issues and leading employee relations cases when required, ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant outcomes.
• Manage the relationship with external employment legal advisors
• Coach and support managers to build confidence and capability in managing people, performance, wellbeing, and development matters.
• Support reward activity across all entities, including pay benchmarking, salary review processes, and the development of equitable and transparent reward practices.
• Support organisational design, workforce planning, and change initiatives that enable the Foundation to achieve its strategic goals..
• Contribute to building an inclusive, collaborative, and high performing culture where people can do their best work and thrive.

Experience and personal attributes

We recognise that everyone has the potential for growth. We welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate that they have some, but not necessarily all, of the experience and personal attributes listed here. 

• Significant experience in a senior HR manager role 
• CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent experience, with Level 7 desirable
• Strong expertise in managing complex and sensitive employee relations matters 
• Experience of supporting and developing team members 
• Sound knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice. Experience of working within US, Kenyan or Indian employment law would be beneficial
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with credibility at senior levels 
• Excellent judgement and the ability to navigate ambiguity and sensitive situations with confidence
• Strong communication skills, able to convey complex issues clearly and pragmatically 
• Experience contributing to learning and development initiatives or strategy 
• A collaborative, pragmatic, and values driven approach 

About us

The Raspberry Pi Foundation is an independent charity with a global mission to enable all young people to realise their full potential through the power of computing and digital technologies. 

We empower schools to teach computer science and AI literacy through free curricula, classroom resources, purpose built software tools, and professional development for teachers. We inspire young people to become tech creators through the world's largest networks of coding clubs. We undertake original research that informs our work and which we use to advance the field of computer science education more broadly.

All of our resources and learning experiences are available for anyone to use at no cost. We are particularly focused on creating opportunities for young people who experience educational disadvantage and those who come from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in technology industries. 

Over the past decade, we have supported hundreds of thousands of educators and tens of millions of students. We have teams in six countries (India, Ireland, Kenya, South Africa, the UK and US) and partnerships with mission-aligned non-profit organisations in over 60 countries. 

We are at the forefront of the global educational movement to expand access to computer science education and AI literacy. You can learn more about our work in our latest Annual Report.

Benefits

In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a wide range of benefits for all of our colleagues. 

• Paid time off. In addition to public holidays, full-time employees in the UK receive 25 days of paid annual leave initially, rising to 30 days after five years service, plus 3 additional days of paid leave for the company-wide closure at the end of each year. 
• Pension. We provide an 8% employer contribution on top of your minimum 4% employee contribution. 
• Private healthcare. We provide comprehensive private healthcare for all employees through Vitality Plus. 
• Flexible working. We have clear policies to provide flexibility over when and where you work, helping you balance work responsibilities with the rest of your life.
• Support for parents and carers. We provide generous family leave and flexibility for parents and carers. 
• Life assurance and income protection. We provide life assurance and income protection schemes to provide peace of mind for you and your family. 
• Investing in learning and development. We invest in your growth and development, including through access to learning resources and training, with dedicated time for all employees. 
• Travel to work. Through our Cycle-to-Work and Season Ticket Loan schemes we support cost effective and sustainable travel to work. 

Timetable for applications
Closing date: 20 July 2026, 9.00am GMT
Phone screen: Week commencing 20 July 2026
First interview: Week commencing 27 July 2026
Second interview: Week commencing 4 August 2026

Our recruitment process

All of our workplaces are inclusive spaces where we want people to feel respected, valued, and able to do their best work. We are committed to building teams that bring together people with a broad range of backgrounds, skills, and perspectives. That starts with our recruitment process. 

Here's what you can expect: 

• As part of your application, you will be asked to respond to a small number of questions that we will use to screen your eligibility for the role. You will also be asked to provide your cv and a short cover letter. 
• Eligible applications will be reviewed by our recruitment team and the hiring manager. 
• A small number of candidates will be invited to a phone call with the hiring manager. 
• The purpose of this call is to check our understanding of your application and to answer any questions you have. 
• We normally have two interviews, which may take place in-person. Interviews will be with the hiring manager and at least one other colleague. 
• You will usually be asked to undertake a work-based assessment in advance of your interviews. This will be an opportunity for you to show how you would perform some part of the role. You will be given advance notice and clear instructions. 
• If you have any questions about or feel that you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, including adjustments for neurodiversity, please contact our People and Culture team at recruitment@raspberrypi.org.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Everyone appointed to a role at the Foundation will be required to undergo a background check to confirm that you are a suitable person to work with children. Further background checks will be made at regular intervals thereafter.