Reporting to the Head of HR, the HR Business Partner will work in close partnership with the key HR CoEs (Reward, Talent and L&D) to ensure programmes and processes delivered by HR are aligned with business and people strategies. You will manage and lead employee relations cases (grievances, disciplinaries, sickness absence, capability) and be responsible for leading strategic people projects in collaboration with key stakeholders across the business.
Responsibilities Stakeholder engagement & driving high performance
Operate in a manner that’s supportive of the business and the key priorities of that business but do so in a manner that ensures that there is control, governance and ‘tension in the system’
Work with Head of HR & business leaders to design and deliver strategic people plans to enable business outcomes
Partner with leaders to create solutions which build a high-performance culture, in turn driving higher employee engagement and performance Employee relations
Be the first point of contact for all employee relations matters (disciplinary, grievance, sickness absence) providing the Divisional Head of HR with regular updates
Manage and investigate employee relations concerns and issues as they arise, balancing what’s right for the employee with what’s right for the company
Coach and advise managers both proactively and reactively as they manage their teams
People strategy
Lead and contribute to projects across the HR Strategy
Provide key HR metrics/data where appropriate as requested by the business i.e. work winning, Regional/Divisional Board reports to enable more effective business decisions
Talent management
Work with hiring managers to support the recruitment process as required
Lead resourcing meetings with Recruitment Manager and Business managers as appropriate.
Talent management; including finding opportunities for talent mobility across the organisation and support on succession planning initiatives
Engagement Lead the development of action plans to address employee feedback resulting from employee survey results. Reward
Ensure consistent reward principles are applied across the employee lifecycle and support the rollout of all reward initiatives across the Business Units
Manage the reward process, providing advice/recommendations and ensuring appropriate approvals are in place in respect of all changes to terms and conditions of employment.
EDI Embed and achieve D&I ambitions through all people initiatives.
Experience & Skills
Previous experience in a similar role and a broad understanding across different areas of HR.
Excellent communication and inter-personal skills with an engaging, approachable style
Ability to confidently and sensitively challenge employees at every level (including senior leaders) and hold their position under pressure
Excellent organisational skills; able to juggle a number of priorities
Self-starter, with high energy, initiative and a solution focused
Can-do attitude and Resilient
Adept at liaising with people and building relationships across the business
Willingness to travel to various projects and offices as required
An ability to balance the need for immediate solutions with the requirement to think and act longer term.