Position Summary
The HR Business Partner provides a business-focused, strategic and operational HR service to leaders and employees across the UK, both onshore and offshore.The HR Business Partner builds strong working relationships and partners closely with leaders to understand operational priorities, drive HR strategy and deliver a professional HR service covering the full remit of the employee lifecycle, including talent management, reward, employee relations, workforce planning, and employee engagement.
Duties And Responsibilities
1. Proactively support the delivery of HR processes across the UK, both onshore and offshore
2. Act as a trusted advisor to leaders, providing expert guidance on HR-related issues that strengthens organisational capability and accelerates talent
3. Promoting a positive employee relations climate by advising and coaching leaders on employee relations issues, including discipline, grievance, sickness absence, ill health capability, and performance management
4. Lead and manage complex projects, including TUPE, redundancy, and changes to terms and conditions of employment
5. Lead and participate in change management initiatives that enhance the employee experience and elevate organisational effectiveness
6. Partner with HR Centers of Excellence in the planning and execution of HR initiatives, including reward campaigns, annual performance reviews, employee engagement surveys, and talent development / succession planning
7. Influencing the development of business centered HR policies and processes, ensuring legislative compliance
8. Build strong working relationship with leaders and internal stakeholders
9. Partner with leadership to determine workforce planning requirements and work alongside Talent Acquisition to manage the recruitment and selection process for both full-time and temporary resources, ensuring compliance with Company policy, budget requirements and compensation philosophy
10. Manage the transfer of employees into and out of the region by liaising with global HR teams
11. Through close partnerships with peers and external networks, maintain knowledge of progressive HR practices, legislative requirements and key trends
12. Actively seek out opportunities for improvement in departmental procedures and ways of working
13. Leverage HR metrics and data to identify opportunities for improvement and to inform decision-making.
Qualifications
REQUIRED
14. Bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited institution in Human Resource Management or related discipline
15. Proven success in partnering with senior leaders, preferably across multiple geographies
16. In depth knowledge of UK employment legislation
17. Significant employee relations experience
18. Demonstratable experience in navigating a global matrix organisation
19. Proficient in translating business objectives into actionable HR strategies and measuring progress/success
20. Strong experience in managing strategic organisational change effectively
21. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships, trust and credibility with stakeholders at all levels
22. Demonstratable leadership, coaching and influencing skills
23. Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
24. Strong business acumen and commercially focused
25. Adept at leveraging HR metrics and data to inform strategy
26. Capable of demonstrating high emotional intelligence (EQ) and resilience
27. Displays a continuous improvement mindset.
DESIRED
28. Chartered membership with the CIPD
29. Experience supporting both onshore and offshore workforces
30. Exposure to trade unions / industrial relations.