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Job title: HR Business Partner
Contract length: 6 months
Location: Barnard Castle
Shift: Day shift (4 days on-site)

Overview

GSK is a science-led global healthcare company with a special purpose: to help people do more, feel better, live longer. We are on an audacious journey to impact the health of 2.5 billion people over the next decade. Our R&D division is at the forefront of this mission, dedicated to the discovery and development of groundbreaking vaccines and medicines. We are transforming the landscape of medical research by integrating cutting-edge science and technology and harnessing the power of genetics and new data. By fostering a collaborative environment that unites the talents of our people, we are revolutionizing R&D to pre-empt and defeat diseases. Join us in our commitment to uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Role Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR Manager to provide leadership for a range of HR activities to enable leaders and their teams to deliver the business strategy. This role sits within our Global Supply Chain, Biologics and Device Manufacturing HR team focusing on a critical UK site reporting to the HR Site Lead. As an experienced HR Manager, you will primarily support the Barnard Castle site (c900), partnering with the business to support execution of the people plan, applying local context and experience to drive business change and impact.

Key Responsibiltites

Lead and drive the effective delivery of diverse and complex change projects (i.e. culture change projects, workforce restructuring, organisation design, etc.) in support of the business’s strategic agenda. Champion and influence senior leaders to effectively lead change.

Lead initiatives that enable the organisation to have the best leaders at all levels, with the right capabilities to motivate, focus, develop and care for the people and a culture of purpose and performance.

Grow leader’s leadership and people management capability to enable them to build high-performing teams; provide input, constructive feedback, and healthy challenge in a way that builds trust and enables the team and individuals to be most effective in their roles

Drive best in class talent management and succession planning in the area supported to build a high quality, diverse talent pipeline that supports business growth now and in the future.

Apply business insight to diagnose future capability gaps – Future workforce mapping and capability planning, succession planning and talent management

Coach and challenge leaders to increase diversity through talent management and recruitment, identifying opportunities to bring through / bring in diverse talent and challenging bias within talent activities.

Use data and analytic tools and processes to diagnose issues, inform execution of the people strategy and drive best in class leadership and organisation effectiveness.

Successfully manage and track progress of the area supported against key HR milestones, deliverables, and metrics.

Partner with various HR delivery channels to support Site level initiatives and assist with delivery of HR CoE and/or People Services special projects. Working as OneHR to deliver HR services to the business.

Ensure HR risks are mitigated, company reputation is protected and related financial, legal and policy duties are carried out. Manage escalations and support the business to create a positive employee environment. Support resolution of site IR issues and partner with ER Services to implement strategies to mitigate issues and/or enhance performance.

Promote learning, leadership development and coaching opportunities with business leaders

Improve leaders’ ability to develop all employees to reach their full potential.

Build manager capability in informal stage Employee Relations processes.

Manage Industrial Relations risks, partnering with Union and employee representatives.

Be disciplined in reducing customisation and champion our investment in new technology, regional hubs, standardised tools and processes within HR. 

Able to be on site for a minimum of four days per week

Required Skills and Qualifications

Degree or professional certification in related discipline or equivalent experience
Strong HR Generalist experience
Proven experience in restructuring within the UK context
Skilled in Union engagement
Experience supporting a business unit or function, delivering on the HR agenda within their remit and aligning to the strategy and its needs.  
Competent at working with data to create insight and diagnose future risks and opportunities
Experience of leading and influencing indirect teams
Experience of working on Culture or Inclusion projects and initiatives

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

Inclusion at GSK

GSK is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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