HR Business Partner

London, England, United Kingdom

4/1/2025

Job title – HR Business Partner

Salary – Circa £56K + TfL benefits

Contract Type – TfL Permanent

Location – Palestra, with hybrid working

(Hybrid working within this role enables a balance of 50 per cent of time split between the office and home over a 4-week period. Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements)

Job Purpose

This role is accountable for supporting the Senior HR Business Partner with the development and delivery of their designated business units and people plans. This role is accountable for supporting the Senior HR Business Partner with providing insight and recommending interventions to improve organisation effectiveness acting as a 'critical friend' to the business. This role is accountable for supporting their Senior HR Business Partner with day-to-day employee relations activity, including; consultation, negotiation and dispute resolution

Key Accountabilities

• Partner with senior leaders and colleagues (across HR and in specialist areas) to deliver priorities and activities as part of their business units people plan and HR BAU deliverables
• Develop strong relationships with senior leaders and drive business performance through effective coaching/influencing
• Use business insights to influence opinions, challenge leaders and colleagues by recommending interventions to improve organisation effectiveness as well as about the current risks or benefits of their decisions, actions and behaviours that affect the long-term reputation and performance of the organisation
• Support the Senior HR Business Partner to work with the business on Employee Relations matters (including negotiation and consultation), build positive relationships with Trade Unions and employees, seeking support from Employee Relations Specialists as required
• Take the lead and work on HR projects / programmes as requested by the Senior HR Business Partner ensuring the efficient delivery and evaluation
• Work with the business as a change expert to manage the efficient delivery and evaluation of change programmes, especially where related to people activities
• Ensure effective and timely implementation of HR initiatives in line with business priorities and the TfL People Strategy
  
  

Skills

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Managing mid-level consulting projects and applying expertise to provide business advice to senior Leaders. Conducts analysis and identifies issues, recommending and implementing solutions to internal customer needs
• Can skilfully balance risks and innovations in trialling new ideas or translating insights into action
• Knows how to offer professional, up-to-date advice to leaders, managers, employees and peers and is regularly sought out to do so, also challenging when needed
• Coaching senior leaders and utilise subject experts for guidance in areas outside of own expertise
• Knows how to gather data from a variety of sources and provide effective insight and analysis to inform credible conclusions and influence business units and the people strategy
• Identify lessons learned and further improvements needed
• Communication skills - highly effective written and presentation skills at all levels
  
  

Knowledge

• How collective employee relations needs to be managed in a complex and highly unionised environment
• Knowledge of Trade Unions, their goals and internal structures and governance. Knowledge of Trade Union legislation.
• Professionally qualified, e.g. higher level degree or equivalent (desirable)
• Knowledge of method of identifying root causes and provide interventions to enable achievement of business objectives and high performance
• Employment legislation and ACAS best practice and what the organisation needs to do to mitigate relevant risk
  
  

Experience

• Experience of performing an employee relations business partnering role in a large, complex and highly unionised organisation
• Demonstrated experience of successfully managing change
• Experience of applying commercial and strategic awareness to problem solving
• Experience of the negotiation and consultation process and can handle challenges with the ability to draft options and define the approach working with key stakeholders
• Experience of the consultation process and can actively pre-empt and prepare for Trade Union challenges
  
  

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.

Application Process

• Please apply using your CV and a one-page covering letter. PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images
• Think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience in the advert and cover this in your CV and cover letter
• PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images
  
  

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 23rd April 2025 @ 23:59

Benefits

In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the business area but mostly include:

• Final salary pension scheme
• Free travel for you on the TfL network
• Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home or 75% reimbursement on a 28-day flexi ticket
• 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
• TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow.
• Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
• Discounted Eurostar travel