Human Resources Business Partner

People Business Partner

£50,000 - £55,000 + benefits

8 months FTC (paternity cover)

35 hours per week (flexible working options)

Wimbledon (hybrid working - office collaboration twice per week)

We’ve been championing better work and working lives for over 100 years. We help organisations thrive by focusing on their people, supporting our economies and societies. We’re the professional body for HR, L&D, OD and all people professionals – experts in people, work and change. With almost 160,000 members globally – and a growing community using our research, insights and learning – we give trusted advice and offer independent thought leadership. And we are a leading voice in the call for good work that creates value for everyone.

There has never been a more interesting or important time to join us. We offer an inclusive and stimulating culture and a wide range of professional development opportunities, as well as excellent benefits such as 28 days’ holiday with an option to buy and sell days, £125 personal development allowance, access to an award winning pension scheme and a commitment to wellbeing including a cashback health scheme.

The Role

Our People Business Partner is an expert in all things people related, providing advice, guidance, and support to people managers across the business. You’ll be analysing trends and HR metrics, resolving complex employee relations issues and grievances, and developing and implementing HR strategies to drive the people agenda in line with the CIPD objectives.

What you’ll be doing

• Acting as a true partner across the business, providing expert HR advice and guidance.
• Analysing HR metrics and data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Managing and resolving complex employee relations cases.
• Providing coaching and HR policy guidance to line managers.
• Implementing HR strategies that support the overall business objectives.
• Driving and supporting workforce and succession planning.
• Supporting employee engagement initiatives, ensuring a positive and inclusive culture that fosters employee satisfaction and retention.
• Leading and supporting the delivery of HR projects, change and transformation.

What you’ll need to be successful

• Proven track record in a similar People/HR Business Partner role within a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.
• Robust HR generalist experience, gained through a qualification and extensive experience.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR good practice, experience of global work.
• Experience of managing and resolving complex employee relations cases.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage, influence and build the relationship with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong commercial acumen and business awareness, with the ability to align HR strategies with the organisational objectives.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to use data to drive decision-making.
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills, with the ability to develop and motivate others.

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CIPD: valuing everyone as an individual! The CIPD define diversity as the differences in colour, ethnicity, abilities, age, gender, beliefs, interests, socioeconomic status(class), marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, geographic, academic/professional backgrounds, opinions, backgrounds, thinking, experiences, and many other personal characteristics. There is a growing body of research that shows that diverse workforce can be beneficial for decision making, innovation and problem solving as people bring a diverse range of skills and lived experiences with them. Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everybody feels valued, where their talents are fully utilised and organisational and personal goals are met.

We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion and equality of outcomes in employment through recognising of how differences of age, disability, gender, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, ethnicity, colour, religion, or belief and other protected (by equalities law) and personal characteristics can advantage or disadvantage a person.

Please note, we reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore, we would urge you to submit an application as soon as possible.