Human Resources Business Partner - London

Purpose of the Role

As the People & Development Partner you will work closely with department heads taking ownership for the people matters within your business areas. You will demonstrate your business acumen and develop a thorough understanding of your business areas to ensure business & people strategies are aligned and implemented.

Duties and Responsibilities

You will:

• Provide support and guidance to your client groups through coaching, advice, influence, employee development and implementing change initiatives.
• Provide talent and performance management support to your client groups.
• Ensure talent is recognised, developed and stretched and poor performance is appropriately managed.
• Work with managers to identify skill & knowledge gaps for current and future needs, implementing development plans to maximise professional growth opportunities.
• Drive employee engagement plans to ensure productivity and retention of talent.
• Maintain knowledge of legal requirements for employers and suggest updates as needed to ensure compliance.
• Research, develop and proposes policy updates, new policies and updates to guidance and procedures to support the changing needs of the business.
• Provide trusted advice across the employee lifecycle and assist with any employee relation needs, including conflict resolution, investigations, grievances and disciplinaries.
• Challenge team culture and behaviours to ensure they are consistent with organisational values.
• Where appropriate you will also challenge business decisions within your client groups to ensure they are consistent, fair and sustainable at all times.
• Have a strong understanding of progressive HR practices and will successfully implement initiatives through positive influence and effective communication.
• Support the People & Development Director with driving the People & Development agenda, raising the profile of the team and maintaining team deliverables.

Skills and Experience

Essential:

• Proven experience in a senior HR leadership role partnering with executive leaders and business heads
• Demonstratable experience of influencing and implementing change
• Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships
• Ability to influence at senior levels
• Thorough generalist knowledge and understanding of all HR functions, legislation, and best practices
• Impeccable communication skills – both written and verbal
• Effective application and articulation of employment law
• Able to read and interpret data
• Highly proficient with MS Office suite, including Excel and PowerPoint

Bonus:

• French / German speaking

Personal Characteristics

• Discreet and sensitive to confidential information
• Confident in stakeholder management
• Effective communicator able to influence without authority
• Able to work autonomously
• Proactive and pragmatic
• Able to respond flexibly to shifting priorities
• Well-organised and takes ownership of tasks
• Excellent time management
• Client focused and solutions orientated
• Able to effectively prioritise workload
• Strong team player
• Able to work under pressure and to deadlines

What we offer

• 25 days holiday
• Enhanced maternity and paternity, we want to improve the health of our staff and children. Respecting parental rights is good for our society, our children and each of us.
• Eyecare vouchers
• Life assurance
• Sick pay for up to 30 days annually
• Access to Plumm health which provides you with two therapy or coaching sessions covering a wide variety of wellbeing topics
• Annual salary review, as we are committed to paying fair salaries
• Annual promotion rounds to ensure we recognise and appropriately reward key talent
• Private medical at Director level and above
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee referral bonus scheme

To apply please send your CV to: jobs@christie.com