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London Farringdon | £60k - £75k per annum (dependent on skills and qualifications)

Full time or open to part time working (0.6FTE and above) | Hybrid working available

Competitive pension scheme – Car Allowance – Bonus Scheme – BUPA Healthcare - Enhanced maternity/paternity pay – Life assurance – HolidayPlus – Cycle2work Scheme & more

RE Q4905

We are looking for a strategic Senior People Partner to support our business leaders in driving high performance, employee engagement, and organisational effectiveness. You will provide expert guidance on people strategy, employee relations, organisational change, talent management, and leadership development. We pride ourselves on being trusted partners who have a thorough understanding of the business areas we support.

You will support and guide the People Partners to ensure a proactive approach to employee relations, oversee restructuring initiatives, and drive continuous improvement in People team processes. You will be a key contributor to this evolution, bringing their experience and ideas to help shape the future of the People team.

We deliver safety, warmth, and comfort to homes and businesses. Every role, whether in the office or on the front line, plays a key part in this mission. Here’s how you will contribute…

• Strategic HR Partnering, acting as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing insights and guidance on workforce planning, talent management & employee engagement
• Develop the use of data and analytics to inform decision-making and measure the impact of People team initiatives
• Develop and lead talent management & succession planning initiatives to develop top talent and build robust succession plans for critical roles
• Empower and enhance internal mobility, employee growth and employer branding, attracting high-calibre talent and promote diversity, equity and inclusion
• Oversee complex employee relations cases, ensuring compliance with employment law. Supporting development of proactive employee relations strategies to reduce case volume
• Supporting cultural and operational change, leading on restructuring, redundancy and change management initiatives while building relationships with trade unions & employee representatives
• You will be critical in identification and implementation of improvements to systems, processes and policies, leading on People projects such as leadership development programs, employee engagement initiatives and ED&I efforts
  
  

• Experience in senior generalist HR roles, such as HR Business Partner, Senior HR Advisor, or equivalent role.
• Proven ability to influence and build relationships with senior stakeholders, and ability to coach and develop managers to enhance leadership capability
• Vast knowledge of employment law, employee relations, and HR best practices.
• You have experience in talent management, succession planning, and leadership development.
• Deep understanding of and expertise in generalist operational/tactical HR issues
• You have direct experience managing organisational change, including restructuring and workforce planning, ideally in a unionised environment.
• Experience in contributing to or leading HR process improvement initiatives, with a focus on streamlining workflows and enhancing user experience
• You are commercially aware and highly numerate with great analytical and problem-solving skills.
• You are resilient, and adept at managing uncertainty and ambiguity, with the ability to pivot in repose to shifting priorities or ways of working.
  
  

• CIPD Level 7 (or equivalent experience)
• MCIPD (or equivalent)
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Utilities

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