HR Business Partner - Consultant Level

£19.70ph - 4 days per week

Job Purpose:

The HR Business Partner Consultant will work in partnership with designated line managers, providing professional advice and direction, commercial HR solutions and operational support to them, and enabling them to implement the business’s agreed people plans to improve Business Unit or function performance

Principal Accountabilities:

Reward

• Works with the HR Business Partner Manager and, line managers to ensure reward plans are executed in line with Corporate and business plans
• Support the implementation of annual salary reviews, data capture and MI to support with bonus payments, including local incentive schemes ensuring that they are implemented fairly and consistently by line managers

Learning and Development

• Works with the HR Business Partner, and management within the business to ensure learning and development plans are implemented
• Conduct regular reviews and prioritise learning and development needs for your business area in line with the business area objectives and Corporate budget allocations

Diversity

• Works with the HR Business Partner, and management within the business to ensure diversity and inclusion plans are executed in line with Corporate and business plans
• Promote diversity and inclusion as fundamental elements of the company’s culture, highlighting any Business Unit issues to the HR Business Partners Manager and supporting the implementation of practical solutions within the Business Unit or function

Organisation Design and Development

• Works with the HR Business Partner Manager and management to ensure organisational design and development plans and interventions are executed in line with Corporate and business plans
• Coach designated line management providing guidance and support regarding organisational change, including support with organisational design, restructures and cultural change programmes

Resourcing and Workforce Planning

• Work with the HR Business Partner Manager and management to ensure resource and workforce plans are executed in line with Corporate and business plans

Talent & Succession Planning

• Work with the HR Business Partner Manager, and management to ensure talent and succession plans are executed in line with Corporate and business plans

Performance Management

• Provide line managers with the support and guidance needed to ensure that individual and team performance is effectively managed across your business area, in alignment with the company performance management framework and process

Employee Relations

• Works with their HR colleagues, Business Unit Engagement and ER team and management within the business to ensure engagement and employee relations plans are executed in line with Corporate and business plans

Leadership

• Identify and support the delivery of leadership interventions required within business area, in conjunction with the BP Manager

Strategy Deployment

• Support the implementation of people plans at the local level, in line with the agreed business plans

HR Operational Delivery

• Support the regular review and assessment process of the delivery of services provided by Corporate Functions, local Business Unit specialist teams and HR Shared Services

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Graduate /Associate member of CIPD minimum standard
• Creative yet pragmatic, but able to deliver at speed
• Commercially minded and pragmatic in their application of HR best practice.
• Experience of working in a unionised environment
• Able to deliver high quality HR generalist support, including extensive knowledge of appropriate employment law and HR best practices and their pragmatic application.

"Due to the high volume of applications we currently receive, we are unable to respond to all candidates. If you do not hear from a Consultant within 5 working days unfortunately you have been unsuccessful on this occasion."