Hr Business Partner (Part-Time)

At Bookmark Reading Charity, we exist to change children’s life stories through the joy of reading.

The HR Business Partner (HRBP) is the strategic liaison between HR and the organisation. This person will report to the CEO and will work directly with line managers to help the organisation hit its strategic goals. This is in addition to implementing HR policies, practices, and processes. 

This role requires business acumen, strategic thinking, change management and talent management skills. A successful HRBP also needs to be a great communicator, collaborator and be adept at building relationships.

Job Description:

• Create an annual People strategy that supports strong performance, positive culture, employee engagement and retention
• Maintain, develop, and implement employee processes and procedures, utilising HR systems
• Provide ongoing maintenance of employee data and change workflows across internal and associated external systems, encompassing candidate management, new-hire onboarding, and organisational change
• Be responsible for data/file management processes related to new-hire and termination processes across all databases for personnel
• Contribute to design, configuration and communication activities for ongoing and annual benefits and performance
• Support in the production of key performance data linked to people activities and work with line managers to drive continued improvement programmes 
• Ensure that the company’s procedures comply with employment regulations
• Ensure, alongside the wider Leadership Team, that we have a workplace where everyone is equipped and motivated to play their part in hitting KPIs to deliver our vision
• Handle any disciplinary processes and formal grievances with a robust approach by always referring back to legislation
• Develop and implement systems for identifying and developing talent; identification of critical roles and succession planning with SLT 
• Maintain a culture centered around our values 
• Drive performance and employee engagement by presenting constructive data to CEO
•  Manage a company’s appraisal system by supporting managers to conduct focused and productive appraisals 
• Monitoring various aspects of an employee’s performance, such as attendance and sick leave
• Work with our in-house employment lawyers as and when needed

  Person Specification:

• Passion for our vision and aligned to our values 
• Confident advising, influencing and constructively challenging the status quo on people matters to ensure the charity’s success
• Substantial experience in a similar role, ideally from a commercial background
• Providing robust support to help the charity have a team that is committed to delivering its aims and goals
• Broad knowledge of current employment law and how this practically affects the organisational operations and employee relations
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills 
• Strong problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills      
• Experience with organisational design and change 
• Someone who can operate in a fast moving environment. 
• Someone who is confident with Excel and HR systems 

Contract type: Permanent, Part-time,  three-day week (option to be term time only).

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 (Pro-rata).

Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer.

Location: Bookmark Reading Charity, Charles House, 5-11 Regent Street Saint James's, London SW1Y 4LR​. Minimum two days per week based at the Bookmark office​

Hours: Compressed hours considered