Junior Hr Business Partner

Who is Weber Shandwick?

We create cultural value and help brands navigate the ever-changing age of earned: an age where consumers actively say no to advertising; an age where everyone is an influencer that can make or break your brand; an age where content can be turned into commercial opportunity.

Our talented team build brands by finding connection points in the real world. We energise the right mix of talent, using the right platforms and latest technology to choreograph stories that make a real and meaningful impact for some of the world's leading brands and businesses eg HSBC, Unilever, Ebay and IBM to name a few.

We earn affection, attention, affinity and purchase by delivering value to people around the world, with deep specialisms across food & drink, travel & tourism, consumer tech, consumer health, automotive, sports sponsorship, entertainment & lifestyle and energy. We are known for:

• Developing data driven insights and strategy to drive measurable impact
• Creating impactful campaigns that tap into culture
• Creating channel and platform agnostic campaigns that grow organically
• Delivering integrated campaigns that are earned-first but deliver for paid and owned

The Role

We are looking for a Junior HR Business Partner, with previous experience gained in a fast-paced environment, ideally within the PR, Marketing/Communications or Media sectors.

This position will sit within the Weber Shandwick UK People Team, Business Partnering a designated number of Client Groups across the UK in London, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh; with a secondary focus supporting our DEI People Lead with our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives.

The skill set for success in this role is a professional, pragmatic and customer-focused HR generalist, with a strong background working on Employee Relations in a complex and fast- paced environment. We would also expect the successful candidate to have a passion to see value-add projects through from conception to delivery, being proactive and autonomous along the way.

What will you be doing?

Working with the People Leads and other Advisors within the wider Weber Shandwick People team, you will provide support in a range of areas including:

• Provide general HR support and advice across the full employee lifecycle including recruitment, onboarding, probation, employee relations, appraisals, training, employee queries, and exit procedures.
• Partner with Client Group Leads across the business to manage day to day people issues offering pragmatic solutions to resolve issues in a timely manner. Collaborate and engage with the wider HR team to provide a responsive, consistent, and forward-thinking HR advice.
• Lead on the development of our People data and analysis, i.e. working with the Advisors to identify Exit Interview trends and recommendations.
• Support and advise managers a variety of employee relations cases (for example performance management, redundancy, disciplinary, grievance and appeal meetings); escalating highly complex cases as required.
• Assist with the recruitment process, utilising internal ATS (Greenhouse) to input roles and working with the TA team and hiring managers to ensure briefs are filled quickly and with the strongest candidates.
• Act as first line of support for dealing with and responding to queries for your Client Groups (for example employment law, flexible working, leavers, maternity, paternity, grievances, disciplinaries and performance management).
• Oversee the Advisor's management of the probation process, including taking People Managers through the process and keeping up to date on employee progress, ensuring all probation meetings and corresponding paperwork is done in a timely manner.
• Coach People Managers through effective appraisal reviews, and training on the system used.
• Proactively manage long-term or repetitive absence including occupational health assessments and group income protection policy cases in conjunction with the Payroll & Benefits team.
• Oversee the monthly payroll processes required to be completed by HR Shared Services team, overseeing the Advisors to ensure changes are completed in a timely and accurate manner for a successful sign off.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the HR function, overseeing the Advisors and making improvements to our processes to ensure they are efficient and ensure we are providing excellent client service.
• Build and maintain effective relationships to support all stakeholders.

Who are you?

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following key attributes:

• Trusted Advisor
  Gains trust and respect at all levels within your stakeholder group. You will be a trusted partner who has emotional intelligence, understanding of how to treat and manage information in confidence and who lives and breathes the Weber Shandwick values.
• Inclusive
  Champions the value of working with diverse groups of people and sees how different perspectives enrich the work we do. Encourages a collaborative and inclusive attitude. Promotes confidence in the team to ensure they always have a voice and seat at the table. Keen interest in and knowledge around DEI, mental health, wellbeing, culture, and ways of working
• Strong Generalist
  An experienced generalist with strong exposure to the full employee journey – under our People pillars of 'Find Me, Grow Me, Know Me, Keep Me'.
• Commercial Acumen
  Starts to demonstrate sound commercial acumen and an understanding of how business priorities impact People decisions and changes.
• Curious Mind
  Solid Business Partner who takes time to truly understand the business, strategy and can see where people agenda fits whilst understanding their own developmental needs.
• Critical Thinking
  Experienced in supporting projects particularly around enhancing the employee experience; Drives the use of data and metrics in analysing trends and gaps and making decisions.

Core Benefits:

• Private medical insurance
• Group life assurance
• Group income protection
• Personal pension plan
• Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible Benefits:

• Buy or sell holiday
• Additional life assurance cover
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Dental insurance
• Travel insurance
• Health screening
• Gym discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health cash plan
• Flexible working with our 3:2 hybrid work model
• 4pm Friday finish
• Equivalent of $250 USD for new joiners on 6-month+ contracts to support home working setup
• 25 days' annual leave (in addition to public holidays) plus 2 volunteering days, birthday day off and discretionary festive closure
• Flexible public holidays
• Exclusive shopping discounts and perks
• Headspace membership
• Annual eyecare voucher
• Season ticket loan
• Referral bonus scheme
• Long service bonus
• Enhanced family leave
• Inclusive and invisible health policies

Note from the talent team:

We appreciate the time taken to apply for the role and your recent interest in Weber Shandwick. We will review all applications within five working days and be in touch with those who have been shortlisted to the next stage. Unfortunately, due to volume we are not able to get back to everyone individually so if you have not heard back from us unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion and wish you all the best in your search.

At IPG DXTRA we are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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