People Partner

As a People Business Partner you will lead the customer facing side of HR as an ambassador for the People team. Your core purpose will be to work with senior leaders within your dedicated business area to:

• Provide strategic and commercial HR support
• To lead and embed the people strategy by devising and implementing a people plan for delivery within your business area.
• To support from a people perspective with the successful delivery of strategy and the delivery of local and corporate business plans within your area.
• To drive and deliver improvements against the key people KPI’s in the business area you support.

The role is a key role within the people team who will be proactive in supporting the People Director and will work collaboratively across all areas of the people team to ensure that the people function provides a simply brilliant service to its customers.

The role is also responsible for the effective management of an ER / HR advisor and the collective responsibility with other People partners for the wider ER team development, co ordination and management .

• Working closely with your business area to deliver an effective People partnering service and to understand the people drivers that will contribute to successful business delivery.
• Understanding the wider business priorities and how these relate to the people strategy activity
• Devising a strategic people plan for your functional areas that supports the delivery of the wider people strategy and GSA corporate strategy and the business areas needs.

Minimum of CIPD level 5 qualification in Human Resources Management or equivalent experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Demonstrable knowledge and experience gained in a People partner role
• Experience of creating people plans aligned to an overarching corporate people plan that supports business  area specific needs
• Demonstratable working knowledge of people policies, processes, legislative requirements and best practice