People Partner

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a People Partner to join our client, a leading global FMCG company with Brands such as Dove, Knorr, Persil & Magnum, based at their prestigious facility in Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire.

This is a full-time temporary role, working 2 days per week onsite and the remainder of the week remote. To start ASAP until end June 2024, working a 37.5-hour week and is paying up to £44,000 per annum, pro rata, depending on experience.

JOB PURPOSE

Our HR Vision is to be famous as a "purpose-driven place to work" that's creating the future of work for a diverse population, focused on growth and recognised & rewarded for measurable success. You will be passionate about supporting our colleagues through their career journey. Part of the People Experience team - this group of colleagues strives to create & deliver slick processes for every employee journey there is. Your interactions with employees in your business function will ensure they feel valued, heard and given the right resources and support they need during the most important moments during their careers (and in some instances, such as parental leave, during their lives!) The People Partner will ensure Employees and Line Managers understand the partnership model that has been put in place with Technology & Una as a first point of contact for any queries.

RESPONSIBILITIES

To make a positive impact on each key stage of an employee's lifecycle and be the key person to positively influence and shape the employee experience at times which are critical in their career. You will:

• Own end-to-end employee cycle, partner with line managers and act as single point of contact for employees in your function area, through key career moments such as onboarding, role moves locally and globally, career growth, parental leave, time off, exit, etc. (work with our Hub in Cairo to deliver the transactions)
• Provide coaching & support to line managers in employee experience. Empower employees to be the best version of themselves. To help Employees, and our business, to thrive. We are committed to promoting a positive environment in our workplace. You will be a wellbeing ambassador, championing positive health & wellbeing, and promote the resources available to support
• Work with HRBPs & Leaders to create & deliver project plans for managing any change programmes and reorganisations. You will play a key role leading any change programme end-to-end, ensuring meaningful consultation takes place, whilst providing guidance and support on process and policy.
• A proactive approach to employee relations, reviewing data & spotting any employee relations trends, recommend solutions & coaching Managers to take any actions you feel are the right steps to take/ tackle problems
• Guide Leaders & HRBPs in relation to HR policies & procedures (performance improvement, grievances, absence management etc) coaching them through the process & ensuring they have a good understanding of the legal requirements. Our role with ER can be very hands-on, writing scripts, creating outcome letters, etc. to support cases through to completion.
• Work with teams across HR (HRBPs, Payroll, Reward, Global Mobility, Talent Acquisition etc), provide support & subject matter expertise to recommend appropriate actions to address queries

What will you gain from this job?

You will make a positive impact on each key stage of an employee's lifecycle and be the key person to positively influence and shape the employee experience at times which are critical in their career. Our HR Business Partners own strategic activities/decisions for "populations" whilst you, impact an individual employee/line manager experience. No two days will be the same - you will be on an endless learning journey, which will give you the chance to deal with different people, including access to senior stakeholders & freedom to work on exciting projects! ?

ABOUT YOU

• Experience employee relations and case management, including knowledge of UK employment laws and regulations
• Attention to detail, a passion for delivering great customer experience and you can spot an opportunity to improve a process at a mile off
• Experience handling sensitive matters with tact & diplomacy, comfortable having difficult conversations, working professionally & discreetly with sensitive information
• Both the what and the how are important to us - explain requirements/processes is key, but first comes the critical step of gaining buy-in from your stakeholders. Therefore, you'll have strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, building strong relationships with trust & confidence, as well as having the ability to influence.
• Confident to work independently making your own judgment, using discretion while utilising policies and practices
• Work well as part of the team, there is no such thing as "not my job!" here - we have one shared purpose, to drive growth, whilst protecting UL from risk.

Diversity at UL is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self.