Regional HR Business Partner
Can be based from Manchester or Leeds
Hybrid working
Working as part of a wider UK team this is an exciting opportunity to join a fast paced organisation in a hands-on Business Partner role that offers a combination of operational, project based & strategic HR.
Business Relationships & Strategic People Planning
- Build and maintain key business relationships with key stakeholders and the wider People team
- Understand the business challenges, opportunities and context of the areas you support to ensure that you are a valued thinking partner, developing fit for purpose people plans and delivering relevant advice and guidance
- Provide advice and guidance to the leaders on employment matters, influencing management around the people agenda to maximise performance
Performance Management & Development
- Champion a high-performance culture through the effective management of goals/performance reviews, personal development plans etc.
- Support managers in conducting performance discussions and implementing performance improvement plans when necessary, building managers knowledge, skills and behaviours to create high performing teams
Talent Management & Recruitment
- Support the delivery of fit for purpose onboarding and induction to colleagues
- Review exit data to identify areas for improvement where appropriate
- Collaborate with business to embed our talent strategies, succession plans, and workforce planning to ensure the right talent is in place to meet current and future business needs
- Identify high-potential employees and ensure development plans are in place to nurture their skills and career growth.
Culture
- Work with your stakeholders to drive initiatives to enhance employee engagement, morale, and satisfaction within the business functions.
- Partner with business leaders to create a positive work environment and foster a culture of inclusion, diversity, belonging and wellbeing, providing active support and challenge as well as practical initiatives
- Support annual employee engagement process
Provision of Advice and Guidance/Employee Relations
- Provide professional advice and coaching support in areas of people management and employment in line with appropriate HR policies and processes.
- Work with the wider People teams to ensure consistency in the management/resolution of employee relations issues
- End to end ownership of non-complex ER cases in business areas
HR Data & Insight
- Gather and review data and find ways to provision this to stakeholders in a practical and useful way to support decisions related to workforce.
Knowledge, qualifications and experience
- Experience operating as a HR business partner to the operational business.
- Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, able to communicate and partner effectively with a variety of stakeholders in different functions
- Good commercial acumen, leadership and transformational skills
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, agile environment
- An up-to-date and working knowledge of employment legislation, ideally with some knowledge of TUPE.
- Pragmatic: able to deliver HR guidance in a fast paced, complex environment, and communicates clearly and openly to win support.
- Business focused; able to deliver commercial solutions which also fit HR best practice requirements and demonstrate excellent operational planning skills
- Highly organised
- Able to problem solve and challenge the ‘norm’ whilst operating to HR best practice guidelines
- CIPD qualified desirable but not essential
Skills and Competencies
- Demonstrates behaviours that support and reflect the Hays values – a team player
- Analytical
- Highly organised
- A true advocate and role model for equity, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing
- Commercial
- Strong intellect balanced by pragmatic, solution-oriented approach
- Excellent personal presentation and communication skills
- Able to effectively manage and influence stakeholders at all levels
- Personal credibility, professional, approachable and outgoing
- Complete discretion and confidentiality
- Good forward-planning, can work under pressure and to deadlines
What you will get in return
In addition, Hays Offers:
- Competitive compensation and reward package
- Stimulating and rewarding work at a time of significant organisational change.
- An inclusive culture built on rewarding success and the opportunity to influence your future career path.
- Flexible hybrid working patterns.
- Broad range of employee wellbeing initiatives and benefits
- Community of internal support networks
- Paid volunteering day for all employees under our Working for Your Tomorrow Initiative
Life at Hays presents the opportunity for growth, varied career paths, exciting challenges and a culture of inclusion that celebrates diversity. As a committed Disability Confident employer, if you’re thinking of a new tomorrow for your career, whatever your background, let’s work together to create it!