People Partner

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our client at a pivotal time in their journey. They are looking for an experienced People Partner to support the delivery of the Group’s People agenda across assigned businesses, working closely with the central people and local leadership teams.

Reporting to the Senior People Partner, the role provides hands-on HR support across employee relations, people processes and organisational change.

Operating as a developing people partner, the role builds capability in the business while ensuring consistent, compliant and commercially aligned people practices.

Duties 

People Partnering & Advisory

Act as a first point of contact for managers on day-to-day people matters

Provide guidance on employee relations cases (disciplinary, grievance, absence), escalating complex cases as appropriate

Support investigations and ensure accurate documentation and process adherence

Coach managers on performance management, absence and employee engagement

Support delivery of organisational change activity (restructures, TUPE,

onboarding/integration)

Ensure HR policies and procedures are applied consistently across the business

​​​​​​​Maintain accurate people data, contracts and documentation

Operational HR Delivery

Support cyclical HR processes (salary reviews, bonus processes, appraisals)

Assist with onboarding and offboarding processes

Respond to employee queries on benefits, policies and employment terms

Support recruitment activity in partnership with Talent Acquisition where required

Ensure compliance with UK employment law and internal governance

Talent, Learning & Development

Support coordination of talent and succession planning processes

Assist in identifying development needs within teams

Coordinate learning and development activity, including leadership programmes

Promote use of eLearning and development tools across the business

Produce relevant data reporting to support decision making

Projects & Continuous Improvement

Support Group-wide people initiatives and transformation activity

Identify opportunities to improve HR processes and employee experience

Contribute to alignment of people practices across the Group

Knowledge and Experience 

CIPD Level 3/5 (or working towards) or equivalent experience

Experience in an HR Advisor / People Advisor role (or similar)

Sound understanding of UK employment law and HR best practice

Experience supporting employee relations cases

Strong organisational and administrative capability

Confident communicator with ability to build relationships with managers

Experience in a fast-paced, multi-site or operational environment desirable

Competancies 

Pragmatic and solutions-focused

Confident but knows when to escalate

Strong attention to detail and process

Commercially aware in approach to people decisions

Builds credibility with managers and employeesEager to develop toward a People Partner role

If you are interested and would like to find out more please contact Lyndsey at Global Highland