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Senior/Strategic HR Business Partner

Employer
Michael Page Human Resources
Location
Abingdon, England
Salary
£60000 - £65000 per annum + Great hols, 15% bonus, pension etc
Closing date
23 Aug 2022

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Sector
Publishing & Media
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Job Type
HR Business Partner

Job Details


As the Senior/Strategic HR Business Partner for this company, you will have the opportunity to develop solutions for organisation design and workforce planning, support change and acquisitions, and drive employee engagement initiatives. You will support a client group of circa 250 in Marketing across UK, US and APAC. This role offers excellent home-working opportunities.

Client Details

Our client is an international publishing company

Description

Are you an experienced HR professional, looking for a role that enables you to explore new ways of working in a changing organisation? Our client is looking for an experienced Senior HR Business Partner to join a team of Global HR Business Partners.

As the Senior/Strategic HR Business Partner for this company near Abingdon, you will have the opportunity to develop solutions for organisation design and workforce planning, support change and acquisitions, and drive employee engagement initiatives.

The publishing industry is rapidly changing and our client is transforming their business for the digital age. The People Team are leading our focus and investment in talent & capabilities, with the HR Business Partners aligning business and people strategy to support talent & organisational growth.

In this role, you will business partner with global Marketing colleagues, supporting a team of senior leaders.

  • Building strong relationships across the global teams, gaining an in-depth knowledge of key employees and business processes.
  • Partnering with key business stakeholders to fully understand their business drivers and people requirements and to build their understanding of and commitment to the HR strategy, policies and processes.
  • Supporting the business with managing organisational change, employee relations, restructures and acquisitions.
  • Partnering with stakeholders to drive engagement action planning, diversity & inclusion initiatives and building solutions to address employee attraction & retention.
  • Partnering with the global Recruitment team to support the recruitment of new talent across the commercial teams globally, providing expert advice and recommendations to support hiring decisions.
  • Communicating and building commitment to performance management policies and processes into the business, supporting continuous improvement and the HR strategy of global high performance.
  • Partnering with the Learning & Organisational Development team to build a culture of development and engagement and to ensure that the company is positioned in the industry as an Employer of Choice.
  • Leading or support HR projects to support the global people strategy and corporate objectives.

This role offers excellent balanced working opportunities - you will have a home-based contract, and would expect be in the office a minimum of once every two weeks.

If you want, you can work as frequently as you want from their office near Abingdon, with a hot-desking arrangement.

Profile

To apply for the role of Senior/Strategic HR Business Partner, your profile will closely match:

  • Demonstrable strategic HRBP experience with a particular emphasis on Project Management, Organisational Design and Change, Workforce Planning, Talent Management, Learning and Development, Recruitment, and Engagement Survey and Action Planning.
  • Experience in talent planning / succession planning.
  • A strategic mindset with experience partnering with senior leadership teams to support with commercial decision making.
  • Experience working across different time zones and cultures, preferably within a global organisation.
  • Good grounding in employment legislation, particularly TUPE, equal pay and redundancy.
  • The ability to engage with and influence senior stakeholders.
  • An appreciation of the value of metrics & analytics in driving HR decision making.
  • Experience coaching senior leaders, acquisition integration and experience with cross functional teams would also be advantageous.
  • Publishing experience is not essential, but the ability to collaborate and communicate across time zones and cultures is. As is the desire to explore business challenges and demands, to support strategic direction and find solutions.

This role offers excellent balanced working opportunities - you will have a home-based contract, and would expect be in the office a minimum of once every two weeks.

If you want, you can work as frequently as you want from their office near Abingdon, with a hot-desking arrangement.

Job Offer

This Senior/Strategic HR Business Partner offers the following:

  • A competitive salary.
  • 15% bonus scheme.
  • 25 days annual leave per year.
  • 3 additional discretionary days leave at Christmas.
  • 4 volunteering days annually.
  • Day off for your birthday.
  • Pension contributions - 5% EE and 5% ER. EE can contribute more if so desired.
  • Seasonal social and charitable events.
  • Training and development.

Our client cares about their colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing and flexible working. They believe that the skills and experience you bring to the business are invaluable.
They want you to have the opportunity to develop your abilities, and to innovate and develop in areas which you are passionate about.

Company

Michael Page Human Resources is acknowledged as one of the leading recruitment companies for human resources with over 30 years of recruitment expertise and a team of specialist consultants based in offices nationwide.  If you’re looking for permanent or temporary job opportunities in human resources, let us use our extensive network and strong relationships to help you find you the next step in your career.

Michael Page Human Resources recruit HR roles nationwide, ranging from HR Administrator to Global HR Director and also within the specialist areas of HR including Learning & Development, Recruitment, Reward, and Talent.

We offer vacancies across executive, director, manager and junior levels with many of the UK’s leading companies. Our teams have specialist consultants that focus on permanent, interim and contract opportunities. Find out more about our consultants here.

To get started browse for human resources jobs or contact one of our offices directly to find out how our expertise could make a difference to your HR recruitment process.

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