hr growth partner

The Role

• Design, lead and deliver bespoke, strategic people strategies in conjunction with and on behalf of client organisations and their board of directors and SLT.
• Carryout HR Audits for our SME client base and present findings to establish the current state of play in terms of compliance, culture and growth opportunities.
• Working with SMEs, providing direction and mentoring to the board of directors and SLT on the implementation of effective HR strategies that will drive performance and improve profit.
• To act as the dedicated HR Growth Partner with responsibility for own client base.
• Write and deliver effective management training on various HR topics, covering the breadth of the employee lifecycle.
• Provide efficient and effective HR advice to client companies including recruitment, performance management, discipline and grievance, absence management, employee engagement and salary and pay-grading etc.
• Build strong relationship with client companies and develop a good understanding of their business, enabling you to add value to their bottom line by offering relevant proactive HR services.
• Coordinate and conduct HR investigations including preparing witness statements, on behalf of clients.
• To conduct and chair formal HR hearings / meetings on behalf of clients.
• Support clients with implementing changes to company structure (in conjunction with employment law team).
• Deliver coaching programs to senior leaders.
• Contribute towards departments financial targets.
• To assist in attracting and retaining clients by providing an excellent client experience in all client interactions (email, telephone, face to face).
• To ensure all advice and support provided to clients is updated on the CRM system.

About You

• Minimum Level 7 MCIPD qualification.
• Excellent communicator (written, verbal and listening)
• Ability to communicate in a professional manner
• Effective time management/organisational skills
• Strong work ethic and reliability
• Strong commercial judgement
• Rationale thinker
• Ability to use own initiative
• Team player
• Strong influencing and coaching skills
• Effective negotiation skills
• Ability to lead, coach and motivate a team
• Ability to lead and manage change
• Strong emotional intelligence
• Performance management and mentoring experience
• Ability to build and maintain trusted and effective client relationships
• Adaptability and flexibility with day to day tasks and workloads
• Working to multiple deadlines and under pressure
• Excellent presentation skills

Benefits

• Holidays:
• 25 days + bank holidays (increasing with length of service)
• Pension: 5% employer and 5% employee via salary sacrifice
• Death in Service
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Charity runs