Senior HR Business Partner

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Job reference 321881
Senior HR Business Partner
Competitive salary, car allowance of £4,800, full family healthcare, annual bonus potential of 18% and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates.
Generous annual leave offering of 27.5 days, plus bank holidays, increasing with years served.
Permanent, Full time
185 Farringdon Road, London, EC1A 1AA
This is a hybrid role which requires travel into the office 2/3 days per week.

Through creativity and collaboration, our Strategic Business Partner team plays a pivotal role in driving employee engagement, organisational success, and fostering a positive work environment. Within our extensive team, there are countless projects and initiatives that advance your career and personal growth.

Have you got a breadth of experience HR business partnering at a senior level? Do you have a track record of delivering people change and transformation at a complex business? If so, we would love to hear from you. We are looking for a Senior HR Business Partner to join our corporate function.

About the Role

Reporting to the HR Director for Corporate Functions, you will partner four executive board members and c1,400 employees to drive value with a people plan centred on transformational and cultural change.

Your role will focus on enhancing the function's capability to achieve both short- and long-term business performance goals and strategic objectives.

You will also

1. Engage proactively with trade unions to minimise risk and manage potential conflict effectively.
2. Deliver organisational design and restructuring projects, particularly in the context of mergers and acquisitions.
3. Partner with senior stakeholders, providing expert HR consultancy and balancing priorities to implement effective people solutions.
4. Leverage data and insights to drive informed discussions with stakeholders.
5. Collaborate with the broader HR team and corporate functions to ensure deployment of key people processes, including compensation, performance management, engagement surveys, talent planning, and succession.
6. Coach and support senior leaders in managing complex IR and ER issues, ensuring alignment with the IR framework to safeguard service delivery and reputation.
7. Act as deputy to the HR Director for Corporate Functions, stepping in to represent the function and fulfil responsibilities for wider stakeholder groups as needed.

About You
To truly excel in this role, you will possess, and be able to evidence, the skills and experience listed below:

1. Extensive experience as an HR business partner at a senior level, including direct collaboration with C-suite executives.
2. Proven track record in driving people change and transformation, delivering impactful results.
3. Expertise in organisational design and implementation, aligning structures with strategic goals.
4. Demonstrated ability to influence and build trust with senior leaders, fostering effective decision-making.
5. Deep technical knowledge of HR practices, including a strong understanding of current employment law.
6. Experience managing complex industrial relations (IR) environments, effectively navigating challenges.
7. Comprehensive change management expertise, including leading initiatives such as TUPE, mergers, acquisitions, and organisational restructures.

Extra Benefits

1. Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave, and shared parental leave.
2. Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays, and your household bills*.
3. Supportive and generous company sick pay.
4. Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It's free, and it's for everyone.

*Available only to perm employees

Next Steps

The next stage of the selection process will be a virtual interview.

Trust forms the foundation of everything we do in Royal Mail. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview, and we mean 'your' interview. We want to give you the opportunity to shine. To enable you to do this, we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place. This will allow you time to prepare and ensure you have your best examples in mind. Royal Mail Group values both trust and our people.

We don't expect every candidate to meet the full criteria for the role. If your experience looks a little different from the job requirements, but you feel you have the relevant skills to bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you.

Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.

We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors, and military spouses/partners.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/

Closing Date: Sunday 19th January. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

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