HR Business Partner

About Sembcorp Industries

Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp) is a leading energy and urban solutions provider, led by its purpose to drive energy transition. Headquartered in Singapore, Sembcorp delivers sustainable solutions to support energy transition and urban development by leveraging its sector expertise and global track record.

Purpose and Scope

The HR Business Partner (HRBP) is a vital role that collaborates closely with the business leaders to align HR strategies with organizational goals. This position is responsible for enhancing the effectiveness of our workforce and fostering a positive workplace culture. The HRBP will support various HR functions, drive employee engagement, and ensure effective implementation of HR initiatives across the division.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner business stakeholders through a proactive and consultative approach in various strategic HR areas (recruitment, onboarding, development, engagement, retention), and collaborate with HR counterparts on the implementation of solutions and employee communication.
• Support through the employee life cycle from onboarding, deployment, development, and off-boarding, and offer professional advice on HR policies, initiatives, and processes as well as employee well-being support.
• Establish a strong partnership and engagement with the core management team to develop HR strategies that support achieving organisational goals, as well as to improve work relationships and build morale to improve productivity and retention of officers.
• Manage specific projects as determined in the annual business and HR strategic plan (e.g., strategic workforce planning), and contribute to functional and cross-functional initiatives.
• Apply frameworks, tools, and techniques to diagnose issues and co-develop solutions that ensure buy-in from senior leaders and other stakeholders (including sharing relevant practices in the market and data analytics/insights).
• Be an effective people catalyst between the business and HR, and forge trusted partnerships via the development and communication of the organisation’s strategies and policies to officers with proper feedback channels.

Qualifications & Experience

• 6 or more years of experience in HR business partnering or equivalent role
• Degree in any discipline. Additional HR qualifications or certifications are advantageous
• Demonstrable business and HR acumen, and ability to drive HR solutions
• Demonstrable consulting skills and ability to engage senior stakeholders
• Strong influencing and collaborating skills, with demonstrable ability to work across various HR teams and with staff at all levels
• Resourceful and self-driven with a high degree of professional integrity
• Meticulous and demonstrable experience with HR metrics
• Good knowledge of labour legislations and HR best practices