Purpose of the Role

As the People & Development Partner you will work closely with department heads taking ownership for the people matters within your business areas. You will demonstrate your business acumen and develop a thorough understanding of your business areas to ensure business & people strategies are aligned and implemented.

Duties and Responsibilities

You will:

Provide support and guidance to your client groups through coaching, advice, influence, employee development and implementing change initiatives.
Provide talent and performance management support to your client groups.
Ensure talent is recognised, developed and stretched and poor performance is appropriately managed.
Work with managers to identify skill & knowledge gaps for current and future needs, implementing development plans to maximise professional growth opportunities.
Drive employee engagement plans to ensure productivity and retention of talent.
Maintain knowledge of legal requirements for employers and suggest updates as needed to ensure compliance.
Research, develop and proposes policy updates, new policies and updates to guidance and procedures to support the changing needs of the business.
Provide trusted advice across the employee lifecycle and assist with any employee relation needs, including conflict resolution, investigations, grievances and disciplinaries.
Challenge team culture and behaviours to ensure they are consistent with organisational values.
Where appropriate you will also challenge business decisions within your client groups to ensure they are consistent, fair and sustainable at all times.
Have a strong understanding of progressive HR practices and will successfully implement initiatives through positive influence and effective communication.
Support the People & Development Director with driving the People & Development agenda, raising the profile of the team and maintaining team deliverables.

Personal Specification

Skills and Experience

Essential:

Proven experience in a senior HR leadership role partnering with executive leaders and business heads
Demonstratable experience of influencing and implementing change
Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships
Ability to influence at senior levels
Thorough generalist knowledge and understanding of all HR functions, legislation, and best practices
Impeccable communication skills – both written and verbal
Effective application and articulation of employment law
Able to read and interpret data
Highly proficient with MS Office suite, including Excel and PowerPoint

Bonus:

French / German speaking

Personal Characteristics

Discreet and sensitive to confidential information
Confident in stakeholder management
Effective communicator able to influence without authority
Able to work autonomously
Proactive and pragmatic
Able to respond flexibly to shifting priorities
Well-organised and takes ownership of tasks
Excellent time management
Client focused and solutions orientated
Able to effectively prioritise workload
Strong team player
Able to work under pressure and to deadlines.

What we offer

25 days holiday
Enhanced maternity and paternity, we want to improve the health of our staff and children. Respecting parental rights is good for our society, our children and each of us.
Eyecare vouchers
Life assurance
Sick pay for up to 30 days annually
Access to Plumm health which provides you with two therapy or coaching sessions covering a wide variety of wellbeing topics
Annual salary review, as we are committed to paying fair salaries
Annual promotion rounds to ensure we recognise and appropriately reward key talent
Private medical at Director level and above
Cycle to work scheme
Employee referral bonus scheme

For more information please apply or contact jobs@christie.com

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