Associate People Partner

ELEMIS; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A global skincare brand is seeking an Associate People Partner in Bristol to provide exceptional support to colleagues, manage employee relations, and drive people initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Human Resources, experience in a fast-paced environment, and strong communication skills. This role offers various benefits including generous discounts, healthcare plans, and a company pension scheme.

Benefits

Generous Staff Discount

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity policies

Company Pension Scheme

Bonus/Commission Scheme

Healthcare Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience as a People Advisor in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to multi-task.
• Experience in managing ER cases end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert people advice and support to teams.
• Manage employee relations cases and documentation.
• Support the delivery of people initiatives and processes.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team collaboration

Proactive approach

Organizational skills

Sound knowledge of employment legislation

Education

Degree in Human Resources or equivalent

CIPD Level 5 (advantageous)

Job description

As our Associate People Partner in Bristol, you’ll be the trusted point of contact for providing exceptional People support to colleagues at our Bristol sites. Collaborating with Operations incl. Warehouse, IT, Finance and Customer Care teams, you’ll play a key role in delivering People initiatives and ensuring a seamless and exceptional colleague experience.

You’ll Have The Autonomy To Make a Meaningful Impact Locally While Enjoying The Support Of Our Wider People Team In London. Reporting To The Senior People Partner, You’ll Be Guided In Your Personal And Professional Development As You

• Build strong relationships and drive positive change across our teams.
• Unearth opportunities for improvement and enhance the colleague experience at every stage.
• Ensure operational excellence in People processes through your proactive and detail-oriented approach.
  
  

This standalone role is perfect for a proactive, people-focused professional looking to take their career to the next level. If that’s you, we’d love to have you on board!

What Will You Do?

In Our Dynamic And Buzzing People Team, Every Day Brings Something New! Here Are Some Of The Exciting Things You’ll Be Diving Into

People Partnering

• Work collaboratively with the People Team to provide expert people advice and support to the business.
• Supporting the Senior People Partner in partnering with stakeholders to assist with team engagement, wellbeing, talent attraction and colleague development.
• Empowering managers through effective communication, guidance and training to confidently handle all things people.
• Managing your own ER cases of varying complexity, including formal meetings, investigations and disciplinaries.
• Sharing knowledge, learnings and best practice with the wider people team to ensure consistency and continuous improvement across ELEMIS.
• Act as the point of contact for our Bristol-based colleagues throughout the colleague lifecycle.
• Supporting the effective management of lifecycle operational processes such as new joiners, changes and leavers. Ensuring we have all relevant authorisations and documentation to support the People Coordinator.
• Supporting, where needed, providing accurate pay changes and/or information to Payroll.
• Ensuring we remaining compliant with all UK employment legislation and proactively seek updates, sharing knowledge and learnings with the wider People team.
  
  

People Initiatives

• Proactively supporting the Senior People Partner with management and delivery of People Initiatives for our colleagues in Bristol.
• Supporting the delivery and review of cyclical people processes such as our engagement survey, development discussions and annual pay review.
• Supporting in the continuous review and improvement of our Ways of Working (traditionally known as Policies)
• Proactively collaborating with the People team to deliver a consistent, exceptional colleague experience for our Bristol teams.
• Proactive involvement in People Initiatives, collaborating, creating ideas and sharing them with the People team, fostering a strong sense of belonging for all colleagues across all sites.
  
  

Sustainability

• Ensure all duties carried out and actions completed in every aspect of your role, contribute to the short and long-term Sustainability Goals set-forth by the ELEMIS - Climate, Biodiversity & People Pillars
  
  

The Perfect Candidate

• Proven experience as a People Advisor in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with high levels of change.
• A proactive and collaborative team player, eager to contribute ideas, share insights with the People Team, and actively shape our approach.
• A flexible, agile, resilient and can-do approach. Naturally takes accountability for their responsibilities and areas of ownership
• Confident in cascading people initiatives and/or learning sessions to small and large groups
• Willingness to travel to London, every four weeks, to connect and spend time with the wider team (with travel expenses covered).
• Excellent communicator with demonstratable experience managing ER Cases end-to-end.
• Degree in Human Resources and/or qualified member of CIPD Level 5 (advantageous)
• Excellent organisational skills, ability to multi-task whilst working to your own initiative
• Strong relationship skills and ability to influence
• Sound knowledge of employment legislation, regulations, and best practices.
  
  

What We Offer You!*

• Generous Staff Discount on all your favourite ELEMIS products and spa treatments, as well as discounts on L'OCCITANE Group products (including L'Occitane, Erborian and more)
• Excellent well-being policies including enhanced Maternity & Paternity policies, Income Protection, Life Assurance and more
• Generous Holiday Allowance, increasing with length of service
• Company Pension Scheme
• Bonus/Commission Scheme
• Healthcare Cash Plan (with Dental)
• Employee Assistance Programme for all Associates and their families
• Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Length of Service Awards
• Much, much more!
• Some benefit eligibility is based on length of service or contract type