HR Business Partner

TN United Kingdom; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic HR Business Partner to support local leadership teams across various locations. This role involves a blend of operational and strategic responsibilities, ensuring alignment with business objectives. The ideal candidate will have a strong HR generalist background, excellent knowledge of employment law, and the ability to foster strong relationships within the organization. Join a forward-thinking company where you can make a significant impact on employee engagement and organizational development. If you're ready to take on a challenge and drive positive change, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• HR Generalist with level 5 CIPD or equivalent.
• Excellent working knowledge of employment law.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Support local leadership teams with people management activities.
• Lead employee engagement agenda and training needs analysis.
• Ensure compliance with employment law and company policy.

Skills

HR Generalist

Employment Law Knowledge

Change Leadership

Communication Skills

Coaching Skills

Organizational Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Numeracy and Literacy

Education

CIPD Level 5

Job description

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Arriva is one of the largest transport services organisations in Europe, employing some 60,000 people and delivering more than 2.2 billion passenger journeys across 14 European countries every year. We have strong roots dating back to 1938, and an ambitious strategy to achieve our vision of becoming Mobility partner of choice.

CrossCountry, cross more of the country than any other train company. With Birmingham at its heartland and HQ, CrossCountry stretch from Aberdeen to Penzance, Stansted to Cardiff, including Newcastle, Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester, Nottingham, Bristol, Southampton and Edinburgh.

Owned by Arriva, CrossCountry is the most extensive rail network in Britain and the business plays a vital role in connecting tens of thousands of people to work, leisure and education every day. The one Arriva rail purpose is to connect people to opportunities by providing a reliable and friendly train service. So, there is no better time to join us!

The Role

CrossCountry is seeking to recruit a HR Business Partner to support our local leadership teams across Wales & West with all aspects of people management activities.

Our coverage spans across Bristol, Bournemouth, Reading and Plymouth and we welcome applications from any of these areas.

Successful applicants will work at both an operational and strategic level within the business, leading the design and delivery of the people plan, ensuring full alignment to the short, medium, and long-term business objectives.

Principal Accountabilities

• Supporting the relevant local leadership teams with all elements of people management activity, including but not limited to absence management, performance management, health, safety and well-being, and equality, diversity and inclusion

• Representing the organisation at local stakeholder groups such as Women in Rail

• Ensuring effective and ongoing resourcing through robust workforce planning

• Leading the local employee engagement agenda, including the design and delivery of effective engagement and communications plans

• Building capability levels through effective training and development needs analysis

• Facilitating and maintaining strong relationships with recognised employee groups and trade unions

• Establishing and maintaining effective people management systems

• Supporting and coaching line managers to ensure compliance to employment law, company policy and recognised best practice

• Ensuring effective performance improvement approaches, including goal setting and reviewing, and management of conduct and capability

• Proactively supporting, encouraging, and demonstrating the organisations visions and values to ensure that they become embedded in the culture

• Contributing to organisational design and delivery activity such as role design, and organisational reviews to ensure the organisation is aligned to the business strategy

• Conducting regular reviews and updates of HR policy and procedure to ensure continuous improvements, and compliance to legal and regulatory requirements and recognised best practice

• Leading and managing HR Projects as required, including participation in AUKT projects

• Deputising for the Head of HR Business Partnering as appropriate

Our HR Business Partners will have the following skills, experience, and qualifications:

• HR Generalist with level 5 CIPD or equivalent

• Previous HR leadership experience in complex and unionised environment, including dispute resolution

• Excellent working knowledge of employment law

• Change leadership and management

• Strong communication & interpersonal skills

• Excellent coaching skills

• Good numeracy and literacy levels

• Flexible and adaptable

• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise

• Experience of building strong working relationships, with the ability to challenge and influence at difference levels across the organisation.

• Experienced in delivering coaching, training, and development interventions to drive Line manager capability.

If you are interested in applying for this position you will need to send in your CV and attach a personal statement to clearly demonstrate your skills and experience relevant to the above

Closing date for applications: Friday 05 July 2024

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