Human Resources Business Partner

Reply; England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm in the UK is seeking a Human Resources Business Partner to support rapid business growth. The ideal candidate will have several years of HR generalist experience, strong employee relations capabilities, and expertise in data analysis and stakeholder management. This role involves developing policies, enhancing employee experience, and advising management on HR best practices.

Qualifications

• Several years’ experience as an HR generalist in a commercial setting.
• Experience in leading employee relations cases.
• Knowledge of GDPR and Data Protection legislation.

Responsibilities

• Consult with companies to understand commercial needs and diagnose issues.
• Handle employee relations cases independently.
• Review engagement surveys and other metrics to identify improvements.
• Coach line managers on HR policies and practices.
• Support workforce planning and change management.

Skills

Employee Relations

Data Analysis

Coaching and Advising

Stakeholder Management

Attention to Detail

Education

CIPD Level 7 or working towards

Tools

Excel

Job description

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About Reply: Reply Group is a leading global technology consulting business. With over 16,000 colleagues in 17 countries working across a decentralised network of over 200 specialist companies, our focus is on enabling our clients to maximise the value from new and innovative technologies such as Generative AI, Data and Cloud. www.reply.com

About the Team: The UK HR team supports 1,500 employees and their leadership teams, across 32 specialist businesses in the UK. Currently a team of 10 in the UK, and part of a broader People team of 19, we are responsible for the full employee lifecycle, ensuring that the businesses in the region can attract, develop, and retain great talent, whilst providing a fantastic experience at every stage of the employee journey.

About the Role: The UK business is set to double in size over the next 2 years thorough organic growth and acquisition, and we are looking for an experienced HR Advisor / HR Generalist who is ready to make the transition into a Business Partnering role to support this growth.

What You'll Do:

• Consulting: Understand the commercial needs of the companies that you support, diagnose issues, and develop data-driven solutions.
• Employee Relations: Handle employee relations cases independently, providing employment law or policy advice where required.
• Data Analysis: Review key metrics such as engagement surveys, exit interviews, absence data, attrition rates etc. to identify areas for improvement and measure the impact of initiatives.
• Coaching and Advising: Coach and advise line managers on HR policies and best practices and provide training inputs to develop people management skills and improve confidence with HR issues.
• Workforce Planning and Change Management: Support workforce planning, succession planning, restructures, and change management projects.
• Employee Experience: Enhance the overall employee experience and lifecycle, including supporting the UK benefits strategy and driving employee engagement initiatives
• HR Policy Development: Contribute to HR policy development and continuous improvement of HR processes.
• Learning and Development: Develop training programs, policies, templates, and manager toolkits.
• Project Support/Management: Support projects like apprenticeships programme, graduate onboarding, skills gap analysis, and changes to HR tools and technologies to integrate AI and increase recognition.
• HR Admin and Recruitment Facilitation: Where necessary, act as a conduit between the companies and the HR Operations and Recruitment Functions to ensure effective, efficient operational processes.

Experience We Are Looking For:

• Several years’ experience as an HR generalist in a commercial setting.
• Ideally experience in a Consultancy or other complex matrix environment, although this is strictly a nice to have.
• CIPD Level 7 or working towards.
• Employee Relations Experience – the ability to lead the whole range of ER cases from Parental leave to Probation, Exit Interviews, Absence & Performance Management, Grievance & Disciplinary to Redundancy / Restructuring and TUPE.
• Employment Law and Policy advisory.
• Senior Stakeholder Management – experience supporting a range of stakeholders with diverse needs and ways of working.
• Experience in developing training, policies, templates, and manager toolkits.
• Attention to detail and organisation.
• All the usual business tools, but especially a high level of knowledge of Excel and data literacy.
• Knowledge of GDPR and Data Protection legislation.
• Ideally evidence of having used Gen AI tools to improve your effectiveness.

Reply is an Equal Opportunities Employer and committed to embracing diversity in the workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type regardless of age, sexual orientation, gender, identity, pregnancy, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, medical history, skin colour, marital status or parental status or any other characteristic protected by the Law.

Reply is committed to making sure that our selection methods are fair to everyone. To help you during the recruitment process, please let us know of any Reasonable Adjustments you may need.