Human Resources People Partner

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company

Ipswich

On-site

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Private Health Care

Life Assurance

25 days annual leave

Discounted gym membership

Flu vaccines

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

A global shipping company in Ipswich is seeking a People Partner to deliver generalist HR services and act as a trusted advisor. The role involves supporting leaders with people relations, talent acquisition, and compliance with employment laws. Ideal candidates will have HR management experience and knowledge of UK employment law. This position offers a range of benefits including private healthcare, life assurance, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

Qualifications

Experience in a senior generalist HR function, or as a highly-skilled specialist in people relations.
Proven ability to manage change in an engaging way.
Management experience – this role will have one direct report.

Responsibilities

Deliver a high-quality generalist HR service as a trusted advisor.
Support leaders across people relations, engagement, and organisational change.
Act as a partner to managers to help shape solutions that support growth.

Skills

Senior generalist HR function experience

Strong knowledge of UK employment law

Change management abilities

Communication skills

Agile working mindset

Management experience

Education

Degree in HR or Business Management

CIPD qualified

Job description

We are looking for a People Partner who can deliver a pragmatic, high‑quality generalist HR service and act as a trusted advisor to their business areas. You’ll support leaders across people relations, engagement, organisational change, performance, talent and compliance, working closely with HR centres of expertise to deliver real‑world solutions aligned to our values, culture and business goals.

How you will help us and what you can expect

People‑Centred Approach

Build and maintain highly‑effective and respected relationships with key stakeholders to provide the best service possible to managers and our people.
Understand their business units, both where they are and where they want to be and support the design and implementation of pragmatic plans to achieve this, in line with MSC’s culture and values.
Working as a partner to managers and colleagues, to help shape the right solutions which support business growth whilst protecting both MSC’s wider people‑strategy and heritage.
Ensuring that there are clear points of contact between the business and the wider People & Culture team, ensuring appropriate collaboration and signposting is in place so we have the right people working on the right things at the right time. This is done through an ‘account management’ approach.

Supporting Business Growth

Provide an authentic and responsive People Partnering service, including people relations supporting conflict resolution, employee engagement, compliance with employment laws and company policies., organisational change, recruitment and talent acquisition, which are all integral to the success of business growth.
Act both proactively and reactively in the people sphere as required to promote organisational agility.
Active participant in relevant management meetings ensuring that current priorities and activities are focussed on what is important to them and the wider business.
Provide an authentic and responsive People Partnering service, including people relations, organisational change and talent acquisition, which are integral to the success of business growth.
Shared accountability on the absence management of colleagues in scope, ensuring robust policies and procedures are followed in line with MSC’s wellbeing approach.

Building a Highly Skilled Workforce

Lead on the talent acquisition selection process for their business units, with shared accountability with the business for the quality and timelines of quality selections.
In partnership with the Talent team’s processes and expertise, promote and support the embedding and effective use of both established and evolving performance and talent management practices.
Know the key talents and succession plans across the business, and work with the Talent team to ensure IDPs are delivered and updated.
Ensure that expertise within the HR team is capitalised upon by involving it early and often in all relevant activities and projects.
Using established and new sources of objective data, provide meaningful and useful insights to help drive the people agenda. Data should always be accompanied with valuable analysis which leaders can use.
Working in collaboration with the People Services & Talent & Experience teams to ensure all data is understood consistently and its use is aligned across the business.
Ensuring all data and trends are viewed through the lens of MSC’s proud heritage, values and culture to ensure solutions are fit for purpose.

Collaborative High Performance

Acting as ambassador for, and instilling a culture of, one‑team working – both within the HR team and the wider business.
Delivering against established KPIs and SLAs.
Encouraging curiosity and confidence to challenge; always asking ‘how can we make this better?’
Instilling a habit of understanding the ‘why’ and ‘why now’ are known at all times, so that we ensure full alignment.

Skills and experience you’ll bring to us

Experience in a senior generalist HR function, or as a highly‑skilled specialist in people relations or organisational change.
Strong knowledge of UK employment law, change management and HR best practices.
Proven ability to manage change in an agile and engaging way.
Strong influencing, communication and change management abilities.
Ability to think on their feet, work in an agile way balancing multiple priorities.
Management experience – this role will have 1x direct report: People Advisor.
Degree in HR or Business Management, or similar relevant experience.
Knowledge of MSC’s values, culture and heritage.
Qualified CIPD, with Chartered MCIPD or FCIPD (or a desire to work towards) preferred.

What we offer