Junior HR Business Partner

British Medical Association; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The British Medical Association (BMA) seeks a Junior HR Business Partner for a 3-month fixed-term contract starting September 2023. The role involves supporting HR processes, managing employee relations, and working within a hybrid framework, making it ideal for those looking to advance in HR.

Benefits

30 days holiday plus bank holidays

Double matching pension contributions

Additional leave for volunteering

Discounted legal services

Flexible benefits and discounts

Learning and Development opportunities

Season ticket loan after probation

Qualifications

• Experience in HR advisory or business partnering model.
• Knowledge of HR legislation and policies.
• Ability to manage Employee Relations cases.

Responsibilities

• Support organizational change and restructure processes.
• Manage a caseload of Employee Relations cases.
• Advise managers on HR generalist issues.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

HR best practices

Employee Relations

Education

Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (MCIPD) Level 5

Tools

HRIS/payroll information systems

Job description

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The British Medical Association (BMA) are the registered trade union and professional body for doctors in the UK, and we represent, support, and negotiate on behalf of all UK doctors and medical students. We are member-run and led, fighting for the best terms and conditions as well as lobbying and campaigning on the issues impacting the medical profession.

Join the BMA at a crucial time for doctors and the NHS and be part of a team working for better pay and conditions for the profession.

About the role:

We have an exciting opportunityfor a Junior HR business partnerto join us for a 3-month fixed term contract starting in September 2023. This role could be idealfor someone who is currently an HR Adviser looking to step up into their first business partnering role.

You will work as a Junior HRBP on all areas of HR and will be required to support organisational change and restructure processes,give advice on HR generalist issues including sickness absence, disciplinary, grievance, performance management and capability, etc. You will hold and manage a caseload of Employee Relations (ER) casesand collaborate and liaise as appropriate with key stakeholders to develop and maintain good and effective working relationships.

If you're looking for a new opportunity in HR, we would love to hear from you. This role has a hybrid working pattern with 1 day a week working in our central London office.

To be successful as a Junior HR Business Partner you'll have:

• Hold or working towards Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (MCIPD) Level 5 or equivalent experience.
• Experience of working in a blended HR advisory, or business partnering model dealing with a broad range of strategic, transactional, and operational HR issues within a professional membership organisation, public and/or charity sector organisation.
• Significant and relevant experience working in HR advising managers on a broad range of HR generalist issues including sickness absence, disciplinary, grievance, performance management and capability, organisational change, consultation, and restructure processes.
• Good working knowledge of HR policies, procedures,HR best practice and current employment legislation.
• Strong understanding of HRIS/payroll information systems
• Good communication, verbal, written and organisational skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, demonstrating an ability to build and develop productive working relations with key stakeholders, managers, leaders, colleagues, trade union representatives.
• Ability to run, evaluateand present workforce management information reports for HR Metrics reporting.

Interviews will be held face-to-face and possibly by video conference. All details of this will be given to you if you are shortlisted for an interview.

If you need to make an application in a different format due to a disability or health condition, please let the recruitment team know.

Why work for us?

We offer a wide range of benefits including:

• 30 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays and a BMA company day
• Double matching pension contributions up to 12% of salary
• Additional leave entitlement for volunteering or moving house (after completion of probationary period)
• BMA Law - discounted rates for employees requiring legal services such as will writing/conveyancing
• Multiple flexible benefits and discounts through our employee benefits platform
• Lots of Learning and Development/training opportunities via our internal learning hub
• Season ticket loan (up to £10,000) after completion of probationary period

Anonymous recruitment

The BMA endeavours to be an inclusive employer, ensuring fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for roles. To support our aims, we use specific software to remove all personal identifying information from CVs and applications. Personal information such as name, date of birth, age and gender are anonymised and will only become visible to hiring managers if you are selected for interview.