People and Culture Business Partner (12 month FTC)

NRF; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global law firm in London seeks a People & Culture Business Partner to drive strategic HR initiatives and support business leaders. This role demands innovation, strong relationship-building skills, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion. Candidates should have a proven HR background and excel in fast-paced environments. Join us in fostering a diverse workplace where everyone can thrive.

Benefits

Flexible work model

Family-friendly employment policies

Health and wellbeing programs

Qualifications

• Proven track record in delivering innovative HR solutions.
• Experience in professional services is useful.
• Strong communication and consulting skills required.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to align people priorities with business objectives.
• Drive diversity and inclusion initiatives.
• Manage talent acquisition and retention strategies.

Skills

Strategic HR services

Exceptional consulting skills

Exceptional project management

Strong relationship building

Commercial aptitude

Job description

Job Description

We are Norton Rose Fulbright – a global law firm with over 50 offices and 7,000 employees worldwide. We provide the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. At Norton Rose Fulbright our strategy and culture are closely entwined. We know that our expansion will mean little unless it is underpinned by truly global collaboration, and we understand that pioneering work only takes place when our people have room to move and think beyond boundaries. As well as the relevant skills and experience we are looking for people who are innovative, commercial, and value the work that they do.

The People & Culture Business Partner team offers a high‑quality, efficient, and collaborative service to business leaders by working effectively through our centres of excellence and wider business services teams. We support stakeholders in building, tailoring, and delivering activity and initiatives that support our business strategy and priorities. Using data‑driven insights, we ensure each department proactively drives the greatest value from the workforce, which supports our culture and increases collaboration with the central EMEA Talent Team. The People & Culture Business Partner is accountable for delivering the talent‑management agenda for their client group and supporting leaders in building a healthy, diverse, and sustainable talent pipeline.

The Role

This role is based in London and supports fee‑earning client groups in the London office. It reports to the Head of People and Culture Business Partnering UK and has a People Experience Advisor reporting to it based in Newcastle. Periodic travel between Newcastle and London is required.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to support them in achieving their objectives by defining and executing the people and culture priorities for their teams which are aligned to our business priorities.
• Possess a deep understanding of the client group, including their challenges and talent needs. Take an interest in developing knowledge of other client groups to provide coordinated action plans and solutions to problems.
• Work in partnership with teams across the People & Culture department and wider business services areas to achieve business goals in an efficient and streamlined way.
• Coordinate activities for client groups with other People & Culture team members across EMEA to apply a regional functional/practice group lens and ensure consistency in service delivery across the region.
• Maintain a continuous flow of information between wider P&C team by keeping them proactively informed about pipeline projects, upcoming changes and firm‑wide cyclical processes.
• Persuade and influence key stakeholders by leveraging data and analytics to draw insights and use these to influence the client base and add value with appropriate solutions.
• Focus on building and delivering future‑focused people plans that support the cultivation of diverse, engaged and sustainable talent pipelines.
• Advocate and drive the diversity, equity & inclusion agenda within the client groups and work closely with the Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) team to drive forward initiatives and robust action plans.
• Drive the culture and engagement agenda for their respective client group; understand current engagement levels and articulate the business case for driving change, advise and coach business leaders on role‑modeling organisational values and culture to drive a high‑performance culture.
• Offer forward‑thinking, commercial, creative and pragmatic solutions in order to minimise risk and manage employee‑relations issues effectively.
• Remain up‑to‑date on external market patterns and practices and emerging trends in people and culture to build creative and cost‑effective solutions for clients.
• In conjunction with Centres of Excellence, support the attraction & retention of high‑calibre talent. Scout, coach and effectively manage talent in an integrated way anticipating future business needs.
• In conjunction with business leaders, put measures in place to identify, nurture and develop high‑potential employees, fill existing and future leadership positions and strategically build a talent pipeline to support future needs.
• Work in collaboration with and support the People Experience team where required in meeting operational business priorities.
• Be a change ambassador, build a culture of innovation through boldly challenging the status quo and providing future‑focused solutions, partnering in an agile way.
• Proactively suggest and lead on projects and execute within budget and on time.
• Innovate, have a continuous improvement mind‑set and put forward ideas for new and better ways of working and supporting our clients. Focus on continuing professional development by seeking opportunities to engage with learning and development resources to ensure up‑to‑date knowledge and skills.

Skills and Experience Required

• Proven track record of delivering strategic and innovative HR services and solutions.
• Professional services/partnership experience useful but not essential.
• Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders, persuade, challenge and influence effectively.
• Commercially astute, forward‑thinking and pragmatic.
• Highly proactive and able to work in a fast‑paced environment in which business priorities frequently change.
• Agile, flexible and adaptable in thinking and approach.
• Self‑starter.
• Change advocate and ambassador with demonstrable experience of delivering change.
• Exceptional consulting skills.
• Exceptional project management skills and delivers results.
• First‑class communication skills both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to inspire confidence and respect at all levels.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion

To attract the best people we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, have a sense of belonging and realise their full career potential.

Our new enabled work model allows our people to have more flexibility in the way they choose to work from both the office and a remote location while continuing to deliver the highest standards of service. We offer a range of family‑friendly and inclusive employment policies and provide access to programmes and services aimed at nurturing our peoples’ health and overall wellbeing. Find more about Diversity Equity and Inclusion here.

We are proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams. We strive to create an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any tailored adjustments or accommodations please let us know here.