People Partner

REISS; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the fashion industry is seeking a Head Office People Partner to provide generalist support across HR functions. The role focuses on delivering operational excellence in people processes and enhancing the employee experience. Key responsibilities include stakeholder engagement, data management, and policy review, making it essential for the success of the People Plan.

Qualifications

• Experience in Employee Relations within a Head Office function preferred.
• Strong organisation skills and continuous improvement mindset.
• Confident and proactive with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Partnering with stakeholders to deliver People Plan and advise on ER issues.
• Providing regular reporting on people activities and trends.
• Supporting cyclical people tasks like Leave administration and Performance Review.

Skills

Employee Relations

Stakeholder Management

Organisational Skills

Communication

IT Skills

Education

CIPD Qualification

Job description

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As our Head Office People Partner, you will be responsible for providing generalist people support to your assigned business area, working with a wide range of stakeholders and supporting with the delivery of the People Plan, alongside our Senior People Partner. This role will work collaboratively with the wider People Team to ensure we deliver ‘best in class’ operational excellence in our People processes and practices.

As a trusted partner, this role is crucial to the evolution and elevation of our employee experience, unearthing opportunities and driving improvements across all lifecycle stages.

Who you are

• Experience in Employee Relations within a Head Office function is preferable.
• Experience applying HR policies and procedures with exceptional stakeholder management.
• CIPD qualification is desirable, but not essential.
• Strong organisation skills and a continuous improvement mindset.
• A curious and credible nature with an eye for detail.
• Confident, adaptable, and proactive in your approach.
• Ability to work at pace, a real ‘doer’ with the energy and drive to make an impact.
• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Strong IT skills in Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

What you’ll be doing

• Partner with a wide range of stakeholders to support in the delivery of our People Plan and advising on a range of ER issues, including restructures and organisational design.
• Be in the detail of your business area, providing regular reporting and keeping a continuous pulse on all people activities. This would include; leaver trends, recruitment activity, people development, ER issues, department objectives and current challenges.
• Support with the delivery of all cyclical people tasks, such as annual leave administration, Pay Review, Progression Grids upkeep and our Performance Review process.
• Review our policy library regularly, ensuring our policies and processes are fit for purpose and right for Reiss and stay ahead of our legal responsibilities surrounding GDPR compliance.
• Utilise data and metrics to participate and lead key in projects to support our People Plan, with the aim of continuously improve the experience of working at Reiss.
• Contribute to the delivery of our Key Activity Planner to help drive employee engagement activity and support in shaping our employee communications, including cultural celebrations.
• Coaching our People leaders and working with our Learning & Development team to create, deliver and evaluate training materials and tools to enable the success of our People leaders.