Senior HR Business Partner

SAAB Seaeye; Fareham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the defence sector seeks an HR Business Partner to manage HR activities across the Fareham site. This role involves providing expert HR advice, managing a team, overseeing recruitment, and ensuring compliance with employment law. Candidates should possess extensive HR experience and CIPD level 7 qualifications, mastering interpersonal, analytical, and communication skills in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience as an HR professional.
• Excellent knowledge of UK employment law.
• Experience in HR Business Partner roles.

Responsibilities

• Manage and administer day-to-day HR activities.
• Support recruitment strategies and onboarding processes.
• Ensure compliance with HR policies and UK employment legislation.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Presentation

Education

CIPD qualification level 7

Degree level qualification

Tools

Workday

MS Office

Job description

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Saab UK is part of Scandinavia’s largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence has been growing at pace, meaning we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. We currently employ over 500 people across eight sites in the UK, and our specialisations include software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training.

As part of the global entity Saab AB, Saab UK combines the innovative spirit of a start-up with the resources and expertise of a larger corporation. Globally, Saab employs over 22,000 people, with operations on every continent. Our partnerships with UK customers and industry mean we are able to deliver innovative solutions to complex challenges, anticipating the threats of tomorrow. We invest 23% of our annual revenue into research and development, collaborating with a range of partners including industry and academia.

Saab is a company that offers our employees plenty of opportunities for growth and advancement. We embrace diversity and are committed to providing a workplace where individuals can thrive professionally, paving the way for future progression. We also recognise the need for a healthy work-life balance to ensure our staff have the chance to live a fulfilling life beyond the workplace.

Job Summary

Saab UK comprises of employees who work in a variety of locations throughout the UK. This role will be based at our Fareham site supporting our Seaeye operation. You will report into the VP Director HR but work very closely with the Managing Director and managers/employees of Saab Seaeye and in conjunction with Head of Corporate HR. You will also have line management of 2x HR personnel.

Job Purpose

Responsible for managing and administering day-to-day HR across the full spectrum of People Management

Play a key role in the management team, providing HR support to the business

In conjunction with VP Director HR, identify HR priorities and recommend, develop and deliver people management strategies that support the Company’s overall aims and objectives

Provide expert professional advice and support to managers and employees on all aspects of people management, which fully reflect the Company’s desire to be an employer of choice and comply with current employment legislation and best practice

Working closely with VP Director HR, the Managing Director and Head of Corporate HR, ensure all aspects of the HR function run efficiently and effectively within the Saab Seaeye operation

Supporting Corporate HR with higher level projects, and developing and maintaining policies and procedures

Provide support and problem solving on the full range of HR activities, including policies and procedures, terms and conditions of employment, absence management, restructuring, performance management, etc. Seeking help and guidance when necessary to support matters further

Provide appropriate reporting/KPIs to the VP Director HR

Manage and supervise the activities of an HR team

Keep up-to-date with legal developments and advise on HR compliance

Provide advice and guidance to managers on employee relations cases, ensuring that these are well managed and follow process, best practice and employment legislation. In conjunction with Corporate HR, lead on employee relations case management, to include disciplinaries, grievances, performance, attendance, dismissals, employment tribunals, etc

Manage Performance Management Reviews in conjunction with Corporate HR and Company-wide process

Assisting VP Director HR with the salary review process for the Seaeye operation and ensure distribution of the salary review letters and Workday is updated.

In conjunction with Corporate HR, support with learning and development, and provide and organise training on a regular basis to ensure managers are fully trained in different processes and HR systems

Manage sickness absence cases and medical referrals

Ensure compliance with all legal and data protection policies

Ensure HR activities comply with the needs of ISO certifications as required

Recruitment:

Supporting managers with their recruitment strategies and overseeing the recruitment process, including assisting with creation of JDs and ensuring correct salary benchmarking

Liaising with the Recruitment Department throughout the process and advising on advertising, assessments, competency-based tests, etc

Overseeing the process of offer letters and contracts of employment

Completion of the hire process in Workday/Payroll

Onboarding:

Supporting managers with all aspects of the on-boarding for new joiners

Working in partnership with other areas i.e. Corporate HR, IT, Security, etc, to cover inductions, equipment, etc for each new joiner

Coordination of the probation periods, benefits notification via payroll and necessary forms

Leavers:

Resignations - coordination of the leaver’s process, ensuring relevant paperwork is issued, equipment is returned, inputting data into Workday, leading the exit interviews and keeping the records to establish the KPIs for the monthly HR Database

Redundancies/Settlements – working closely with the manager and Corporate HR to ensure the correct process is followed, supporting with drafting paperwork and making calculations for benefits and packages. Liaising with legal representatives as and when necessary

Skills & Experience

Minimum 10 years of experience as an HR professional.

Extensive and demonstrable experience of operating within an HR Business Partner capacity, working operationally to deliver a full generalist service

Excellent knowledge of UKemployment law with a pragmatic and common-sense approach

Experience of delivering successful HR projects and programmes

Experience of supporting major organisational change

Up-to-date in-depth knowledge of general HR policies and procedures and good practice in HR

Personal and professional authority and resilience with strong influencing and interpersonal skills

Excellent interpersonal skills, strong communication, presentation and reporting writing skills, being highly proficient in spoken and written English

Outstanding knowledge of MS office

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to prioritise and multi-task

Qualifications

CIPD qualification level 7 or Degree level qualification with significant experience of HR

In-depth knowledge of Workday

Ability to travel to Sweden and London, as and when required