Key accountabilities

• Build effective partnerships with key stakeholders across the whole of Commercial to enable the delivery of the business strategy.
• Develop coaching relationship with key stakeholders to support them in tackling people and business challenges. Challenging senior leaders in the business is a must in order to be successful in this role.
• Working with the Head of HR to support the delivery of the People Plan, by making suggestions and delivering projects.
• Employee Relations – responsible for managing ER issues by providing advice and training to managers, ensuring legislation is followed and liaising with legal advisors where necessary.
• Performance Management – proactively drive the roll out of performance management, including developing appropriate templates and processes, providing training, coaching and support to Department Heads and ensuring standards are achieved across all functions.
• Reward - develop and administer appropriate local reward strategies in line with HR Strategy.
• Remuneration - facilitate submissions through the memo process.
• Policy – provide advice to line managers in implementing all people policies by weighing up risks with them.
• Talent – support the Head of HR in the delivery of a talent agenda and strategy.
• Structures – lead restructuring projects on a regular basis. This includes the scoping, preparation and full consultation process.
• Support the delivery of change programmes within Commercial, Corporate Affairs and HR.
• Facilitate management and team off sites.
• Train managers in all aspects of HR and leadership.

Key Technical Skills 

• Generalist HR experience including employee relations, employment law, performance management, coaching, and change management.
• Proven relationship management experience.
• Experience of working in a challenging environment, with deadline driven business teams.
• Good project management skills.
• Strong working knowledge of employment law including TUPE.
• Interest in news and current affairs.
• Train the Trainer is desirable.
• A coaching qualification is desirable.

Key Personal Skills

• Personable and able to build positive stakeholder relationships at a senior level to enable collaboration.
• Communicates clearly and persuasively.
• Strong influencing skills.
• Able to work in a changing business environment.
• Resilient and bold to ensure initiatives achieve their benefits.
• Detail conscious.
• Time management and the ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Business acumen and wanting to understand our business challenges.