Human Resources Business Partner

1 month ago

London UK, UK, United Kingdom George P. Johnson UK Part time

Job Purpose

As Talent & Culture Business Partner you will be responsible for supporting and driving the Talent & Culture strategic aims across GPJ UK.

You will work as part of a small team of four led by the Head of Talent and Culture who you will report to. You will manage the Talent & Culture Coordinator.


About you

  • You are able to build rapport and quickly establish excellent working relationships
  • You have excellent emotional intelligence and the ability to adapt to different people and environments
  • You have a passion for HR and people excite you
  • You have a good understanding of conflict resolution and are able to make difficult and pragmatic decisions
  • You’re not afraid to get stuck in and take on additional responsibilities where needed
  • You are organised with a methodical approach to working towards multiple deadlines whilst ensuring attention to detail is maintained
  • You have excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact with a wide range of stakeholders
  • You’re an excellent role model with great communication skills; communicating with clarity and persuasiveness, displaying active listening to be able to respond in an effective manner, tailored to different situations
  • You relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organisation; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably
  • You understand the marketplace (client and talent) and use this information to inform project & business decisions
  • You are able to build effective relationships, able to understand and respond to the agenda of others and are able to help unlock future client opportunities
  • You think creatively to deliver ideas/ solutions & solve problems; are able to demonstrate the ability to enhance the client's or team’s outcomes or business impact through actions & contributions
  • You understand the vision & strategy of GPJ to spot opportunities to support sustainable commercial growth
  • You are a collaborative, consultative team player with enthusiasm, passion and drive


Key Responsibilities

  • Build excellent relationships with senior stakeholders ensuring Talent & Culture is viewed as a key partner to help support the delivery of our objectives (building talent pipeline, DE&I, employee engagement, L&D etc.)
  • Advise senior stakeholders and managers on HR matters and employment law and educate to help them understand how to manage ER
  • Support the resolution of any ER issues, monitoring risk and escalation where appropriate
  • Working closely with the Head of Talent and Culture to help implement Talent strategies and initiatives
  • Supporting and implementing UK specific projects and initiatives to deliver objectives
  • Responsible for driving recruitment processes and keeping a commercial perspective when reviewing talent pipeline
  • Overseeing the pre boarding and onboarding of talent
  • Ensuring compliance through reviewing and implementing new policies and procedures within the company handbooks, ensuring all changes are communicated to the wider business
  • Responsible for managing the UK sponsorship licence and applications
  • Responsible for implementing Talent initiatives to the wider business with the support of the wider Talent team
  • Oversee and responsible for reviewing and approving payroll for the UK
  • Responsible for managing the annual insurance renewal process
  • Manage annual ‘Stay Interviews’ process. Analysing data to identify key themes and recommendations to be present to the Leadership team
  • Oversee and manage quarterly ‘Vibe Checks’ identifying and feeding back findings and recommendations to the Leadership team
  • Support the PDP review process ensuring that all employees receive a timely review and that objectives are set and agreed
  • Support with employee communications
  • Implement employee evaluations and gather feedback then devise/ implement initiatives to address employee engagement issues
  • Advise on appropriate engagement models inline with the IR35 regulations
  • Manage and respond to any IR35 appeals
  • Devising and implementing Learning and Development programmes to support talent development/ business gaps
  • Support the wider implementation of Workday and streamlining of systems
  • Implement talent mapping exercises where/ when appropriate
  • Line management of Talent & Culture Executive


Your Background, Skills & Experience


  • Proven experience partnering with senior stakeholders, advising on all matters of HR processes and procedures
  • Up to date knowledge of UK employment law
  • CIPD HR Management qualification (Level 5 or 7) highly desirable
  • Experience in using HR software, ideally Workday
  • Experience of working within in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
  • Previous experience of working in a creative agency environment would be advantageous


Work Pattern

  • The role is open to both full time or part time applications (4 days per week)

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