People Partner

People Partner – Story Scotland    

Do you want to be part of a successful, dynamic, forward-thinking business? 

Do you have a proactive approach and enjoy an engaging fast-paced role? 

As part of continued growth, we now have a new opportunity for a full-time or part-time People Partner within Story Scotland, part of Story Contracting Ltd. We are keen to invest in the right person, and are open to applicants for part-time and full-time hours.

Based from out Blantyre Office, and reporting to the Senior People Partner you will work closely with all members of the senior management team (SMT) and interact with our people across all areas of the business. The People Partner will give pragmatic HR advice, support the entire recruitment process, care about 'doing it right' and build strong working relationships whilst working at pace.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Work closely with the operational team and People team colleagues to provide people-related support to the division. 
• Work closely with the Senior People Partner to develop and support people initiatives that enable successful delivery of company and divisional goals.
• Proactively support managers with all areas of the colleague life cycle, providing support on case management and Employee Relations issues, e.g., performance management, absence management, discipline, and grievance.
• Ensure that managers have the skills necessary to confidently deal with people issues. 
• Ensure that the divisional team uses the organisation’s people processes and systems effectively. 
• Ensure that we promote the business and that recruitment and assessment processes are carried out to ensure that we continue to attract talent. 
• Manage employee reward in accordance with company policies and liaising with the payroll team. 
• Support the People Coordinator with the Exit Interview process, trend analysis and strategic recommendations for improvement.
• Promote employee wellbeing and work with our Occupational Health and HSQE team. 
• Process employee data in accordance with GDPR. 
• Proactively ensure that own knowledge of best HR practice and employment legislation is shared with colleagues. 
• Lead on certain group HR processes and initiatives according to areas of expertise, including but not limited to initiatives regarding policy updates, early careers development and colleague well-being.
• Provide assistance to the People Team with the HR Team Inbox, providing support and guidance to our People Coordinators where required.
• Support new and emerging divisions with recruitment and retention strategy, including benchmarking and development of role profiles.
• Work closely with our Communications and Engagement team, supporting our Company’s STEM and social value commitments.
• Support on any TUPE requirements.
• Support with IR35 queries and assessments.   

As the right candidate for this role, you will preferably be qualified to CIPD level 5. You will have a high level of understanding on all current employment legislation and have experience of working within a fast paced environment, with changing priorities in an organisation with multiple internal stakeholders.

Benefits

At Story Contracting, we invest in our people. We provide award-winning training and development opportunities for all employees to help you get to where you want to be in your career. 

In addition to a competitive salary, pension and company car or car allowance, we show we care about our people by offering a health cash plan and wellbeing support to keep you fit and well - inside and outside of work.

Our agile working policy allows for a mixture of office and home working, and flexible working arrangements are available so that our people are engaged to give their best. 

We care about our communities too and offer our employees two paid volunteering days each year to spend as a team or individually.