HR Business Partner (Fixed Term)

Job Introduction

We are on the lookout for a HR Business Partner for a large-scale transformation & TUPE transfer project.  This role is based at one of our most renowned, prestigious city-based sites. 

This rewarding role will see you partnering with business leaders to drive and deliver HR solutions which maximise people performance, strategy and workforce planning and significantly contributes towards improving business performance.

Your blend of skills will include stakeholder collaboration, experience with mobilisation, transformation & TUPE projects, strong coaching, and facilitation skills, delivering HR solutions and contribute to success and growth.

This varied role will see you working in a dynamic, agile, and fast paced environment. 

What’s in it for you?

• A well renowned, prestigious central site
• Exceptional, fulfilling, varied role
• Major transformation project
• Competitive salary - c£65k + flexible benefits + car allowance
• Career enhancing 12-month project
• Agile and dynamic environment

Role Responsibility

This role involves:

• Mobilisation and transformation
• HR Strategy
• HR Planning & Business Development:
• Employee Relations & Engagement:
• Retention, Talent Management & Succession Planning
• Performance Management

• You will be responsible for overseeing a large-scale transformation project of our services a large site in central London & TUPE transfer of people and services into the site
• Partner with the Contract Director and Transformation Manager, ensuring that the business fulfils its obligations in facilitating a robust and meaningful consultation process, and the project deliverables are achieved within the agreed timeframes.
• Highly unionised environment, the successful candidate will require resilience and experience of working closely with Trade Unions on large and complex change management initiatives.
• The successful candidate will have strong coaching and facilitation skills, providing guidance on policy and procedures to a management team that may be unfamiliar and inexperienced with the consultation process.
• A strong team player, the postholder will work collaboratively with our central HR advisory team, People Centre, to ensure staff communications are accurate & timely, and the project is delivered in line with the client’s expectations.

The Ideal Candidate

• Available to commit to the contract ASAP - preferable within 6 weeks 
• Graduate calibre. CIPD qualified
• Experience of working within a unionised environment
• Experience is managing relationships with clients in our partner organisations
• Advanced understanding and application of UK Employment Law
• Previous experience of large-scale transformation and consultations
• HR generalist experience and detailed understanding of all aspects of HR Management including resourcing, talent management/succession planning, change management and employee relations
• Strong analytical skills, professional and commercial acumen, with strong senior level influencing and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing, communications and presentation skills
• Strong facilitation and coaching skills
• Well organised, responsive, resilient, and able to work under pressure

Package Description

c£65,000 + car allowance + excellent benefits available

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their race, colour, sex, gender identity  disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age, social class, educational background, employment status, working pattern, are welcome to and included within our organisation. 

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.