HR Business Partner

Job Introduction

As HR Business Partner (HRBP) you’ll be joining us at a time of growth. You will play a pivotal part at Sodexo partnering with business leaders to deliver HR solutions which maximise people performance and strategy

You will be working as part of our wider Transformation and Change Team and alongside the Partnership Director to welcome a new contract in South East London in to the Sodexo family.

This post reports directly into the HR Director and is surrounded by a strong team of HRBP’s which will give you the support network you need to succeed, however given the scope and size of Sodexo and the contract you will need to be able to communicate effectively, challenge with humility and be able to build relationships easily.

Role Responsibility

• Mobilisation, stabilisation and transformation
• HR Strategy
• Employee Relations & Engagement
• Resourcing, Recruitment & On-boarding
• Retention, Talent Management & Succession Planning
• Performance Management
• Learning & Development
• Performance Interventions & Change
• Trade union relationships

The Ideal Candidate

These are the skills and experience you’ll need to set yourself up for success in this role, however we’d still love to talk to you even if you don’t tick all of them:

• CIPD qualified
• Previous experience of mobilising large scale TUPE transfers and bringing teams together
• 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
• Able to quickly build good relationships with a range of stakeholders including senior management, client and trade union
• Strong facilitation and coaching skills
• Well organised, responsive and able to work under pressure
• There will be some travel required on occasion but this is a site based role in the main

Package Description

As part of our commitment to improving the quality of life for our employees, Sodexo offers a Flexible Benefits Scheme, allowing you to tailor a reward package to suit your needs but includes a technology scheme, private dental insurance, travel insurance, gym membership, Gourmet card, private medical insurance and the ability to purchase or sell annual leave. We also have a Sodexo Discount scheme, which offers employees and their friends and family the opportunity to benefit from over 1,200 discounts from top retailers both online and in-store. Plus bonus incentive.

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.