HR Business Partner, Central functions

Location: London, hybrid

Reports to: Chief People Officer 

Status: Permanent 

Purpose: HR Business Partners advise the Foundation’s leaders, managers, and stakeholders to help them understand current business needs, anticipate future business needs and deliver effective HR solutions to meet those needs. 

Principal accountabilities: 

Strategic HR leadership and change management 

• Develop a deep understanding of the central function unit's vision and strategy, integrating HR’s perspective. 
• Contribute to strategic planning, focusing on leading change-management initiatives to ensure global business needs are met. 
• Support leaders with implementing and communicating change-management initiatives. 
• Collaborate with clients to measure progress towards business goals through strategic HR initiatives and performance assessments. 

Operational excellence 

• Implement and evaluate HR policies, programmes and functions to improve organisational efficiency and effectiveness. 
• Take part in the organisation’s daily activities. 
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of people management. 
• Conduct optimisation exercises to ensure that people, processes, capabilities and technology are aligned with the organisation’s goals. 
• Conduct employee calibration exercises and key talent assessments. 
• Respond to and manage employee-relations issues, ensuring early and appropriate resolutions. 
• Act as a point of contact for specialist teams as they implement new HR approaches. 
• Guide and consult on organisational restructure and design. 
• Collaborate with the talent development and talent acquisition teams for efficient resource planning to support the organisation and its HR strategy.  
• Collect data and develop metrics to inform decision-making. 
• Collaborate with other People Partners to ensure consistency across the organisation. 
• Conduct succession planning to ensure leadership continuity and readiness. 

Communication and collaboration 

• Maintain effective communication with the Chief People Officer, and wider HR team, updating them on change initiatives and needs in each part of the organisation. 
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to foster strong relationships, facilitate change and promote inter-organisational cooperation. 
• Collaborate with the internal communications team to ensure that HR messages are communicated throughout the organisation. 

Talent management and development 

• Lead programmes on talent management, employee engagement, and performance development. 
• Support leaders in managing and improving team dynamics, engagement and productivity. 
• Collaborate with the talent acquisition and talent management teams to ensure that staffing and developmental initiatives are aligned with the organisation’s strategy and goals. 

Compliance and best practices 

• Recommend new practices to promote continuous improvements in HR services and performance. 
• Ensure understanding of, and adherence to, jurisdictional employment law, GDPR and other compliance requirements.   

Required experience 

• Proven HR Business Partner experience, ideally in organisations spread across many jurisdictions. 
• Experience implementing HR solutions for hybrid and dispersed teams. 
• Proven experience in HR roles within accounting, financial operations, legal, regulatory or professional services sectors. 
• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience. 

Preferred experience 

• A professional HR certification. 

Preferred skills and characteristics 

• Strategic thinking with a hands-on approach to achieving goals. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving abilities. 
• The ability to plan, multi-task and effectively manage priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. 
• Proven leadership and team-building skills, with an ability to persuade and influence at all levels. 
• The creativity to develop innovative solutions and approach challenges from various perspectives to propose improved ways of working. 
• The curiosity and drive for continuous improvement. 
• The ability to handle sensitive situations with the utmost confidentiality. 

 

Application Closing Date: 16th June 2025

Please note that while we have a closing date for this application, we reserve the right to interview candidates and potentially close the role early should we find a suitable candidate before the closing date

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