Summary: The Director, HR Business Partner is tasked with driving the strategic HR agenda at a local site, focusing on enhancing employee and business performance through various HR initiatives. This role requires collaboration with business leaders to develop solutions in areas such as talent management, employee engagement, and industrial relations, with a specific emphasis on wage negotiations and union interactions. The position operates within a hybrid working model, primarily based in Liverpool, and involves coaching leadership teams and aligning HR strategies with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop an operational HR plan aligned with the HR Strategy in consultation with leadership.
• Drive effective outcomes that support business objectives and desired culture.
• Partner with HR specialists to deliver integrated solutions and manage conflicting priorities.
• Identify future resource needs based on strategic business imperatives.
• Establish clear deliverables and measures of success for people programs.
• Provide recommendations to senior leaders for addressing key business and HR issues.
• Coach the Site Leadership Team and manage cyclical processes like employee surveys.
• Demonstrate experience with trade unions, particularly for wage negotiations.
• Support social value policy and governance initiatives, especially in DEI.

Key Skills:

• Experience in HR strategy development and execution.
• Strong operational and strategic capabilities.
• Experience working with trade unions and wage negotiations.
• Ability to work within a matrix structure without direct reports.
• Manufacturing industry experience is desirable.
• Coaching and leadership development skills.
• Knowledge of social value policies and DEI initiatives.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Liverpool

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other