HR Business Partner (12 Month Fixed-Term Contract)

The Human Resources department provides support and advice to managers and staff on HR and Development matters. Some of our key focus areas include recruiting staff, providing support for team and personal training and development, anticipating future resource needs of the organisation and ensuring that our reward and benefits packages are competitive

Purpose of Role

As an HR Business Partner you will work with your aligned business area and bring thought leadership and tailored solutions to support the proactive delivery of our people strategy. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to join the HR Business Partner team on a 12-month fixed-term contract to support leaders across Operations. We welcome applications from candidates who bring strong experience in a business partnering or equivalent role and proven skills in stakeholder management, influencing and navigating complexity.

What will the day to day role look like/involve?

This is a hugely varied role which requires you to think on your feet and pivot quickly to focus your time and energy as priorities change. You will support cyclical processes such as the annual pay review and the engagement survey, which requires collaboration with specialist teams across HR. You’ll also support Partners and Department heads on a range of people issues including organisational design to ensure we have an optimal operating model, talent and succession planning, individual and team management as well as employee relations. You’ll be expected to work collaboratively with aligned specialists across HR to ensure the people needs of the department are realised. In addition to this, you’ll be responsible for ensuring firm wide initiatives such as the staff survey are briefed into the business and effectively embedded. This role will suit someone who is comfortable operating with ambiguity and is willing to use their judgement.

Qualifications

A relevant CIPD professional qualification would be advantageous.

Abilities and skills:

• Significant experience of working in partnership with internal clients on a range of generalist HR matters including (but not limited to) employee relations, organisational design, change management, talent and succession planning.
• Strong relationship management skills
• Ability to influence others and present alternative perspectives with credible, well thought through ideas.
• Ability to work as part of a core team in HR but also collaborate with specialist teams across the function to deliver excellent service to your internal clients.

The type of candidate we are looking for:

You proactively seek to understand the specific needs of your aligned business areas and will be able to demonstrate the ability to act as a consultant in order to help identify issues and work collaboratively to create solutions. You will be confident working in partnership with Partners and Heads of Departments to influence, shape and deliver the people strategy. You can influence others and demonstrate a willingness to deliver challenging messages. You will be naturally organised and able to juggle many competing priorities. The ability to prioritise short term imperatives while not losing sight of longer-term strategic projects is essential as the role is varied and fast paced. You will also have the ability to interpret data, sharing insight and trends with Partners and Heads of Departments that may help to inform and influence people related activity in their areas. You will have a continued curiosity of external trends, both in the asset management industry and in HR, and regularly share this insight internally.

Critical skills:

• Adaptability
• Systems Thinking
• Nurture relationships
• Enabling Others
• Openness & Discernment

Closing Date July 14, 2025

At Baillie Gifford we are committed to fostering an inclusive and respectful culture in which each of our colleagues can thrive and develop. We believe that our clients are best served by a diverse workforce with the experiences, ideas and perspectives that this brings. If you are currently working at Baillie Gifford as an employee or contractor please apply to this job from the firm's Workday internal career site.