HR Business Partner 12 months FTC
Posted Today by Hays Business Support
£60,000 Per year
Outside
Hybrid
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Summary: The HR Business Partner role is a 12-month fixed-term contract based in Sheffield, focusing on strategic HR initiatives within a growing global organization. The position involves translating business strategies into effective people strategies, enhancing leadership capabilities, and fostering a strong organizational culture. The role requires collaboration with US stakeholders and offers hybrid working arrangements. Candidates should have international HR experience, particularly in the US, and relevant qualifications.
Key Responsibilities:
- Translate business objectives into people strategies to unlock performance and growth.
- Shape organizational structures and ways of working for agility and effectiveness.
- Architect culture interventions to attract and retain top talent.
- Advise and counsel leaders on people decisions impacting business outcomes.
- Ensure alignment between global and local HR practices.
Key Skills:
- CIPD Level 7 qualified or minimum Level 5 CIPD qualified.
- Hands-on international HR experience, specifically in the USA.
- Previous business partnering experience with fluency in business strategy.
- Experience in workforce planning and organizational design frameworks.
- Data-driven decision-making skills.
- Experience liaising with C-Suite and senior leadership teams.
- Skills in culture review, diagnostics, and behavioral change management.
Salary (Rate): £60,000 yearly
City: Sheffield
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: HR
HR Business Partner - 12 mnth FTC - Sheffield/Flexible - £50,000 to £60000, DOE plus excellent benefits - hybrid / flexible working. Can be remote based, but ideally within 1-2 hours commute of Sheffield for regular in-person head office and HR team interaction and collaboration.
Your new role
A niche entrepreneurial business with continual growth and improvements. This is a brand new role reporting to the Head of HR and HR Director to take responsibility for strategic work within this global organisation and to "partner" with a growing region of the business - the US.
The purpose of this new HR Business Partner role is to translate business strategy into people strategies that enable performance, growth and organisational effectiveness. The role will deliver scalable workforce solutions, strengthen leadership capability and shape culture to drive sustainable business outcomes.
Areas to cover will include:
- Business Strategy Translation - Convert business objectives into people strategies that unlock performance and growth; to enable Revenue Growth through workforce strategy and execution
- Organisational Design - Shape people structures and ways of working that enable agility and effectiveness; to scale US & UK operations efficiently and sustainably
- Culture as a Competitive Advantage - Architect culture interventions that attract talent and drive discretionary effort; to Attract, Retain and motivate "top talent"
- Leadership Advisory - Challenge and counsel leaders on people decisions that impact business outcomes; to Strengthening leadership capability to scale the business
- International and US - to ensure alignment between global and local practices
This is an excellent opportunity for a US/Internationally exposed HRBP to join a successful, entrepreneurial and growing organisation in a strategic & project based role where you can make an impact on the future of the business.
NB Due to time zone differences with the US some flexibility is required in the role to be available to your US stakeholders - but time back is given when needed to work out of hours
What you'll need to succeed
Ideally you will be CIPD Level 7 qualified / minimum Level 5 CIPD qualified (or similar demonstrable level experience level)
MUST HAVE International, specifically USA/US hands on exposure
Previous Business Partnering experience - business strategy fluency
Restructure and WorkForce Planning, for growth, experience
Organisational Design frameworks (ideally global exposure)
Data driven decision making
C-Suite and SLT stakeholder liaison
Culture review and diagnostics. Behavioural change management. Employer Brand.
Be able to start this role within the next 4 weeks (ideally)
What you'll get in return
The successful applicant will be offered a competitive salary of £50,000 to £60,000 - DOE, qualifications and level of International/US experience
37.5 hours a week with some flexible working options available, especially where you are liaising with stakeholders in different time zones to the UK
Hybrid working - ideally a minimum 2 days in the office- BUT if over 1 hour commute will discuss other flexible arrangements.
33 days annual leave per year, pro rata (25 plus BHs) - you decide which public holidays to recognise. After 2 years of employment, your annual leave entitlement will accrue year on year up to 38 days (30 plus BHs)
An additional day of annual leave, a "Me" Day, to take time for yourself
Charity day
Health Cashplan (including Health Club discount and Rewards discount and cashback)
4 x annual salary death in service life assurance
Enhanced pension after long service
Other additional and enhanced benefits (some after probation, some with long service)
What you need to do now
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