HR Business Partner – 9 months FTC

Great things are happening in the Europe and Australia (EUAU) region. Each day, our 2,500 plus colleagues bring their passion to our offices, manufacturing sites, R&D center, and commercial/distributor markets across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. We are energized by over 150 years of bringing people together with the food they love. With beloved brands Old El Paso, Häagen-Dazs, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Fibre One, Latina Fresh and more, we are on a mission to become the undisputed growth leader in food for EUAU. In a world that’s ever-changing, we look to stay ahead and seek people who share our love of food and are hungry to shape the future. Are you an HR Business Partner ready to make a real impact? We're seeking an experienced, passionate and performance orientated HR Business Partner to provide strategic HR support to UK-based European leaders for a 9-month fixed-term contract. You'll be a key business partner, driving business performance through the full employee lifecycle, specifically through effective talent management and change management. Strong stakeholder management is crucial.

What Your Role Is

• Strategic HR Consulting : Partner with business leaders to advise on talent management (performance management, succession planning, individual development), employee relations, and change initiatives.
• Coaching and Development: Be a strong coach to leaders, holding culture at the heart and fuelling performance.
• Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong, credible and trusted relationships with leaders at all levels, influencing and advising on people-related strategies.
• Employee Relations Expertise: Manage and resolve complex employee relations issues, ensuring compliance with UK employment law.

What You Will Bring To The Team

You'll leverage your proven experience to advise senior leaders on critical people strategies, ensuring alignment with our overall business objectives. A strong grasp of UK employment law and employee relations is essential, as is your ability to build strong relationships and influence stakeholders across the organisation. This role demands excellent communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills, along with the ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a fast-paced setting. Don't worry if you don't have an FMCG background – we value learning agility and are eager to see how your unique perspective can contribute to our success.

What’s in it for you?

• Work with Heart - offers us flexibility that also requires partnership to ensure we regularly come together in person for those moments that help drive our business forward. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 2 days per week in the office with the opportunity to finish at 15:00 on Fridays.
• Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive, for this we offer free Headspace account for you and up to 5 friends or family members, ongoing activities, Employee Assistance Program and more.
• Bonus - Our people are at the heart of what makes General Mills great, so when goals are reached, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.
• Health & Dental Insurances – All colleagues get the opportunity to join our insurances from day one.
• Family & Carers Leave - Every family is unique. Our approach allows every family to have the opportunity to spend quality time-off to support them from the point of birth or adoption to care, with enhanced covers.
• Enjoy other perks like enhanced pension contributions, subsidised canteen, access to both peer-to-peer recognition and discount platforms, 2 extra days for volunteering work, and more...

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