People & Talent Business Partner - 12 months fixed term

Department: Business Operations

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

Location: London

Reporting To: People & Talent Director

Description

Why LBR?

An amazing market position, enviable growth, collaboration and wonderful people are just some of the reasons to further your career with Law Business Research. Our culture is shaped by our core values that promote equality, agility, and respect in everything we do.

Law Business Research has been selected as a winner for the 2024 Inspiring Workplaces Awards. We’re proud of our inclusive and inspiring culture here at LBR and we remain committed to creating a positive workplace for all our employees

We are happy to share that we have partnered with Business Disability Forum to help us on our journey to becoming a more inclusive employer and achieving Level 2 Disability Confident Accreditation.

We also take our place in this world of ours very seriously and engage in a wide variety of charitable and community based initiatives. We work extensively with Swawou School in Sierra Leone, which we established to provide education for 120 girls, and on an ongoing basis we underwrite the school’s costs.

‘We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to ensuring that all candidates are given the same opportunity to succeed regardless of their sex, gender identity/expression or reassignment, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age or disability.’

We are seeking a People & Talent Business Partner, for maternity cover, to join our People & Talent team. This is a hands-on generalist business partnering role supporting and driving global P&T initiatives across our Events and Commercial teams.

Key Responsibilities

Developing meaningful relationships with Senior Stakeholders across your business unit
Provide expert advice across a range of global HR issues
Support the HR Team by being accountable for delivering monthly reports, ensuring attention to detail and being able to meet static deadlines
Coach and build the capability of managers to anticipate and pre-empt areas for improvement and provide solutions
Be a visible partner to LBR’s employees, providing platforms and encouraging upward communication on people-based issues and interests
Actively participate in delivering company-wide training and change management programmes
Support the People & Talent Director in driving the delivery of key people projects, including but not limited to career progression, diversity & inclusion, management capability, L&D and organisational design.
Support multiple, global, payroll processes
Be competent at managing conflicting priorities in terms of your workload

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

CIPD L5, or equivalent relevant professional qualification is desirable.
Strong generalist HR experience in a partnering role.
Proficient in HR software and MS Office Tools (especially excel).
Good communication skills both verbal and written.
Sound understanding of international employment law (US labour law is desirable).
Ability to work in a fast-paced working environment.
Ability to work under minimal supervision.
Initiative, proactiveness and a change enabler.
Experience using ADP and DEEL is desirable but not essential
Experience using Workday (ideally with implementation experience)
Ability to maintain a positive and healthy working environment.

Benefits

Our people are our most valuable asset, as such, we offer a wide range of benefits to help ensure that all are supported:

Start of employment:

Eye Care
Employee Assistance Programme
A day off for your birthday

After 3 months employment:

Pension (4% employer contribution and 4% employee contribution)

After 4 months and 1 year's service:

Life assurance after 4 months
Private healthcare after 1 years’ service

After probation:

Cycle to Work scheme
Season ticket loan
£350 annual wellbeing allowance to contribute to gym membership & fitness classes

Additional Perks:

Company socials e.g., Christmas and Summer parties
Access to Employee Affinity Networks
Mentoring scheme
Volunteering Day
Mortgage Advice

We are committed to making our organisation an inclusive, respectful & engaging place to work with a culture shaped by our core values that promote equality, collaboration & respect in everything we do. We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident Scheme, meaning we are committed to being inclusive and accessible, which starts with our application and recruitment process. If you do require any reasonable adjustments to be made, please let us know as part of our application page.

Key Responsibilities

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

Benefits

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