Human Resource Business Partner

About the role

The HR Business Partner acts as a trusted advisor to leaders, partnering closely on workforce planning, employee engagement, talent management and organisational development. The role combines strategic and operational HR support, using workforce insights to strengthen people practices, improve the employee experience and align workforce outcomes with business goals.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to understand workforce priorities and develop people strategies aligned with business needs
• Work with leaders on workforce planning, talent management and succession planning, together with the relevant HR Centres of Excellence
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders and act as their primary HR advisor
• Help leaders understand employee engagement challenges and implement engagement and recognition initiatives
• Analyse workforce trends and employee feedback to recommend interventions
• Advise leaders and line managers on employee relations, workplace concerns and grievances, and on HR policies, employment practices and compliance
• Coach managers on people matters, performance management and employee development, and recommend development interventions with the People Development team
• Monitor indicators such as attrition, engagement and manpower trends, and use people data to inform decisions
• Support organisation development, change initiatives and HR transformation projects, working with Talent Acquisition, HR Shared Services and HR Centres of Excellence

Required profile

• Degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration or a related discipline
• At least 5 to 8 years of relevant HR experience, preferably in HR Business Partnering, employee relations, organisation development or other strategic HR functions
• Experience partnering business leaders and giving HR advice on people matters
• Experience driving employee engagement, workforce initiatives or organisational change is an advantage
• Experience analysing workforce trends and turning insights into practical HR solutions is preferred

Required skills

• Strong communication, coaching and stakeholder management skills
• Comfortable using workforce data and insights to influence decisions
• Ability to balance operational HR matters with longer-term people initiatives