KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES:

This list is not exhaustive, and if you are passionate about HR and the work we do at Haymarket, then we would be keen to hear from you regardless of whether you meet all of the criteria below, as we offer development and coaching opportunities.

People Partner:

• Acts as an integral part of the business by building strong professional relationships with the Senior Leadership Team and line managers, advising them on all people-related activities, including resourcing, performance management, and change management.
• Influences and drives organisational change by developing clear strategies that link HR policies to business objectives.
• Work closely with the leadership team on all aspects of people operations, including systems support, performance management and handling of promotions.
• Monitor the quality of services delivered (i.e. timeliness, accuracy, efficiency and responsiveness) and take prompt, corrective action in any cases of dissatisfaction or issues with delivery
• Lead business change initiatives, i.e. TUPE, restructures, redundancies.
• Support development & implementation of people policies.

Recruitment & Retention:

• Partnering with the Recruitment Manager to develop, manage and provide advice on recruitment strategies and procedures to hiring managers for both internal and external recruitment.
• Ensuring that our recruitment practices are aligned with our diversity, equity and inclusion ambitions.

Employee Relations:

• Supports managers by providing comprehensive and consistent advice on employee relations issues.
• Provides information and advice on the interpretation of company policies in line with local legislation, including disciplinary, grievance and appeal issues.
• Proactively works with managers in improving performance management processes by developing managers’ competence and confidence in dealing with people issues.
• Promotes a culture of employee engagement and communication.

Other Responsibilities:

• Work on ad hoc projects as required.
• Keeps abreast of all legislative changes and identifies any potential impact on the internal policies, procedures and processes.

Skills / Experience / Knowledge / Minimum Criteria:

YOUR SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE/ MINIMUM ROLE CRITERIA

The successful candidate will need to have the following:

• Previous relevant experience in a generalist role, understanding of a matrixed environment is beneficial.
• Sound knowledge of UK employment legislation and best practice.
• Subject matter knowledge of DEI trends and best practice.
• Experience of supporting the business with talent-mapping and succession planning.
• Proficiency in interpreting financial metrics and key performance indicators.
• Ability to build credibility and influence at all levels throughout the organisation.

We are a Disability Confident employer and offer guaranteed interviews to all disabled applicants who meet the above minimum criteria.
To be considered as part of this initiative, please ensure you indicate if you have a disability when applying for the post. If you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to fully participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at recruitment@haymarket.com.

This role will suit you if you:

• You have strong project management skills
• You have proven experience influencing the people agenda
• You have sound knowledge of UK employment legislation and best practice
• Are able to deal with situations of conflict and stressful discussions sensitively and effectively
• Have the ability to coach senior leaders
• Have strong interpersonal, diplomacy and negotiation skills
• Build and maintain strong business relationships
• Pride yourself on your professional integrity
• Are confident in handling different types of personalities with professionalism and good humour!
• Ideally you will be CIPD qualifie