HR Business Partner - Fixed Term Contract

We are looking for candidates with the ability to lead people and deliver successful outcomes. You’ll be joining our team in the HR office in the House of Lords as a HR Business Partner for a one year fixed term contract with the possibility of extension and or permanency. The HR Office is responsible for all things People, and we’re looking for someone who wants to come in and make an impact by supporting colleagues across the Administration.

This is a position where you will be working at the heart of Parliament. In this exciting role you will have responsibility for working with colleagues on plans, complex case work, business plans and sharing data insights on trends of sickness and retention!

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys developing staff, working on initiatives and being the face of HR! If you have a positive, proactive approach to this, we would love to hear from you. This opportunity is hybrid with a mixture of working from home and onsite on the Parliamentary estate.

You’ll be responsible for –

• Build excellent working relationships with people managers across the breadth of the organisation, and act as a trusted people advisor
• Embed a pro-active, flexible, and innovative business partnering approach across all offices of the Administration, respecting the unique requirements of different offices, teams, and directorates. Utilising your highly tuned problem-solving skills to find innovative solutions
• Coach and advise people managers to raise management capability, supporting them to anticipate, and pre-empt organisational risks and opportunities
• Advise and guide people managers on processes such as grievance, disciplinary, and performance management, providing specialist case management support for complex and sensitive casework where required
• Support the creation and delivery of departmental business plans, providing particular support with workforce planning, resourcing, and reward initiatives in parallel with other HR specialisms
• Work to continuously improve the provision of HR services, opening a channel for feedback, and recommending ways that HR can adapt to better align itself to the organisation’s requirements
• Provide people management insights to the business derived from people data, utilising their expert HR knowledge to advise on future plans, including risk management. They will leverage data and analytics to inform HR strategies and measure their impact

If this sounds like something you would like to hear more about, please apply below.

What we’re looking for

• The ability to line manage and lead a small team, setting expectations, supporting development and delivering successful outcomes
• Extensive generalist HR experience, including experience of advising successfully on complex case management issues and employee relations issues. Strong understanding of employment legislation, procedure, and best practice to be able to support people managers on sensitive people issues whilst providing innovative solutions.
• Strong influencing skills including negotiation with the ability to effectively challenge senior staff and build relationships both within and outside of the House of Lords.
• Proactive and flexible customer and business focus, recognising the need to adapt to the individual requirements of different business areas.
• Calm and insightful communication, confidently guiding colleagues at all levels in good people management and HR best practice
• Experience of working effectively with others, adapting to a range of situations, individuals or groups and empowering others to develop
• A high level of initiative and adaptability when offering solutions to HR problems

The job description provides full details about the role and what we are looking for.

What you’ll get in return

• 30 days annual leave (increasing to 35 after one years’ service)
• Generous pension scheme
• Discounts from well-known brands and retailers
• Parliamentary health and wellbeing programme
• The opportunity to witness history in the making!

The House of Lords is the second chamber of the UK Parliament. It is independent from and complements the work of the House of Commons to:

• Make laws
• Check and challenge the actions of the government through questions and debates
• Investigate public policy and provide a forum of independent expertise.

Please complete your online application by 23:55pm on 4th May 2024.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process, please contact HLRecruitment@parliament.uk

The House of Lords Administration is committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all candidates regardless of their age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender/sex, gender reassignment/trans status, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation and socio-economic status. The Administration will also consider flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments.

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. For this role we particularly welcome applications from groups which are currently underrepresented within the team, including applications from Black, Asian and ethnic minority candidates and candidates with disabilities.