HR Business Partner

An exciting opportunity has arisen with a global ICT firm who are looking to hire an HR Business Partner to be based at their offices in Reading, Berkshire.

This person will provide High level advisory services on a broad range of HR matters, including recruitment and selection, training and development, compensation and benefits and employee relations in accordance with employment legislation and best practice.

Main Responsibilities:
*Develop, drive and implement the HR strategy for the assigned business unit, including; capability, employee engagement and talent initiatives in order to support the drive of business performance.
*Work in partnership with managers in business area to understand the key performance issues, objectives and drivers and subsequently proactively drive the HR agenda.
*Ensure that people management capability is transferred to and owned by the line and in doing so drive the HR Business Partner model.
*Develop and maintain trusting and effective working relationships with senior line managers, challenging their thinking and working closely with them to co-develop solutions to meet their current and future business needs
*Specific responsibility for the Training and Development function including i-learning and working with managers and staff to ensure training and development is understood, measured and improved to drive product quality and safety.
*Coach, challenge and advise senior line managers on organisational effectiveness and general HR issues, including giving basic ER guidance prior to transferring cases to the ER team.
*Responsible for the performance management, including probation management, organize half and yearly performance assessment, and daily job related performance management.
*Provide sound advice on all HR issues such as reward, talent, performance, organisation development, change, culture and leadership.
*Identify and consider the need for change and facilitate the formulation of change plans from the HR and Business perspective.
*Lead on `business critical' people initiatives eg talent development and tailor corporate HR programs to meet local business needs.
*Work closely with Centres of Excellence and HR Operations teams to proactively identify and influence changes to improve HR service and processes.
*Implement HR processes as defined by the Centres of Excellence.
*Undertake specialist Human Resources projects and other related jobs as required.

Requirements:
*Degree qualified or equivalent
*Minimum 5 years of working experience in HR with excellent technical HR knowledge within a global Matrix organisation, at HRBP or HR Manager level
*Demonstrable understanding of the employment law framework
*Strong commercial approach with a good understanding of business needs
*Proven experience of working in partnership with line managers in order to improve people management practices
*Proven ability to identify 'potential', develop and retain talent
*Knowledge of and experience of implementing best practice HR solutions to drive a high performance culture
*Passionate about customer service
*Experience of coaching and influencing line managers
*Strong communication skills and able to negotiate and influence effectively with all levels of the organization
*Good interpersonal skills and the ability to multitask in a demanding and fast paced environment
*Accurate, pro-active, able to work independently and demonstrate strong analytical and communication skills

The JM Group is operating and advertising as an Employment Agency for permanent positions and as an Employment Business for interim/contract/temporary positions. The JM Group is an Equal Opportunities employer and we encourage applicants from all backgrounds.