HR Business Partner / Human Resources BP / HR Generalist

HR Business Partner / Human Resources BP / HR Generalist  
Salary: £25,000 - 30,000 pro-rata
Location: Bingley, West Yorkshire
Fixed term for 12 months, maternity cover
Part time, 24hrs over 4 days ideally, but flexible

The Role:
Are you an experienced Business Partner, looking for a part-time opportunity? (Ideally 24 hours over 4 days, but we're flexible.)

Are you able to quickly adapt to a new working environment and build good relations and credibility from the offset?

Working as part of a lively and proactive generalist team, you will work closely with key stakeholders across the business to drive the delivery of the HR Strategy and ensure that we deliver a great place to work for our employees. You will support Line Managers in respect of HR processes and team development (with support from your L&D colleagues) and be responsible for the implementation and success of HR policies and initiatives. Ensuring full compliance with employment legislation, you will work across a range of activities within a busy and fast paced environment with a strong focus on employee relations.

Although this is a fixed term contract for 12 months, to provide cover for a period of maternity leave, it is a fantastic opportunity for someone to join a great team and deliver on a variety of initiatives within a global company that will deepen your career knowledge and experience.

What you'll be doing:
Provide advice and guidance to managers on all aspects of HR policy and process
Provide employees with information regarding Company policies, procedures and benefits.
Performance Management; provide advice and guidance to the managers to support them in dealing with difficult performance issues.
Be an advocate of employee engagement as a means of improving performance and customer service
Work in partnership with line management to provide advice on complex and confidential employee cases
Involvement in team projects capacity permitting

Who we're looking for:
HR generalist experience required
Knowledge of employment law and implications
Personable with the ability to work effectively with people at all levels
Proactive and self-driven
Ability to work autonomously and effectively manage time
Ability to meet deadlines and to maintain stable performance under pressure

Interviews to take place w/c 17th & 24th June 2019. Ideal start date from mid July 2019.
Please note that the advert may close early, so please apply asap if you're interested

About Us:

Nurturing fresh thinking that makes an impact

Emerald Publishing was founded in 1967 to champion new ideas that would advance the research and practice of business and management. Today, we continue to nurture fresh thinking in applied fields where we feel we can make a real difference, now also including health and social care, education and engineering. We publish over 300 journals, more than 2,500 books and over 1,500 case studies, via our dedicated research platform

What matters to us:

Individuality: We have a strong sense of character, independence and spirit.
Ambition: We strive to go beyond what’s possible to delight our customers.
Purpose: Our entire motivation is to help our communities achieve better outcomes.
Curiosity: We listen, learn and challenge the status quo, paying attention to the details that matter.
Trust: Our open and responsive culture empowers people, creating transparency, responsibility and respect.
Excellence: Always pursuing greatness, we take pride in everything we do.