HR Business Partner - All Ireland (Amazing Package)

HR Business Partner

All Ireland Role

Work from Belfast, Newry or Dublin

VANRATH is partnering with a leading professional services business, with the appointment of an all-Ireland HRBP.

The Business Partner will lead the HR agenda within various Professional Services disciplines, and drive the people strategy and support organisational goals through building cohesive relationships balanced with a keen understanding of business and commercial needs.

You will partner with Business Unit Heads to foster a dynamic, fast-paced environment that appropriately rewards, retains, and develops a diverse and inclusive workforce within a focused, high-performance culture.

The HRBP will be the sole internal-facing HR contact within the island of Ireland offices, in addition to being one of a small cohort of HRBPs servicing other professional disciplines within England and Scotland.

You will therefore need to be willing and experienced in handling matters both face-to-face and via Teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Business Unit Heads to ensure operational and financial goals are met through effective cyclical people plans and ongoing, effective people management
• Provide professional, proactive HR support and advice to managers and team members
• Understand and apply organisational and individual change management for your parts of the business, including due diligence and post-acquisition integration
• Partner with multi-disciplinary teams and HR team colleagues to improve and deliver consistently high-quality people programmes, policies, processes, and systems that work well across the entire organisation
• Support others in order for them to successfully balance business, community focus, team, and individual needs
• Manage employee relations' cases such as probationary reviews, performance management, absence, capability, grievance, and disciplinary matters
• Provide essential education, training, and development on organisational-wide people practices

The Person

• CIPD or similar professional HR qualification
• Proven experience as an HR Business Partner supporting different stakeholder groups within a professionally focused client environment
• Pre- and/or post- Mergers & Acquisitions' experience
• Confident and competent in change management, organisational development, and workforce planning
• Ability to work cross-functionally and collaboratively when actively supporting organisationally driven people solutions within a changing environment
• Commercial mindset and business acumen
• Thorough and up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation across both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland, north and south
• Able to take responsibility for instructing and verifying multiple payroll components
• Experience in handling employee relations cases
• An empathetic and ethical approach when addressing people-related matters
• Strong problem-solving skills with a passion for addressing ambiguous challenges
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Valid driving licence and car to travel between offices
• Attention to accurate and up-to-date record keeping

This role requires travel to office locations across the island of Ireland and on an ad hoc basis to our offices within Scotland and England.

The Package

• Highly attractive base salary
• Hybrid, agile and family friendly working practices
• Full payment of Private Healthcare for you and your family
• Private Dental Care
• Workplace pension
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
• Ongoing personalised coaching and mentoring programmes
• Headspace resources and Employee Assistance Programme as well as access to trained Mental Health First Aiders
• Reimbursement of your professional subscription and fully funded study leave for all students
• Life Assurance
• Generous Employee Referral Bonus
• Paid sick leave
• Electric Car Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme

To apply, please use the link below.

For further information on this exciting HR job, please contact Richard McFarland (Assoc. CIPD) in the strictest confidence.