Job reference: 321881
Position: Senior HR Business Partner
Salary and Benefits: Competitive salary, car allowance of £4,800, full family healthcare, annual bonus potential of 18%, company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates, and generous annual leave offering of 27.5 days plus bank holidays (increasing with years served).
Location: 185 Farringdon Road, London, EC1A 1AA (Hybrid role requiring travel into the office 2/3 days per week)
About the Role:
Reporting to the HR Director for Corporate Functions, you will partner with four executive board members and approximately 1,400 employees to drive value with a people plan centred on transformational and cultural change.
Your Responsibilities:
1. Engage proactively with trade unions to minimise risk and manage potential conflict effectively.
2. Deliver organisational design and restructuring projects, particularly in the context of mergers and acquisitions.
3. Partner with senior stakeholders, providing expert HR consultancy and balancing priorities to implement effective people solutions.
4. Leverage data and insights to drive informed discussions with stakeholders.
5. Collaborate with the broader HR team and corporate functions to ensure deployment of key people processes, including compensation, performance management, engagement surveys, talent planning, and succession.
6. Coach and support senior leaders in managing complex IR and ER issues, ensuring alignment with the IR framework to safeguard service delivery and reputation.
7. Act as deputy to the HR Director for Corporate Functions, stepping in to represent the function and fulfil responsibilities for wider stakeholder groups as needed.
About You:
To excel in this role, you will possess the following skills and experience:
1. Extensive experience as an HR business partner at a senior level, including direct collaboration with C-suite executives.
2. Proven track record in driving people change and transformation, delivering impactful results.
3. Expertise in organisational design and implementation, aligning structures with strategic goals.
4. Demonstrated ability to influence and build trust with senior leaders, fostering effective decision-making.
5. Deep technical knowledge of HR practices, including a strong understanding of current employment law.
6. Experience managing complex industrial relations (IR) environments, effectively navigating challenges.
7. Comprehensive change management expertise, including leading initiatives such as TUPE, mergers, acquisitions, and organisational restructures.
Extra Benefits:
1. Family friendly support: enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave, and shared parental leave.
2. Discounts and offers: over 800 offers to help you save on groceries, days out, holidays, and your household bills (available only to permanent employees).
3. Supportive and generous company sick pay.
4. Your Wellbeing: 24/7 access to services and tools for physical, mental health, financial, and social support.
Next Steps:
The next stage of the selection process will be a virtual interview. We want to be transparent about the qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. We will provide you with your interview questions ahead of time to allow you to prepare.
We don’t expect every candidate to meet the full criteria for the role. If your experience looks a little different from the job requirements but you feel you have the relevant skills, we’d love to learn more about you.
Royal Mail is proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play in supporting belonging and encouraging a positive work environment. We are committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.
We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.
We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors, and military spouses/partners.
Closing Date: Sunday 19th January. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.
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