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　　VACANCY for Human Resources Business Partner (Covering UK, South Africa & Nordics), based in our North London office (Enfield) -Hybrid working (2-3 days in the office, the rest working from home) will be offered after successful completion of 6 months of probation period

　　In the UK there are 3 offices, the main one based in North London, Enfield.

　　The number of staff based in the UK, South Africa, and Nordics is approximately 155.

　　The role is a very generalist role, and the essential duties and responsibilities of the role include the following:

　　Provide comprehensive HR advice to both managers and employees across the business.

　　Work as part of the HR team to own and drive HR initiatives and projects as and when required.

　　Work with managers to advise, influence, support, and challenge their decision-making.

　　Lead employee relations matters

　　Support with both formal and informal people issues

　　Build strong relationships within the business and with key stakeholders.

　　Work with the Head of HR to continuously review and improve internal processes to achieve best practice and deliver the best and most efficient HR service to the business.

　　Manage the recruitment process from start to finish working with the hiring manager.

　　Lead on bespoke HR projects.

　　Manage onboarding process and employee life cycle including all relevant documentation/communications.

　　Manage and process all admin for 5 payrolls adhering to strict deadlines.

　　Management of employee benefits in all countries

　　Manage and process ad-hoc HR admin including HR KPI reporting.

　　Assist with Training and coaching as and when required.

　　Assist the Head of HR with Health and Safety and office/facilities management.

　　Maintaining HR systems (Success Factors and Mitrefinch)

　　Be involved with organizing Social Events with employee reps.

　　General Queries

　　Assist with ad-hoc projects as and when required.

　　Skills requirements for the role

　　CIPD (Level 5 or working towards) or equivalent

　　Proven HR generalist experience (5 to 10 years of experience preferred)

　　Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

　　Up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation

　　Excellent communication, interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills.

　　Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities, detail-orientated with effective time management

　　Experience in running HR projects/initiatives.

　　Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

　　Be willing to travel to other offices based in Didcot, Oxford or Folkestone is required. A driving license is an advantage

　　Ability to multi-task and work independently.

　　Proficient in Microsoft Office

　　Advantage if have experience in using Attendance Management such as MitrefFinch and HR system called Success Factors.

　　Knowledge or experience of employment legislation in Finland, Sweden or South Africa would be desirable but not essential.

　　Salary and Company Benefits:

　　22 days holiday up to 3 years service increasing to 24 days after 3 years service, 26 days after 5 years service, and 28 days at 10 years plus service

　　Workplace pension scheme (available after 3 months service) or can choose to opt in sooner

　　Profit Share after 1 full financial year of service

　　Group Life Assurance 3 x basic salary after successful completion of probation period

　　Health Shield (Healthcare medical cash plan scheme) after successfully completing 6 months probation period hours – 37.5 per week(7.5 hours per day)

　　Volunteering scheme

　　Ideally would like the successful candidate to be able to start no later than the 4th March 2024