Junior HR Business Partner

Role Purpose

We are seeking a Junior HR Business Partner to support the delivery of a high quality, commercially focused HR service across Central Functions, Private Clients, and Tech Companies. Working in close partnership with the HR Business Partner, this hands on role will contribute to the delivery of people strategies, provide pragmatic day to day HR support, and help drive key initiatives that enable business performance and growth.

Key Accountabilities

• Support the HR Business Partner in implementing people initiatives that align with the business strategy and objectives for Howden UK&I Retail.
• Assist in gathering and understanding information about the pillar's people, their aspirations, challenges, and talent requirements, helping to inform future planning.
• Contribute to recruitment, onboarding, performance, and talent management activities, ensuring key HR processes are efficiently delivered.
• Facilitate the coordination of people related elements of organisational change, such as mergers and acquisitions, following established frameworks and supporting team engagement.
• Collaborate closely with team members across HR and the business, helping to deliver a consistent and positive employee experience.
• Collaborate with Centres of Expertise (COEs) to support the development and delivery of solutions tailored to business needs, as guided by the HR Business Partner.
• Assist in administering the annual compensation and rewards process, ensuring accuracy and transparency under the guidance of the HR Business Partner.
• Build professional working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders throughout the organisation.
• Assist in collecting and analysing HR data to inform recommendations and support business decision making.
• Maintain awareness of external market trends and developments, sharing insights with the HR Business Partner to support team learning and adaptation.
• Act as a point of contact for the HR Advisory team on employee relations and employment life cycle matters.

Skills & Experience

• Experience in a regulated corporate environment.
• Experience supporting an HR Business Partner with a proven understanding of HR subject areas.
• Experience of supporting leaders and partnering in a complex business, working across cultures and building and managing relationships virtually.
• Translating strategic people requirements and or regional/global context into language with which the wider business can engage and operate.
• A hands on HR practitioner.
• Ability to work on both strategic and operational HR matters, developing effective relationships with collaborators, customers, partners, and team members.
• Approachable and innovative, able to proactively streamline and simplify processes and problem solve using technology based solutions to drive automation and scalability.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and able to navigate solutions in a fast paced, unpredictable environment with a varied workload.
• Able to challenge confidently whilst maintaining credible relationships and handling a range of difficult conversations and situations.

What do we offer in return?

• A career that you define.
• We value diversity - there is no one Howden type.
• We support each other in small everyday moments and bigger challenges.
• We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond.
• Reasonable adjustments: We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs, including flexible hours and hybrid working where possible.