People Partner - Mergers & Acquisitions- 12 months FTC

People Partner - Mergers & Acquisitions - 12 months Fixed Term Contract

Location: We work across England, with offices currently in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Bolton, Southport, Newcastle, Reading, Birmingham, Northampton and Cambridge. We offer hybrid and flexible working practices.

We are enhancing our Mergers & Acquisitions team to ensure seamless integration and a positive experience for new colleagues. As a People Partner - M&A you will be at the heart of the dynamic team, driving the successful integration of people workstreams across acquisition projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Support all People/HR/employment law issues arising during M&A activity, from due diligence of employment matters to integration and harmonisation.
• Provide People/HR expertise to the multidisciplinary integration team for each M&A project.
• Support the delivery of the People integration plan for each business acquisition.
• Support the design and delivery of the agreed plan for each M&A integration project, including co ordination and follow up of all actions.
• Contribute to the development of bespoke People materials (letters, benefits documents, etc.) required for each M&A integration.
• Support operational managers with People issues before, during and throughout the integration process.
• Support the weekly engagement and communications activities, working closely with the COE and M&A leaders.
• Work collaboratively and proactively with People Leadership Team to ensure consistency of approach to each Acquisition, while sharing lessons learned for continuous improvement and better colleague experience.
• Manage the people impact assessment of each acquisition outlining key changes for colleagues through data analysis.
• Support the Head of People - M&A in maintaining a smooth, well structured project plan.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Broad generalist HR/People knowledge and experience, including general employment law, TUPE, remuneration, talent management, employee relations and organisational development.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to review and interpret large amounts of data.
• Prior experience of managing communications and engagement activities throughout a project lifecycle.
• Strong stakeholder management experience with multidisciplinary professional groups of varying levels of seniority.
• Proactive approach, able to identify issues and design solutions independently.
• Excellent project management and organisation skills; able to work effectively across multiple projects at once.
• Advanced user of Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Tech savvy, able to get the best out of new and existing technologies.
• Proven ability to respect confidentiality and commercial sensitivity.

Desirable Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Experience working in professional services, particularly the legal sector, is beneficial.

Person Profile

• Solid HR/People foundation and a desire to deepen project and M&A experience.
• Enjoys solving problems, spotting risks, and bringing order to complexity.
• Thrives in a dynamic, fast moving environment where change is constant.
• Curious, driven, eager to learn and grow in a supportive team.
• Values collaborative working and brings a can do attitude.
• Excited by the opportunity to play a hands on role in the growth and transformation of a leading business.

Benefits & Offer

• 35 hour working week.
• Hybrid/flexible working environment with a positive work life balance.
• Bonus scheme (subject to targets being met).
• 35 days holiday per year, including bank holidays and Christmas closure; option to purchase up to 3 extra days.
• Pension scheme with tax efficient salary sacrifice option.
• Life Assurance Policy.
• Medicash policy covering some dental, optical and other medical expenses.
• Company sick pay.
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and IVF schemes.
• Varied calendar of funded company social events.
• Monthly voucher awards for winning nominees.

Equal Opportunity & Diversity

Fletchers Group is an inclusive employer welcoming applications from any and all backgrounds. We are committed to providing a culture and environment where everyone can thrive, celebrating that no colleague is the same.

We are a Disability Confident Committed scheme member. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the process, please contact us.