HR/People Partner

ARO

  • Cardiff
  • £40,000-43,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 5 days ago
  • Apply easily
Job Title: HR / People Business PartnerLocation: CardiffSalary: £40,000 - £43,000Contract type: PermanentAbout the roleWe have an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR Business Partner, to join ARO in our Cardiff office.In this role you will be supporting our Cloud, Cyber and IT Business Unit and have a focus on culture and operations.As a HR/ People Business Partner at ARO, you will provide both strategic and hands on generalist HR services for key areas of our business as well as being responsible for driving high profile cross functional projects.You will work with the wider HR team and Leadership teams within your business units to ensure effective solutions and services are delivered across our business.You will regularly work across a wide range of areas such as employee relations, change management, performance management, compensation, talent management and retention programmes. Utilising your strong understanding of current and future industry trends to identify relevant tools, suppliers and initiatives to help achieve our HR and organisational goals.
The People partner will be an escalation point for the HR advisor on all HR ER matters in their area.To be successful in this role you will need to be an excellent coach and have experience in coaching and mentoring as well as behavioural and practical knowledge to support change and building great teams across the group.Please note that this is a Hybrid role with onsite requirement 2 -3 days a week. You must be able to commute to the office and have your own transport. Travel to our other UK offices may be required on occasion.What you’ll do
  • Work closely with the Director of Employee Experience, Business Unit Director and our other People Partner to deliver the People Strategy priorities
  • Educate managers so that we are intervening early in all ER matters.
  • Run risk registers across your function and be responsible for improving
engagement and other people KPIs. * Run projects in your area of excellence across the group with the support of the entire PP function.
  • Create reports and continuous improvement plans for your area, use data driven decision making to help and inform the business prioritise its people strategy
  • Create trusted relationships with leaders across your business unit of responsibility
  • Engage closely with the business unit teams you support in order to maintain a stable BAU environment and to drive continued improvement profitable growth in line with the business plan.
  • Support the implementation of the HR strategy for the assigned business areas, including; capability, employee engagement and talent initiatives in order to support the drive of business performance.
  • Take ownership of projects as they arise
  • Provide sound advice to functional business leaders on all HR issues such as reward, talent, performance, organisation development, change, culture and leadership.
  • Create a cohesive and effective partnership with aligned functional leaders and HR support teams in order to ensure excellent HR service delivery for colleagues
  • Identify and consider the need for change and facilitate the formulation of change plans from the HR and Business perspective
  • Champion Diversity & Inclusion agenda
  • Drive proactivity across the group so that the People function is achieving its aims of prevention and early intervention in all employee matters
RequirementsWhat we are looking for?Essential
  • Extensive experience of working within a HR/Partner role previously
  • Experience of working with stakeholders of all levels including Manager, Director/C-suite- in person and remotely
  • Strong HR Generalist experience, experience of supporting the entire employee life cycle
  • Demonstrable experience of utilising coaching & mentoring skill sets
  • Extensive knowledge of employment law and its application in the workplace
  • Experience of supporting an organisation and it’s employees through periods of transformational change
  • Previous experience of working with HRS, automating processes to improve efficiency and generating reports
  • Confident in analysing, presenting findings and making recommendations using HR and MI Data
  • Strong listening skills
  • Demonstrable experience of working and succeeding in a fast paced environment
  • Strong Stakeholder Management Skills
  • Commercial awareness skills
  • Strong emotional intelligence skill set
Desirable
  • CIPD Level 5 or above
  • Previously worked within a technology company within a HR capacity
  • Previous experience of working within a group environment
  • Previous M&A experience
BenefitsWho are we?ARO has 25 years’ experience in Collaboration, Connectivity, Cloud and Infrastructure and Cyber Security services both in the UK and Internationally and has a nationwide presence with offices across the UK.As one of the UK’s leading independent IT and communication experts our mission is to deliver a seamless technology experience to all end users. To make that vision a reality, we need bright, tenacious and inspiring talent to help drive our performance, growth and achieve this mission.To make us successful we focus on strong communication, a culture based on fun, trust and collaboration. We have created a modern workplace environment, which is full of engaged, energetic, positive and curious people whose productivity, resilience and wellbeing allow them to thrive.In 2021 we were awarded the People Insight’s Outstanding Workplace Award, which celebrates organisations building positive workplace cultures and acting on employee feedback to spark positive change.Why Work for ARO?At ARO we are committed to creating an excellent employee experience. Our employees, culture and additional benefits all make ARO a great place to work. Come join us!We offer a wide range of benefits and incentives to our employees including:
  • ‘Design Your Life’ training and development programme
  • Flexible working
  • Company Pension Scheme and matching contributions
  • Company Perks portal
  • Private Medical insurance
  • Life assurance
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus holiday trading
  • Your Birthday off, on us!
  • Health Club and Wellbeing Scheme
  • ARO Shares after 12 months employment
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Technical Training Academy and E-learning
If even 80% of this matches your experience and attributes, we would be delighted to hear from you.

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