Associate People Business Partner Barry, Wales
Job description
Associate People Business Partner
This is a key time at British Airways as we Build a Better BA. We take huge pride in our past – but we’re looking to the future as an airline that loves embracing the best of modern Britain. Our country’s creativity, diversity, style, wit and warmth are the same special qualities that make us who we are. You are a part of the next chapter of our story. Together as one team, we’re connecting Britain with the world and the world to Britain like no one else.
An exciting opportunity exists to join the People team as an Associate People Business Partner
This role, works closely with operational front-line areas, providing guidance, counsel, and challenge to enhance organisational performance, delivering local people plans and solutions to achieve business objectives.
This is a great opportunity to grow you HR career and make a positive impact in a fast paced and multifaceted role. There are real opportunities to learn and progress.
About you
- Insights driven – adopt a disciplined approach to understanding and diagnosing problems, and then use a range of evidence from a variety of sources to develop peopleinsights. Use this insight to challenge the way we think about people in our organisation and inform change, driving better business decision making. Evaluate the impact of all projects in order to inform future practice.
- Digitally savvy – understanding the digital environment, the role of technology and the impact it has on people and the people function
- Courageous and influential – show professional and personal courage to speak up when it’s the right thing to do, even in the face of resistance or opposition. Skilfully influence others in a range of situations, including making a case for change, taking responsibilities for mistakes, and challenging the behaviour of others.
- Commercially astute – apply a business and customer focussed approach. Demonstrate the commitment and resilience to deliver results that create business value. Deliver the people plan with an emphasis on those areas that will have the greatest impact.
- Flexible – effective and pragmatic decisions that take in to account the specific situation or context. Avoids a ‘one size fits all’ approach but in doing so, still ensures alignment to the principles and values outlines in the people and business strategies. Remain flexible enough to adapt to new insight, circumstances or changes.
Your experience
- Working in a complex and matrixed business
- CIPD qualification (preferred but not essential)
This role will require some travel to London Heathrow.
Our Corporate and Support roles come with big potential to make your mark on our business. The airline industry changes so fast that we’re constantly evolving and finding new ways to impress customers and get ahead of our competitors. If you’re an innovator and brave and bold thinker, you will be in your element at British Airways.
Your impact on British Airways will be rewarded with a competitive rewards package plus the opportunity to develop and progress your career in many directions.
Not only will you have the chance to further your career development within BA, you’ll have access to our competitive reward and benefits package. This includes core company paid benefits such as a Defined Contribution pension scheme, generous Life Assurance cover and a whole host of options to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. You can also sign up for a range of voluntary benefits such as Private Medical cover, Dental and Critical Illness cover, Technology Scheme, Cycle to Work and Electric Car Scheme. And of course, you’ll be able to enjoy the benefit of staff travel as soon as you join us.
At British Airways we all have a part to play in creating an inclusive place to work. Diverse representation among our people is really important to us and we recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality, creativity and identity to work.
Inclusion and diversity is a key driver of innovation and we’re committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they can be themselves. We’re looking for people from all backgrounds and cultures to join us and be a part of our journey to become a Better BA as we continue to connect Britain with the world and the world with Britain.
N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities
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