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At a glance

This is a hybrid working role, therefore your time will primarily be split between working from home and the Head Office.

Salary

The salary for this role is set at £67,600 - £104,400

Contract type

This position is a permanent role

About the role

At a critical time in the Partnership, the focus of our team is transformation. In People, we’re supporting the business to transform, and at the same time, working hard to transform ourselves. The role of Senior Business Partner represents an exciting opportunity to work closely with the Executive team to understand and build strategic People plans that support the delivery of the Partnership Plan and our transformation.

This is a pivotal role in our People function, and a key focus for our Senior Business Partners (SBPs) is to act as both a trusted advisor and critical friend to our Executive leaders and their leadership teams, coaching and advising on all aspects of commercial, cultural and Partner-centred planning to put best practice in place. A key element of the role is the identification and development of great, inclusive talent in the Partnership.

As a Senior Business Partner you will be;

• Working closely as a strategic partner to Executive Directors, ensuring the Partnership has the right people capabilities to deliver the Partnership Plan, now and in the future.
• Optimising the performance of the organisation, increasing the effectiveness of our most senior leaders and creating the conditions for high performing teams; through regular challenge and coaching to the leaders you partner, helping them to transform the business and their leadership practice to develop inclusive and responsible leadership.
• Working across the People function to create and deliver a holistic and effective people strategy that ensures we have the talent and capabilities required to fulfil the aspirations of the Partnership.
• Leading a wide portfolio of work, including partnering Enterprise leaders on their organisational strategies, selecting and deploying talent strategies to drive talent development, retention and leadership succession planning.
• Partner across the Talent & Development teams including our executive talent acquisition on executive hiring, our leadership team on development for our senior leaders, as well as the talent and performance team in embedding our talent and succession practices.

A unique opportunity to shape and make a significant impact on the Partnership, our Partners, and communities. Our Senior Business Partners have a privileged role, working alongside the Exec teams to deliver meaningful people priorities; focusing on creating an environment of responsibility, trust and a place where all Partners can thrive in the Partnership.

Essential Skills

• Experience driving Talent and Performance agendas.
• Substantial knowledge of wider HR practices and industry leading practices in Talent and Performance.
• Ability to demonstrate intellect and capability to develop a well thought out people plan to underpin the delivery of the Partnership Plan.
• Demonstrable experience coaching and influencing senior leaders, with a focus on behavioural change.
• At ease with complexity and able to articulate a clear vision for the future.
• Experience at managing multiple programmes of work running concurrently.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, managing stakeholder with multiple important priorities influencing at senior levels.
• Strong influencing skills, including demonstrated ability to influence and drive results at all levels of the organisation.
• Strength in engaging data reporting & analytics.
• In addition, HR experience which is commercial, pragmatic, and ability to work at pace. Often needing to apply judgement to decisions, and using EQ as much as IQ to critical thinking.

Desirable Skills

• Recognised qualification in Human Resource Management, Occupational Psychology, Executive Coaching or Business.
• Previous Retail experience
• FMCG & Union experience would be an advantage

Benefits of the Partnership

You will enjoy 25% discount at John Lewis and 20% in Waitrose

The Partnership has a competitive pension scheme where your contributions will be matched by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay)

Excellent work-life balance, including a focus on well-being and flexible working and our marketing leading equal parenthood leave Policy

Find out more about the extensive range of exciting benefits that you could enjoy when you join us on our website under About the Partnership; Benefits LINK

Next Steps

The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to in time. (If internal, check your Workday notifications and see further guidance on the PDW under "Internal application process"

Once you've submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, will include a 1st stage virtual interview followed by a more detailed Stage 2 Interview.

You'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you.

Thanks for your patience in the meantime and for showing an interest in joining the John Lewis Partnership

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