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• Contract until the end of 2023

About Our Client

A Global Financial Services firm based in the City of London.

Job Description

An Interim HR Business Partner - VP with the following accountabilities & responsibilities:[1] Organisational Effectiveness:

• To proactively identify and address capability and structure needs through strategic workforce planning and capability planning (i.e. identifying "buy, build or transform' scenarios) across customer groups
• To optimise organisational structures through effective use of organisational design principles, in support of business requirements (e.g. growth targets, cost control). Planning and implementation of organisation redesign projects and any redundancy and change exercises
• Supporting and maintaining the integrity of the organisational hierarchy through the effective use of job evaluation and managing the change following organisational restructures or major change projects (e.g. Universal Bank)
• To optimise ways of working by driving collaboration/integration and diverse working styles and promoting more progressive ways of working, including Hybrid Working. Support any operational impacts.
• To proactively mitigate HR operational risk aligned to our risk appetite (e.g. ensuring appropriate process controls and monitoring in place, mitigating key person dependencies, identifying and addressing areas of critical capability gaps)

[2] Business Transformation

• To partner with the Head of HR and the business to develop and drive an annual People Plan for customer groups
• To drive the delivery of HR employee lifecycle products across customer groups (e.g. compensation cycle, performance management cycle, talent reviews, succession planning)

[3] Talent, Succession and Leadership

• To manage succession risk and support the development of diverse talent by partnering with the business to deliver the talent review, succession planning and promotions processes across customer groups
• To oversee recruitment activity across customer groups, to ensure diverse talent is entering the organisation
• To drive line manager capability, providing Executive and line management coaching in complex or performance related cases and the delivery of people processes
• To complete Learning Needs Analysis to identify and implement development priorities across customer groups

[4] Performance and Reward

• To drive a high performance workplace by identifying and addressing performance differentiation. This includes partnering with the business to drive the performance management cycle, facilitating performance calibration and addressing underperformance across customer groups
• To partner with the business to drive the annual salary and bonus review across customer groups
• To proactively manage Equal Pay
• To proactively review and provide feedback to wider HR colleagues on benefit effectiveness and improvement opportunities across customer groups

[5] Technology and Data

• To manage HR effectiveness through specific HR metrics (agreed as part of People Plans)
• To drive line manager uptake of HR technology (manager self-service)
• To proactively review and advise wider HR colleagues on further opportunities for automation and data analytics

[6] Culture

• To partner with the business to drive the Diversity and Inclusion agenda across customer groups
• To partner with the business to drive the outputs of the Culture and Employee Engagement surveys across customer groups
• To partner with the business to drive the Wellbeing agenda across customer groups
• To partner with the business to drive the Conduct agenda across customer groups
• To partner with the central Policy team to manage employee relations cases

The Successful Applicant

An Interim HR Business Partner - VP with the following knowledge, skills, experience & qualifications:

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  Strong judgement across complex HR issues through to strategic insight on the entire HR employee life-cycle
• Both operational and strategic thinker balanced with a strong record of execution
• Excellent track record of Human Resources Management, developed in a knowledge based industry and in a complex ever changing environment
• Highly disciplined person with ability to form and express well-reasoned arguments and to influence senior management
• Understands a business operating model, its strategy, customer base and the products and how this impacts HR activity
• Confidence and personal presence to gain the respect of both peers and senior management
• Knowledge of the financial sector, the ever changing regulations and the impact it will have on the banking sector
• Degree level education or equivalent professional qualifications is desirable
• High level of IT literacy in particular Excel
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal / teamwork skills
• While committing to the team objectives, demonstrate personal accountability for delivery of personal actions
• An ability to manage and develop relationships within matrix management structures.
• Proven people management skills
• Ability to work in a flexible and adaptable manner within a global organisation
• Possess and maintain up to date knowledge of key trends in the Human Resources market.
• Flexibility to get involved in ad hoc projects and have an open mind and attitude for any problem solving and change
• Strong problem solving skills, combined with positive "can-do" attitude
• Demonstrable ambition and clear desire to contribute to both personal and Bank's growth & development.
• Acts with highest standards of integrity and fairness to colleagues and clients

What's on Offer

A competitive day rate, inside IR35, (PAYE) depending on skills / experience.