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People Business Partner

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Job Description
We’re looking for a people first, customer focused professional to join our people team as a People Business Partner. As a People Business Partner you will act as a key member of the People team and the Business Unit leadership team.
Responsibilities
- Act as a
trusted advisorto the Business Unit Senior Leadership team, providing valued and effective coaching and guidance in relation to all People challenges and opportunities - Positively engage and work collaboratively with the Business Unit Senior Leadership team to ensure that the People plan is fully aligned to the business strategy: gaining true business ownership and understanding to enable successful implementation and embedding of the plan
- Supporting all People activity aligned to projects and Business Change within Business Unit
- Representing the People function on relevant BU Leadership meetings, change forums and committee’s where appropriate
- Helping to optimise and automate the People and business processes to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the People function
- Lead the people stream of Group projects; management of delivery, ROI, scope and recognising and managing risks and issues, evaluating and reviewing outcomes to inform future projects
- Providing insights following ongoing review of Business Unit MI including trends and analysis
- Support for all People Cyclical activity dependent on business needs
- Acting as a visible advocate and role model, creating an environment where our values are consistently demonstrated through your own and colleague’s behaviours.
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I’m in my final year doing Economics and I don’t know whether to apply for grad schemes now or do a masters first. What do you think?
Honest answer — it depends on where you want to end up. A lot of top grad schemes (Big 4, civil service, banking) don’t need a masters. Let’s look at the ones you’d be competitive for now, and we can decide if a masters actually adds anything.
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Why you're a good match
StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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Why you're a good match
You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
Experience fit
Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
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Skills, Knowledge And Experience
- Diverse industry and People expertise, with proven success in generalist, partnering roles in fast paced, multi-location and complex businesses
- Been a valued member of high performing leadership team within a highly customer centric service or property/retail industry environment
- Proven ability to influence, shape and lead significant change, creating truly customer centric environments.
- Ability to coach and guide others through complex and challenging people situations
- Proactive, organised and able to work flexibly to meet deadlines and to have the drive to deliver results
- Ability to develop relationships with colleagues, and the credibility to lead and influence management
- Self-motivated with passion, enthusiasm and tenacity
- Ability to analyse data and translate into customer focused and commercial HR solutions
- Understanding of relevant employment law and keep up to date with the latest insight from your industry.


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Connells Group UK is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Connells Group we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t fit perfectly with every aspect of the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other opportunities.
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