This role offers a competitive salary, hybrid working (with expected 5-8 days per month in the office with Wednesdays being mandatory), 28 days holiday a year plus Bank Holidays and a fantastic pension scheme offering 6% in year one and 11% after this.

Salary £54,000 – £59,000 per annum

This role is being offered on a 12-month FTC (Maternity Cover)

Location: London/Hybrid: (Expected 5-8 days per month in the office with Wednesdays being mandatory)

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About the role

We help Which? to attract and recruit talented people and create an environment where they choose to stay. We take the lead on employee engagement, development and remuneration, organisation design and employee relations, EDI, wellbeing and we work hard to create the best possible workplace experience for everyone at Which?

This is a true HR Business Partnering role, acting as a strategic partner you will work with leadership to progress the People Strategy of the business areas you support, through developing and helping to implement people plans which support the business in meeting its objectives. 

Are you an experienced HR Business Partner, excited by business change and transformation, looking for your next challenge?

Key responsibilities include: 

• This role contributes to the overall delivery of our people strategy by working as a strategic partner to designated business areas.
• Reporting to our Head of People Partnering you will bring a combination of experience of supporting fast paced change and transformation programmes with a collaborative and commercial approach.
• You'll support People Managers to develop and lead high performing teams, including fostering an inclusive culture, supporting the development, engagement and performance of their teams to deliver excellent results that support our organisational goals.
• Support on wider organisational objectives, initiatives or project work e.g. change projects, working closely with cross-functional groups, providing a People perspective and support in delivering the best outcomes.
• Be an ambassador for great People practice and an advocate for our values, identifying and driving improvements in practices, policies and systems and fostering a great workplace culture.

About you:

• As an experienced HR Business Partner, you will be commercially focused with the ability to challenge and work at pace. You'll have a blend of operational and strategic experience and will be up to date with the latest in employment law.
• With hands-on experience in a range of complex employee relations cases you will relish the opportunity to share your expertise with our managers.  
• You will also have the confidence to work with our leadership team and senior management population in the delivery of change programmes.

***HEAR MORE ABOUT THE ROLE FROM OUR HEAD OF PEOPLE PARTNERING (RACHEL) ***

The interview process for this role involves:-

• Initial call with a recruiter by phone (typically 30 minutes), followed by:
• An interview on MS Teams (approximately 45-90 minutes) consisting of values and experience-based competency questions
• Final face to face interview and scenario based exercise at our London Office

Benefits

 We also have these benefits for you to consider: 

• 35 hour working week
• Generous 28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays and the option to buy additional holiday days
• Excellent pension scheme – when you pay in 3%, Which? pays in 6% (rising to 11% after one year of service) 
• Annual Award (depending on employee and company performance)
• Healthcare insurance & Private medical insurance and opportunity to participate in Vitality rewards programme (at 6 months)
• A discretionary death in service benefit provision equivalent to six times your annual salary
• Free access to Which? member content and free access to Which? money & legal helplines 
• Free wills for all Which? employees, plus, partners of employees can make their will at cost price.
• Discount site Pluxee which offers large %% off every day shopping and holidays
• Work from (almost) anywhere” for 4 weeks of the year policy

About Which?

We promote a great work-life balance (all our roles are now hybrid), offering flexible working options in addition to a full time working week (35 hours) e.g. part time or job shares where possible. If you wish to discuss any of these options, please contact the Resourcing team at recruitment@which.co.uk.

Which? is the UK's consumer champion, here to make life simpler, fairer and safer for everyone. You can find out more about what we do, our people and culture as well as hints and tips on how to complete your application on our Careers site.

At Which? we value diversity and we're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. We are proud that we ranked 3rd in the ‘Top 25 Inclusive Employers' List 2024.   

 We want to receive applications from everyone. We believe that a diverse workforce helps us to understand and create a positive impact for consumers.  

As a Disability Confident Leader, we ensure that everyone can apply and be part of our recruitment processes and so we'll make reasonable adjustments if you need them. For this or any other assistance you need with applying (i.e., would like to apply by phone or post), email recruitment@which.co.uk. Find out more about the Disability Confident Interview Scheme here.

Please note you must meet the essential criteria listed within the Role Profile, to have your application reviewed and we reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any given time due to the number of applications received.