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Edelman is a global communications firm that partners with businesses and organizations to evolve, promote and protect their brands and reputations. Our 6,000 people in more than 60 offices deliver communications strategies that give our clients the confidence to lead, act with certainty and earn the lasting trust of their stakeholders. We develop powerful ideas and tell magnetic stories that move at the speed of news, make an immediate impact, transform culture, and spark movements.
The Role
We are looking for a talented Human Resources Business Partner to join Edelman on a 12 month contract starting in January 2025. The ideal candidate will currently be an experienced HR professional who is business focused, commercially astute and able to being a flexible way of working to the role. You will be comfortable building strong client relationships quickly and have gained experience working in a very fast-paced dynamic working environment. You must have a proactive and positive approach as you will be working with a range of client groups and senior stakeholders with different HR requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic HR business partnering to the client groups
- Serve as a strategic partner and act as the interface between HR and business leaders, managers and hiring managers
- Work across the HR structure to deliver an integrated HR offer to the business
- Coach internal clients and stakeholders on effective team building, performance management and culture initiatives both reactively and proactively
- Recommend and approve solutions for addressing poor performance or behaviour and for motivating, developing, and retaining talent
- Understand and display good judgment regarding the overall business, applicable laws and policies, internal and external culture and values
- Serve as an advocate and champion for diversity and inclusion initiatives
- Live Edelman values, leading by example and serve as an ambassador of the company brand
- Consistently measure and analyze program effectiveness
Experience:
- Must be comfortable with ambiguity, craves autonomy with the ability to gain buy in and trust
- Generalist HR experience in a dynamic, fast paced environment
- Track record of building excellent relationships and credibility with business leaders based on solid commercial understanding and an ability to identify customer needs and go beyond just delivering defined HR solutions
- Strong communication, engagement, and interpersonal skills – delivers impactful messages and influences outcomes
- Ability to get work done and make a difference i.e., performing and delivering business-oriented HR solutions and approaches through influence, coordination, and individual effort
- A relevant HR or business-related degree and post graduate qualification
- Knowledge of UK employment legislation and experience in labour relations
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We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
