HR Business Partner / Remote / £30 per hour

GI Group is recruiting on behalf of a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services to the life sciences industry for a Temporary HR Business Partner. This is a broad generalist role providing hands-on HR support during a period of growth and increased workload, working closely with senior HR colleagues and key business stakeholders in a large matrix organisation.

The Role

You’ll support business leaders with delivery of people plans and provide day-to-day HR guidance across the employee lifecycle. The role will also involve supporting organisational change activity, core HR cycles, people analytics, and HR projects across the UK & Ireland.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day HR advice and guidance to managers and employees, including employee relations matters
• Support delivery of core HR processes: performance management, goal setting and reward cycles (within global frameworks)
• Partner with senior HR colleagues on organisational change activity (e.g., restructures, redundancies, transfers), ensuring compliance with UK legislation
• Contribute to talent management activity including succession planning, leadership development, workforce planning and talent reviews
• Support HR projects such as engagement and wellbeing initiatives (business unit and/or UKI-wide)
• Extract, review and analyse people data to identify trends and provide insight to HR and stakeholders
• Assist with implementation and communication of HR policies and processes
• Build strong relationships with HR specialist functions / shared services and internal stakeholders
• Support recruitment and selection activities where appropriate; assist with onboarding/orientation as needed
• Act as a first point of contact for HR queries, escalating appropriately and working in conjunction with senior HRBPs

About You

• Around 2–3 years’ HR experience (generalist or mix of generalist/specialist)
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience)
• CIPD (or working towards) is desirable
• Good working knowledge of UK employment legislation and HR best practice
• Confident with MS Office and HRIS systems; comfortable producing reports and people insights
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills; able to influence in a matrix environment
• Discreet, professional and comfortable handling confidential matters
• Highly organised; able to prioritise and manage competing deadlines

Desirable (not essential): experience within a large matrix organisation and/or a data-driven life sciences / medical / pharma environment.

Working Pattern

This role can be fully remote. If you’re based near the London office, a hybrid contract may be offered with infrequent attendance (approximately once every three weeks).

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