Junior People Partner 12 month FTC

Description

About us

Were the team behind digital retailer Very.

Our purpose helping families get more out of life powers everything we do.

And we want our people to get more out of life too! If youre high-performing ambitious and make the most of every opportunity we want to hear from return youll enjoy heaps of flexibility great perks and benefits and the freedom to be yourself keep learning and take your career wherever you want it to go.

If you love making a difference youll love making it sparkle for millions of Very customers.

About the role

Were recruiting a Junior People Partner to join our people team based in Speke. Reporting to the Senior People Partner its a generalist role thatll work with specific business areas to provide commercially aligned HR advice and guidance to people managers and leaders. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone working within a People role currently but looking to develop their knowledge skills and experience across a range of HR disciplines. You will need to be proactive agile and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment!

What youll be doing:

• Support/advise team managers/leaders on effective resolution of people matters; performance management disciplinaries grievances absence management
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of HR processes & practices.
• Maintaining a relevant external understanding of HR policy and practice.
• Upskilling of team managers/leaders in their understanding /application of a wide range of people policy and processes
• Support other areas of the people team with the implementation of people initiatives in areas you partner as and when required e.g. regulatory learning adherence people forum activities Voice survey etc.
• Support the production of relevant people MI for the wider people team conducting analysis and suggest improvements

About you

• Confident working independently while collaborating effectively as part of a wider People team.
• Able to operate in a fast-paced environment & prioritise effectively.
• Working knowledge of UK employment law and EU legislation.
• Experience of advising on a range of ER issues.
• CIPD would be an advantage.

Some of our benefits

• Flexible hybrid working model
• Inclusive culture and environment check out our Glassdoor reviews
• 250 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
• 27 days holiday bank holidays
• LinkedIn learning access
• Up to 25% discount on
• Matched pension up to 6%
• More benefits can be found on our career site

How to apply

Please note that the talent acquisition team are managing this vacancy directly and if successful in securing this role you will be required to undertake a credit CIFAS Right to Work checks and if a specific requirement of your role a DBS (criminal records) check. Should your application progress we require you to let the team know if there is anything you need to disclose in relation to any of these checks prior to them being undertaken including any unspent criminal convictions.

What happens next

Our talent acquisition team will be in touch if youre successful so keep an eye on your emails! Well arrange a short call to learn more about you as well as answer any questions you have. If it feels like were a good match well share your CV with the hiring manager to review. Our interview process is tailored to each role and can be in-person or held remotely.

You can expect a two stage interview process for this position:

1st stage - An informal 30-45 minute video call with the hiring team to discuss your skills and relevant experience. This is a great opportunity to find out more about the role and to ask any questions you may have.

2nd stage A one-hour formal face-to-face interview where you can expect a task and values based competency questions.

As an inclusive employer please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

If youd like to know more about our interviews you can find out here.

Diversity inclusion and equal opportunities

Werebuilding a culture of everyday inclusion and welcome applications from anyone who believes they can do the job. We dont discriminate based on age disability gender reassignment marriage or civil partnership pregnancy or maternity race religion or belief sex or sexual orientation.

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply interview or perform a role let us know via Well be happy to support you.

Were proud to be aDisability Confident Committed Employerand have nine brilliant colleague networks - including DAWN (Disability Awareness at Very) and Think (Neurodiversity at Very) - that are helping us make Very an even more inclusive place to work.

Required Experience:

Junior IC

Employment Type : Contract
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1