HR Manager

Role: People Operations Partner/ HR Manager

Duration: 6 Months

Location: Addlestone (only one day per week required in the office, four days working remote)

Pay rate: £275 - £331 per day

The ideal candidate will have good experience with Collective Consultations.

Execution of Business Change Projects:

·       Primarily responsible for leading all aspects of UK collective consultation process including training of line managers, running elections and administering meetings and documentation.

·       Work closely with People Partner Lead on global transformation project ensuring all aspects of administration and due diligence is maintained for all aspects of the project.

·       Maintain a mind-set of continuous improvement to identify opportunities to improve the services provided by HR.

Ways of Working:

·       Collaborate with Legal, Ethics & Compliance, HR Business Partners and Centres of Excellence. to provide the appropriate level of support required.

·       Work supportively and collaboratively with teams across HR.

·       Maintain a proactive approach, taking the initiative and managing self effectively.

·       Build relationships and trust with key stakeholders.

·       Seek opportunities to continually improve the services provided by HR. 

·       Is responsible for delivering a legally compliant HR service in line with identified needs.

·       Will report to the People Partner Cluster Lead and will work closely with others across the broader HR function and directly with the business.

Competencies:

Customer Focus:

·       Acts to support a culture where everything is done to enhance value to patients. Intentional about meeting/exceeding customer expectations.

·       Proactively seeks feedback to improve service provision.

Innovation & Change:

·       Continuous improvement approach: takes personal ownership to improve ways of working and leverage/share best practice.

Results Orientation:

·       Ability to work autonomously and make evidence-based decisions: judgement to know when to seek guidance or escalate.

·       Methodical with ability to prioritise and meet deadlines. Tenacious to follow up and resolve outstanding matters and explore options.

·       IT literate (Intermediate stage) to type/ create and edit reports, trackers etc. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and eLearning and online systems (e.g. LMS, ZINC, TMF etc. databases). Intranet and web.

·       Good written and verbal communications including ability to prepare updates, summaries, emails to employees and managements.

Communication & Collaboration:

·       Collaborates: values others views and perspective. Able to challenge respectfully and propose alternative solutions.

·       Proactively shares knowledge, and adapts approach to build consensus and respect diverse views and cultures.

Developing & Inspiring:

·       Proactively shares knowledge and best practice and encourages others to develop.

Working as One:

·       Takes personal ownership and acts as a role model of ethics and compliance treating everyone with respect.

Experience:

·       Education – Bachelor Degree.

·       Years of working experience: 5+ years.

·       Experience in managing high risk employment-related cases from intake to investigation to resolution.

·       Proven experience function as a natural collaborator who is authentic, transparent and aligns with the Astellas values and code of conduct.

·       Proven success partnering and collaborating with stakeholders’ cross-functionally and at all levels.

·       Strong analytical skills and ability to exercise sound judgement based on policies, procedures, practices, and risk factors.

·       Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to inspire trust and confidence and effectively influence the decision-making process.

·       Self-starter and ability to manage a workload of varying complexity to a high standard

·       Experience across core HR functions (e.g. Compensation, Benefits, Performance Management, etc.) with specific experience in HR process design, transaction support and employee administration.

·       Fluent in English and at least one other European language.

·       Continuous Improvement knowledge.

·       Personal computer skills, including MS Office and Outlook.