HR Business Partner

HR Business Partner (Maternity Cover Contract)

Critical to the People Team, we are looking for a HR Business Partner for a Maternity Cover Contract to provide both the strategic and operational HR interface to key business areas.

You'll be partnering at all levels and managing key stakeholder relationships, to understand and determine the appropriate people interventions that support our business strategy.

Specific Duties & Tasks:

• Drives consistency of approach across Virgin Media Ireland in attracting, managing, developing and retaining talent to support current and future organizational needs.
• Partners with the business to create sustainable organizational design, through facilitating the creation of effective operating models, structures, systems and processes, aligned to business/functional strategy.
• Utilizes experience in both ER and Change projects to understand and anticipate the need for change, diagnosing the underlying issues and building the case for change with stakeholders.
• Supports transformational activity through strong change management approach ensuring the way that People change is delivered, is consistent with our brand values and cultural principles.
• Coaches and builds the capability of managers to role model Virgin Media values and leadership behaviours and to anticipate organizational issues.
• Participates in relevant projects, leading and championing as appropriate Virgin Media Ireland's reputation as a world class organization and employer of choice.
• Proactively shares best practice, knowledge, and intelligence within the People function, positively engages and collaborates with Centres of Expertise in Virgin Media UK and Liberty Global to enable a brilliant employee experience across Virgin Media Ireland.

The Person:

Everyone in our People Team has a proactive approach to work, with a keen eye for detail and the ability to deliver to deadlines. If you join us as a HR Business Partner we would want you to have:

• Relevant business experience and fully CIPD Qualified
• Previous experience delivering a proactive and commercial HR service in a fast paced, progressive HR environment.
• Strong communication and relationship building skills (particularly with senior stakeholders)
• Sound understanding of People policies and procedures, best practice and current thinking regarding effective and commercially sound employment practices
• Strong project management skills - highly desirable
• Strong facilitation and consulting skills; able to consult on a range of relatively complex People issues with a proven ability to deliver against a range of conflicting demands
• A commercial focus, extremely credible and able to operate at a strategic and operational level and influence senior management
• Previous experience in a generalist role in a commercial environment
• Passionate about working in a dynamic environment and being solutions orientated
• Workday system and process knowledge preferred

Virgin Media is an equal opportunities employer. Having a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business.

Join and you'll be part of the Virgin Media family. You can trust us to do the right thing by you. We're a great place to work and we offer impressive benefits too. Get ready for a generous holiday allowance, birthday day off, contributory pension, healthcare and discounts on our fantastic mobile broadband and cable.