People and Culture Business Partner - Norton Rose Fulbright LLP : Job Details

Practice Group / Department:

People and Culture Business Partnering

Job Description

We're Norton Rose Fulbright - a global law firm with over 50 offices and 7,000 employees worldwide. We provide the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. At Norton Rose Fulbright, our strategy and our culture are closely entwined. We know that our expansion will mean little unless it is underpinned by truly global collaboration and we understand that pioneering work only takes place when our people have room to move and think beyond boundaries. As well as the relevant skills and experience, we're looking for people who are innovative, commercial and value the work that they do. 

People & Culture Business Partner team offer a proactive, collaborative and strategic service to business leaders; supporting them with building, tailoring and delivering their people & culture strategy. They use data-driven insights to ensure each business unit/department is driving the greatest value from and to the workforce which supports our culture and increases engagement. In collaboration with the central EMEA Talent Team, the People & Culture Business Partner is accountable for delivering the talent management agenda for their client group and supporting leaders in building a healthy, diverse and sustainable talent pipeline.

The Role

This role reports into the Head of People & Culture Business Partnering. The successful candidate will:

• Partner with business leaders to support them in achieving their objectives by defining and executing the people and culture priorities for their teams
• Collaborate and coordinate key activities for their client groups with other HR team members/Heads of HR in the UK and wider EMEA region to apply a regional functional/practice group lens and ensure consistency in service delivery, where appropriate
• Persuade and influence key stakeholders by proactively leveraging data and analytics to draw insights and use these to influence their client base as well as to inform appropriate solutions
• Provide insightful challenges where required and deliver people and culture plans that enhance productivity and enable people and business growth
• Focus on building and delivering future-focused people plans that supports the creation of diverse and sustainable talent pipelines
• Possess a deep understanding of their client group and their business priorities, challenges and talent needs
• Advocate and drive the diversity & inclusion agenda within their client groups and work closely with the Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) team to drive forward DE&I initiatives and action plans
• Drive the culture and engagement agenda for their respective client group; articulate the business case for engagement, advise and coach business leaders on driving organisational values and culture and ultimately raising engagement
• Be able to offer forward-thinking, commercial, creative, and pragmatic solutions to employee relations issues
• Stays up-to-date on external market patterns and practices and emerging trends in people and culture to build creative and cost effective solutions for clients
• In conjunction with Centres of Excellence support the attraction & retention of the best people for our organisation. Scouts, coaches and effectively manages talent in an integrated way, anticipating future business needs
• In conjunction with business leaders, put measures into place to identify, nurture and develop employees that show the potential to fill existing and future leadership positions and strategically build a talent pipeline to support future needs
• Expert in HR advice and the delivery of quality employee services. Will work in collaboration with and support the People Experience team, where required, in meeting operational business priorities
• Be a change ambassador, build a culture of innovation through boldly challenging the status quo and providing future focused solutions, partnering in an agile way
• Proactively suggests and lead on projects that support the wider people and culture strategic priorities. Is delivery focused, with a real emphasis on execution of projects within budget and on time.
• Innovate – have a continuous improvement mind-set and put forward ideas for new and better ways of working and supporting our clients Focus on continuing professional development by seeking opportunities to engage with learning and development resources to ensure up to date knowledge and skills

Skills and Experience Required

• Strong academic background and relevant professional qualifications (ideally MCIPD)
• Proven track record of delivering strategic and innovative HR services and solutions is essential
• Professional services / partnership experience is essential
• Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders, persuade, challenge and influence effectively
• 4 years plus experience in a People and Culture Team is essential
• Change advocate and ambassador with demonstrable experience of delivering change
• Exceptional project management skills and delivers results

Our clients come first; whilst we have a high-performance culture and work hard as a team, in return we offer a range of competitive benefits including:

• 25 days holiday + Bank Hols
• Free Virtual GP Service
• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension – Norton Rose Fulbright will also make a contribution
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection Insurance
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption or Surrogacy Leave
• Carers Leave
• Flexible working

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

To attract the best people, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, have a sense of belonging, and realize their full career potential. Our new enabled work model allows our people to have more flexibility in the way they choose to work from both the office and a remote location, while continuing to deliver the highest standards of service. We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employment policies and provide access to programmes and services aimed at nurturing our people’s health and overall wellbeing. Find more about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion here.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams. We strive to create an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any tailored adjustments or accommodations, pleas