HR Business Partner

The Football Association have an exciting opportunity for a HR Business Partner to join the team in Wembley.

The role is to provide high quality and pragmatic business partner support to dedicated business divisions. Developing and delivering a range of people-based strategies and solutions; and providing generalist HR support and relationship management.

What will you be doing?
• Act as a business partner to senior leaders across allocated divisions, providing confidential and effective advice and guidance.
• Plan, lead and implement structural changes by providing experienced people solutions and advice to meet the needs of the business and legal requirements, as well as ensuring a people-centric approach to communications and delivery.
• Contribute and lead on HR elements for annual processes including pay reviews, business planning, talent review and succession planning, staff survey feedback and divisional engagement activities.
• Ability to successfully oversee employee relations processes with sensitivity and professionalism.
• Build and sustain effective working relationships with business leaders, including the ability to influence key stakeholders and contribute to decision making processes.
• Identify people practices and initiatives to support the business aims and culture aligned to the FA's strategic plan.
• Continually look for and implement best practice/changes that add value and increase engagement.
• Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group's changing priorities.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and well-being can be maintained.
• As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What are we looking for?
• Significant HR experience within commercial and complex organisations
• Thorough knowledge of HR policies, practices and employment law
• Track record in delivering value adding HR solutions and processes, working with senior leaders in a HRBP capacity
• Previous experience planning and delivering restructuring activity, managing consultations, overseeing investigations and formal ER processes. An understanding of and experience of managing TUPE processes would be an advantage
• A process mind-set and high levels of attention to detail and numeracy
• Competent IT skills and ability to use HR software
• Working knowledge of IR35 and DBS
• Be a team player

What's in it for you?

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, to achieve this we have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English Football. We are also delighted to offer a world-class, Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:
• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season, encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.
• Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.
• Free private medical cover.
• A contributory pension scheme.
• An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.
• A hybrid working model which offers greater flexibility.

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

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