HR Business Partner - 1 Year Fixed Term Contract

In the middle of the energy transition, businesses and governments are faced with significant challenges. But the pace and scale of change mean every decision is made under mounting pressure.  Now, more than ever, companies need reliable data, analytics and actionable insight.

Wood Mackenzie is the leading global provider of data and analytics solutions for the renewables, energy and natural resources sectors.

Wood Mackenzie’s services include data, analytics, insight, events and consultancy.  A trusted partner for over 50 years, Wood Mackenzie’s team has over 2,300 experts across more than 30 global locations who cover the entire supply chain.

Wood Mackenzie Values

• Inclusive – we succeed together
• Trusting – we choose to trust each other
• Customer committed – we put customers at the heart of our decisions
• Future Focused – we accelerate change
• Curious – we turn knowledge into action

Company Description

Wood Mackenzie are the global research, analytics, and consultancy business powering the natural resources industry. For 50 years, we have been providing the quality data, analytics, and insights our customers rely on to inspire their decision making.

Our dedicated oil, gas & LNG, power & renewables, chemicals, metals & mining sector teams are located around the world and deliver a variety of projects based on our assessment and valuation of thousands of individual assets, companies, and economic indicators such as market supply, demand, and price trends.

We have over 2000 employees in 30 locations, serving customers in nearly 80 countries. Together, we inspire and innovate the markets we serve – providing invaluable intelligence to help our customers overcome the toughest challenges, and make strategic decisions that will, ultimately, accelerate the world’s transition to a more sustainable future.

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Job Description

Are you a HR Business Partner with solid generalist experience looking for an exciting role that enables you to make an impact in a changing organisation? Wood Mackenzie is a knowledge business. Intellectual capital is our main asset and as such the optimisation of every individual employee’s engagement, development and potential is key to our success.  HR business partnering and the employee experience are crucial to our achievement of our business goals.

We are looking for a Regional Human Resources Business Partner to join our team on a 1 year fixed term contract. You will be based in our Edinburgh office and will be responsible for people matters for our EMEA employees as well as supporting the EMEA HR team during a period of profound change for our business.

With close alignment to the Divisional HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, HR Operations, Reward, Finance, Payroll, and the local management teams, you will be responsible for providing commercially focused HR services that:

• Are efficient and legally compliant
• Drive and enable successful business performance
• Support people through change
• Support and inspire individuals to reach their full potential
• Foster a high performing, inclusive culture

Main Responsibilities

• Work closely with Divisional HRBPs, Talent Acquisition, and managers to ensure the timely recruitment of high calibre, qualified employees whilst effectively managing costs and maintaining a positive candidate experience.
• Partner with HR Ops on new starts on-boarding, returner, and leaver processes so they have an exceptional experience whilst working with us.
• Carry out exit interviews, report on findings and trends to support identifying commercial retention solutions
• Act as a consultant / coach / confidant to managers and supporting our leaders identify and proactively address performance and employee issues, managing risks pragmatically and ensuring legal compliance
• Manage Employee Relations activities to deliver the best possible outcomes for the organisation and whilst working within employment legislation, policies, and practices
• Review and maintain and change HR policies and procedures as required by changing legislation or new business issues to enable the Company to proactively respond to changes while setting appropriate Company standards.
• Support Divisional HRBPs in the execution of various projects such as restructuring, talent reviews, performance management and organisational change
• Support the identification, creation, and implementation of people capability initiatives across the region, e.g., Employee Engagement Survey, Wellbeing, Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging, Recognition initiatives etc.
• Work closely with our Learning and Development team and facilitate activities where appropriate, including development of management and leadership capabilities.
• Support with the analysis of reward issues, performance ratings and out-of-cycle pay awards and promotions
• Support the review of benefits, renewals and any implementation in conjunction with Finance and Reward team.
• Work with HR Operations, Payroll and Finance as appropriate to ensure that regional operating rhythms are met and efficient
• Participate and support in ad hoc projects as required

Qualifications

About You    

The ideal candidate will:

• Have proven experience as an HR Business Partner with proven coaching and mentoring skills to enable managers to effectively and confidently deal with people management issues 
• Be comfortable and adaptable to change
• A strong working knowledge of HR Information Systems
• Be solutions orientated
• Have proven experience of advising and influencing managers at all levels, on the implementation of people management policies, procedures and best practice
• Possess a clear understanding of the principles of effective employee relations and the ability to advise and persuade managers successfully
• Have the ability to work on multiple projects, manage conflicting priorities & deliver to deadlines
• Have excellent communication skills, both oral and written with the ability to influence through data
• Have experience in a multinational commercial organisation. Extra points if you have experience in SAAS, energy, or natural resources.

Expectations

• Act with integrity
• Influence decisions and gain commitment from others
• Continuously strive for better
• Owning and influencing positive culture and company outcomes
• Facilitate careers and personal growth
• We are a hybrid working company and the successful applicant will be expected to be physically present in the office at least 2 days per week to foster and contribute to a collaborative environment, but this may be subject to change in the future.
• While this is expected to be a full-time role, part-time or flexible working arrangements will be considered

Additional Information

What you’ll love about us

Wood Mackenzie is a place where we are committed to supporting our people to grow and thrive. We value different perspectives and aspire to create an inclusive environment which encourages diversity and fosters a sense of belonging.

Wood Mackenzie values everyone’s contribution and helps them reach their full potential while sustaining an organisational culture of health and well-being.

Our core values are:

• Inclusive – we succeed together
• Trusting – we choose to trust each other
• Customer committed – we put customers at the heart of our decisions
• Future Focused – we accelerate change
• Curious – we turn knowledge into action
• We understand the importance of bringing your whole self to work and to achieving balance between work, family and other life commitments.  We are open to considering flexible working arrangements to enable the greatest spectrum of talent to contribute to Wood Mackenzie's success.

Hear what our team has to say about working with us: https://www.woodmac.com/careers/our-people/

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer. This means we are committed to recruiting the best people regardless of their race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. You can find out more about your rights under the law at www.eeoc.gov 

If you are applying for a role and have a physical or mental disability, we will support you with your application or through the hiring process.  

Find out more at HRenquiries@woodmac.com