HR Business Partner

Location: Greater London

** Salary for this Role:
** From £58,000 plus benefits, subject to skills and experience
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* Job Title:

** HR Business Partner
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* Reports to:

** Lorna Miller
** Closing Date:
** 08/Feb/ GMT
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* Job Description:

**** HR Business Partner
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* Reports to:

People Partnering Manager This is a full-time, permanent position on Crick terms and conditions of employment.

The Francis Crick Institute is Europe’s largest biomedical research institute under one roof. Our world-class scientists and staff collaborate on vital research to help prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, infectious diseases and neurodegenerative conditions.

The Crick is a place for collaboration, innovation and exploration across many disciplines. A space where the brightest minds can pursue big and bold ideas and discover answers to crucial scientific questions. We support them in a dynamic environment which fosters excellence with state-of-the-art infrastructure, cutting-edge facilities, and a creative and curious culture. We’ve removed traditional boundaries of departments, divisions and disciplines and instead have an open approach that supports every researcher.

This gives us the freedom to take risks and carry out high-quality, pioneering research. Creating a space for discovery without boundaries helps us to turn our science into benefits for human health and the economy.
** About the role
** The Crick has an opportunity for an experienced People Partner to join a fast-paced and supportive HR team. The Crick is a biomedical research institute with a vibrant modern home, bringing together more than 2000 staff and students to make discoveries about how life works. We are now looking for a People Partner to join us and work closely with leaders across both science and ops team.

As a People Partner with a strategic mindset, you will have the opportunity to influence, support and drive key initiatives that ensure the Crick continues to be an exceptional place to work. Your insight and guidance will support our leaders, strengthen our culture and enhance the overall employee experience.

We are seeking an experienced People Partner who brings both depth of experience and a collaborative approach, and who demonstrates a clear alignment with our core values of being Bold, Open and Collegial.

If you are motivated by the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a world-class organisation, we would love to hear from you.
** What you will be doing:
** These include but are not limited to:
* Build strong credible relationships with senior leaders across science and operations
* Act as a performance coach and sounding board to senior managers
* Work with our Centres of Excellence to drive people strategies and support the delivery of projects across the Crick
* Use extensive knowledge of customer groups to support communication and implementation of Crick wide initiatives
* Provide leadership and management to the People Advisors with a focus on continuous development that supports a cross-team way of working
* Provide data analytics and meaningful insights to Directors/leads to support their people and delivery of initiatives
** About you
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* You will have:

*** Extensive experience of working as an HR generalist at People Partner level  
* Experience of partnering with Centres of Excellence with a proven track record of delivering initiatives such as talent, succession planning, engagement etc  
* A solid knowledge of good HR practice/employment law and experience of brokering its translation into innovative and effective practical solutions in a large complex organization  
* Highly pragmatic, flexible and adaptable with an ability to tailor approach to meet contrasting needs and demands
* The ability to draw insights from data and apply solutions to drive change for both individual departments and across the Institute
* Good interpersonal skills, including political awareness and emotional intelligence, enabling the post holder to influence and deliver at all levels and to work effectively as part of a team
** Minimum criteria  
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