HR Business Partner

Fund services | Corporate | Capital markets | Private client | Regulatory & Compliance 

We help clients succeed by unlocking new value through expertise, trust and scale. We deliver solutions that solve complex challenges faced by asset managers, financial institutions, corporates, high net-worth individuals and family offices.

We’re a trusted partner to over 8,000 clients globally. We are proud to have long-lasting partnerships with our clients. With more than 1,800 colleagues, we operate across 20+ countries, our scale enables us to support our clients globally and locally, providing a seamless client experience across borders and service lines.

PLEASE NOTE THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE CAN BE BASED IN GUERNSEY OR JERSEY

What's in it for you

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid working
• Flexible working hours
• Annual Salary Reviews
• Pension 
• Private medical insurance
• Dental plan
• Life assurance
• Income protection & Critical illness

Purpose of the Job  

A strong partner and change agent, aligning business objectives with HR best practice, working in partnership with senior leaders to turn strategic plans into tangible people plans.   

Reporting to the Regional Head of Human Resources this role contributes to the successful embedding of corporate HR strategy initiatives within the Guernsey (and Jersey) business ensuring local business requirements are accounted for in the design and delivery of such initiatives. In addition, this role is responsible for ensuring that key cyclical people-related activity such as Talent, Succession Planning and Reward Management are executed efficiently. 

Main Responsibilities 

• Demonstrate decisive action and integrity providing coaching to managers on effective leadership practices, fostering accountability and professional growth.

• Ensure compliance with HR regulations 

• Champion performance management for a high performing culture from compensation and succession planning, people development, and performance management.  

• Support organisational change initiatives, leading and ensuring colleagues are accountable for behaviour change. 

• Bring insight and workforce reporting excellence by understanding the business, finance and people data to identify trends, gaps and prioritise action. 

• Align learning and development initiatives to deliver value to the business to support clients.  

• Manage employee relations, proactively managing risks and ensure compliance with local regulatory requirements. 

• Support managers in the effective staffing of their teams ensuring inclusivity in how we recruit, how we develop and who we promote. 

• Develop an external network to be up to date in terms of practice within the sector (e.g. professional bodies). 

• Collaborate with HR colleagues to support a ‘one team’ approach and challenge so that we may continuously improve to deliver the People Strategy and annual business plans. 

Knowledge, Skills & Experience 

• Ideally CIPD qualified to level 7, or an equivalent qualification. 

• Minimum 4 years HR Business Partner or equivalent experience ideally within a fast-paced global organisation. 

• Deep knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations, HR concepts and expertise. 

• Solid business/ labour market understanding. 

• Strong working knowledge of HR systems. 

• Credibility and recognition of ethical behaviour. 

• Numerically competent with proven experience producing quality management information.  

• High levels of flexibility and ability to work through ambiguity. 

• Knowledge of the financial services industry is an advantage. 

• A flexible coaching approach with the ability to adapt personal style. 

• Analytical and able to implement decisions quickly. 

• Adaptation and flexibility to act in a changing and complex environment, with a multitasking mindset. 

• Strong detail orientation, follow up and organizational skills. 

• Formidable team player.  

• Effective communication skills both verbal and written; proven experience of establishing, maintaining, and developing working relationships at all levels. 

All staff are expected to embody our core values that underpin everything that we do and that reflect the skills and behaviours we all need to be successful.  These are:

• We are CLIENT CENTRIC – Clients are at the centre of our world, and we’re committed to providing expertise and specialist solutions to meet their most complex challenges.
• We are AMBITIOUS – We aim high. We think and act globally, seizing every opportunity to delight our clients and support our colleagues - wherever in the world they may be.
• We are AGILE – We act on our initiative to get things done for our clients. Our independence gives us the flexibility and freedom to keep things simple, efficient and effective.
• We are COLLABORATIVE – With a curious mindset, we ask the right questions to get to the right solution, for our clients faster. We collaborate to win together and share our successes.
• We are ETHICAL – We behave with integrity at all times and assume positive intent, building trust through responsible actions and honest relationships.

Equal Opportunities for Everyone

Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to make the process easier for you. You can reach us at [email protected].

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.