UK & Ireland HRBP Associate

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UK & Ireland HRBP Associate

Apply locations UK – Hook time type Full time posted on Posted 23 Days Ago job requisition id R0021064

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Location: Hook, UK (Hybrid)

Your role:

This role offers a combined role of strategic HR business partnering and benefits and fleet management for Elanco’s UK and Ireland operations in partnership with third-party providers. The role includes providing HRBP partnership and coaching to designated client groups, leading key HR projects, and overall management of benefits and fleet programs, ensuring they are competitive, cost-effective and aligned with the global benefits strategy.

Your responsibilities:

HRBP responsibilities:

• In addition to leading on UK/I benefits and fleet program, this role will also include HRBP responsibilities providing HR support, advice and guidance to managers.
• Specific activities include supporting recruitment processes, onboarding of new hires, managing employee relation cases, ensuring legal compliance, facilitating engagement initiatives, compensation processes, participating in lead team meetings, etc.
• Support & lead HR projects, and other associated HRBP activities.
• To support leaders through the planning and execution of engagement initiatives, including accessing and understanding Voice of the Employee survey results
• To support leaders through annual compensation processes, such as Year-End Compensation and in-line promotions, and other compensation analysis based on business need
• To facilitate educational or informational sessions for leaders and employees
• To provide guidance to leaders on continuous coaching and performance improvement.

UK & Ireland Benefits Management:

• Manage & administer all employee benefits programs, including pension plans, insurance products, healthcare plans, flexible benefits, leave policies, wellness programs.
• Partner with third-party providers and brokers to evaluate and select fit for purpose benefit offering, balancing a competitive benefit program offering with cost-effectiveness.
• Oversee the annual UK Flexible Benefit renewal process, including portal updates, testing, and employee communications.
• Manage vendor relationships, ensuring service level agreements are met and all necessary documentation (SOWs, approvals, market reviews, legal reviews) are in place.
• Responsible for ensuring that the benefit choices with a compensation impact are coordinated and recorded appropriately between the benefit, HCM and payroll systems.
• Collaborate with Finance and invoicing teams on benefit cost accounting, accruals, and planning. Address supplier invoice queries.
• Act as Tier 2 point of contact for employees for benefit related questions, where these cannot be answered by 3rd party provider or Tier 1 ESC.
• Lead the UK defined Contribution pension scheme governance program.

UK & Ireland Fleet program:

• Own the UK/Ireland fleet policy, ensuring compliance with the Global Fleet policy and partnering with internal stakeholders.
• Manage the relationship with Elanco’s fleet provider, ensuring SLA compliance and managing the escalation of local issues. Ensure the local fleet processes are efficient and aligned with the global program.
• Manage monthly fleet report changes, communicating updates to Payroll. Provide fleet reports to Finance for accounting purposes and support invoice resolution.
• Manage the annual fleet insurance renewal process for the UK and Ireland.
• Oversee the e-driving program in collaboration with the third-party provider and local H&S team.

Additional responsibilities:

• Support Irish payroll administration, including data input for non-automated pay components.
• Partner with our third-party providers to promote well-being programs and calendar, educational seminars and well-being services available through the employee benefit offering.
• Collaborate with the local HRBP on the HR policies which have an interdependence with employee benefits, e.g. Sickness Policy, Parental leaves, etc. to ensure we are competitive in our employee value proposition.

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):

• Proven experience in HR Business Partnering and employee benefits, a minimum of five years’ experience in human resources.
• Knowledge of employee benefits management and administration.
• CIPD qualified or actively pursuing CIPD qualification

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):

• Good interpersonal skills to develop strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Proven research, analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently and proactively.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Flexibility and adaptability to manage diverse tasks.
• Familiarity with HRIS systems (e.g., Workday).

Other Information:

• Hybrid working model as per Global policy.

• Travel: occasional travel may be required.

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status

About Us

Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE: ELAN) is a global leader in animal health dedicated to innovating and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets, creating value for farmers, pet owners, veterinarians, stakeholders, and society as a whole. With nearly 70 years of animal health heritage, we are committed to helping our customers improve the health of animals in their care, while also making a meaningful impact on our local and global communities. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching life and our Elanco Healthy Purpose CSR framework – all to advance the health of animals, people and the planet. Learn more at www.elanco.com .

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