Associate HR Business Partner

Norse Group has an exciting opportunity for an Associate HR Business Partner to join our HR team. This role is based in our new Head Office in Norwich. This position is being offered on a full-time, fixed term contract, working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

The Role

As an Associate HR Business Partner, you will be working as part of a dynamic and effective team partnering the business, offering support, guidance, and coaching to managers and leaders. The Norse Group offers a broad range of services, including facilities management, property services, and specialist care facilities. This variety offers a great opportunity for someone looking to further develop their skills and expertise within a varied and diverse business.

The Role will require you to:

• Build and maintain effective HR business partnering relationships across a set portfolio.
• Work closely with the Strategic HR Business Partner to support change management programmes including the development of consultant documents and supporting consultation meetings.
• Take a key role in supporting projects to assist with the delivery of the HR strategy.
• Coach, guide, and influence a range of stakeholders to achieve improved outcomes across the business.
• Work in line with agreed SLAs to deliver an excellent service to your business areas.
• Be adaptable and able to work in a fast-paced environment.

This is a particularly exciting time to join the team as we are embarking on a period of transformational change, with Norse Group’s values at the centre.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A demonstrable knowledge and application of employment procedure, practice, and law, particularly in reference to change.
• Experience of operating within a large, complex organisation including strategy development and implementation.
• Understanding of TUPE legislative requirements.
• Proven experience providing high-quality advice and support to managers and employees on a broad range of HR policies and procedures.
• An ability to work autonomously and proactively to meet key SLAs.
• An articulate communication style, with the ability to engage confidentially with all levels across the business and deliver complex communications transparently and effectively.
• An ability to work effectively with colleagues and contribute to the wider aims and strategies.
• A Level 5 CIPD qualification or be part-qualified.
• An understanding of HR functions and systems.
• A full UK Driving Licence, as this role will involve some travel.

Our Offer

Alongside a company culture that promotes the reinvestment in its staff and a company identity surrounding respect and trust, we also offer:

• Salary of up to £40,564.99 depending on experience.
• 25 Days annual leave + bank holidays.
• Occupational sick pay.
• Pension provision.
• On-site free parking.
• Excellent career progression routes with personal development and the opportunity to attain further professional qualifications.

We are committed to employment practices and behaviours which encourage diversity, promote equality of treatment and eliminate unlawful and or unfair discrimination.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. If you have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful and will not be progressed to the next stage.