People and Culture Business Partner - Fixed Term Contract

People and Culture Business Partner – Fixed Term Contract

Job Ref: 2768

Location: Dundrum – Dublin 16

Vacancy Description

Join Intact Insurance and make a difference every day.

Whether you\’re just beginning your career or looking to take the next progressive step, Intact Insurance Ireland is where you can be yourself, learn and develop, and where your ideas matter.

With offices in Belfast, Galway, and Dublin, we\’ve embraced hybrid work, empowering our people to work flexibly and deliver great service to our customers every day.

We want you to thrive and grow with us – and we\’ll give you all the tools, flexibility and learning opportunities you need to do it.

And, if you bring your best, then we promise to give you, our best.

Our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times.

Our employee promise represents Intact Insurance’s commitment to you in exchange for living our Values, we promise to provide support, opportunities and performance‑led financial rewards at a workplace where you can shape the future, win as a team and grow with us.

We have a dynamic and exciting People and Culture Business Partner role open for 9 months Fixed Term Contract. As part of a team of People and Culture Business Partners, you will be involved in shaping and delivering HR and solutions to our business, leveraging the expertise of our wider team of People and Culture professionals, and partnering to deliver our business strategy.

You will also be a champion for the delivery of the Intact Insurance Ireland Strategy. You will partner closely with our People Leaders to coach, guide and share your expertise and will be an integral part of the leadership teams you support.

You will constantly use your influencing, relationship building and decision‑making skills to align and tailor People and Culture solutions to business and people strategies.

Our internal customers are based across Dublin, Galway and Belfast, however most of our team are based in the Dundrum office with travel between offices sometimes required.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting the development and implementation of company strategic priorities to meet business requirements.
• Providing input into the people strategy to ensure alignment with business needs.
• Developing effective working relationships with customer groups to ensure people activities are aligned to business requirements.
• Identifying improvement opportunities and working with internal customers to identify, develop solutions and prioritise delivery of their people needs.
• Providing “best practice” advice and guidance on people issues.
• Coaching and supporting leaders to ensure effective management of their people.
• Leading and/or supporting the delivery of projects and initiatives to ensure delivery of people and business priorities.
• Sourcing internal and/or external resources to deliver relevant people expertise.
• Managing and resolving complex employee relations issues.
• Providing day‑to‑day performance management guidance to leaders (coaching, career development, employee relations, etc).
• Maintaining in‑depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day‑to‑day management of employees, reducing legal risks, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Requirements

• Degree in HR or a relevant degree.
• Minimum of 3‑5 years’ experience within HR.
• Strong professional HR experience partnering with the business.
• Experience delivering successful and effective people projects and strategies.
• Experience in supporting positive employee engagement initiatives, change projects and IR/ER.
• Be a committed and motivated team player with a hardworking ‘can‑do’ attitude.
• Have a passion for people and driving superior business results.
• Be a strong communicator who can build excellent working relationships, positively influence and be decisive.
• Be resilient and have lots of initiative and strong problem‑solving skills.
• Role is based in our Dublin office, working hybrid and will be required to travel to our Galway and Belfast offices when needed.

Intact Insurance Ireland DAC and its affiliate companies consider applicants based on qualifications and without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, disability or any other legally