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About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced and proactive HR Business Partner (HRBP) to support employees and leaders within our UK & Ireland. In this role, you will provide practical HR solutions while driving employee engagement, talent development, and ensuring alignment with the company's strategic objectives.
Responsibilities:
HR Support and Advisory
- Provide day-to-day HR guidance and support to managers and employees.
- Partner with leaders to advise on workforce planning, performance management, and employee development.
- Support the implementation of Change Management Programmes to ensure successful adoption of new initiatives.
Employee Experience and Engagement
- Foster a positive and inclusive work environment aligned with the company’s values.
- Contribute to employee engagement initiatives, monitoring feedback and identifying areas for improvement.
- Act as a point of contact for employees, offering guidance and support on workplace matters.
Employee Relations and Compliance
- Manage employee relations cases with guidance from senior HR colleagues, ensuring fair and effective resolutions.
- Ensure compliance with local labor laws and company policies.
- Support managers in performance management processes, disciplinary actions, and conflict resolution.
Operational Excellence and HR Systems
- Assist in ensuring HR processes for payroll, benefits, and data management are effective and compliant.
- Maintain HR data accuracy and reporting using systems such as Workday.
- Collaborate with HR colleagues to ensure consistent HR practices across teams.
Organisational Design and Change Management
- Support leaders in implementing organizational changes that align employees with new structures and processes.
- Deliver change management programs to drive employee understanding and alignment.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I)
- Support DE&I initiatives, ensuring diversity and inclusion are embedded into local recruitment, development, and engagement activities.
About you:
The essentials:
- 4+ years of HR experience with proven success in an HRBP role.
- Strong understanding of local labor laws and HR best practices.
- Demonstrated ability to support change, improve engagement, and deliver effective HR solutions.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships and support employees.
- Proficiency in Workday is a must
Personal Attributes
- Empathetic, collaborative, and solutions-focused.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to handle employee matters with care and confidence.
- Proactive, adaptable, and comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds who are excited to contribute to our mission.
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About Monks
Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry’s best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world’s trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.
Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). In addition to being named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.