HR Business Partner (12 months FTC)

Job Introduction

We have an exciting opportunity for an HR Business Partner to join our team based at our Dublin offices. This role has a competitive salary with an array of benefits attached including bonus, a flexible benefits fund, retailer discount schemes plus more.

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Sodexo is the 19th largest employer worldwide, operating in 80 countries and employing 427,000 employees worldwide, we are the leader in Quality of Life services. Sodexo is not only a growth company; it is also a people-oriented company that places quality of life of its 100 million consumers at the center of its mission. Join our teams and experience their passion and the unique Sodexo spirit!

Role Responsibility

• Partner with business leaders & Regional Segment HR Directors to drive and deliver HR solutions to: maximise people performance, strategy and workforce planning, develop support and promote a HR community of practice which will significantly contribute towards strengthening business performance.
• Support business development of the account(s) supported to help grow the services through relationship and trust
• Enhance HR engagement and quality of subsequent HR output in order to connect with the client(s) and strategically understand their business
• Coach and counsel account(s)/segment leadership team and act as single point of contact for them
• To lead and deliver the people agenda across the account(s) by working in partnership with intra - regional HR teams as well as the account management teams.
• To partner business stakeholders in all HR activities in line with both Sodexo, Sub-Segment/Segment, Division and the client’s strategic objectives, to drive and deliver improved account(s) results
• Supporting and promoting a zero-accident mindset

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

• Experience with interacting and negotiating with trade unions
• Experience in dealing with complex ER / IR issues 
• Educated to degree level or equivalent HR practitioner qualification or qualified by experience
• Extensive HR generalist experience and detailed understanding of all aspects of HR Management including reward, resourcing, talent management/succession planning, change management and employee relations
• Proven experience in working in a matrix organisation and building diverse teams
• Developed client relationship management skills
• Strong analytical skills and proven understanding of human capital measurement and delivery of performance improvement interventions
• Professional and commercial acumen, with strong influencing and stakeholder management skills
• Experience of organisation development and design, and facilitation of change including consultation and engagement
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills
• Excellent communication, influencing, coaching and facilitation skills
• Well organised, responsive and able to work under pressure

Desirable

• Exposure to works councils/social programmes/unionised environments is beneficial
• Appreciation of other HR Systems
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office programmes

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process