Job Overview

Job Title: HR Business Partner   

Contract: 8 Months Fixed Term Contract 

Salary: £54,711 

Location: BMA House (Hybrid)

Application Closing Date: Tuesday 11th March 2025

Job Purpose

Are you an experienced HR professional looking for an exciting opportunity to make an impact? We’re looking for an HR Business Partner to join our team on an 8-month fixed-term contract, supporting the Head of HR Operations in delivering expert HR support across BMJ Group.

In this role, you’ll work closely with senior leadership teams and key stakeholders, providing professional HR advice and guidance. You’ll play a vital part in implementing HR policies, tackling HR-related challenges, and ensuring best practices across our business units.

You'll also collaborate with the Director of People and Transformation, contributing to strategic HR projects that shape the future of our organisation.

If you're passionate about driving positive change and delivering high-quality HR solutions, we’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Help to develop and drive delivery of the HR strategy, including performance & capability management, organisational effectiveness, organisational design and managing and implementing change.

• Work collaboratively with Senior Managers in the HR Team to ensure all elements of the HR strategy are well aligned, implemented and are consistently measured and evaluated.

• Work closely with client groups across the business  to understand the business areas, strategy and needs in order to support the delivery of  appropriate HR plans to deliver business goals and objectives.          

• Operate as a trusted advisor and HR expert, to advise, guide and support colleagues to provide a high level of people management across the client groups.

• Actively support and guide the HR Advisor and business leaders through complex  ER issues in line with company policy and the relevant legal framework.

• Proactively identify areas where HR can add value, lead and deliver responsively effective solutions in support of strategic goals and improving organisational performance. 

• Contribute to formulation of group wide and global  projects and initiatives to support the BMJ Group growth pathway.

• Embed diversity principles in all elements of HR advisory work and support the company’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion ambition and goals    

Skills, Experience & Qualifications 

• A generalist HR background including change management, handling of complex & sensitive people issues;

• CIPD qualified or equivalent experience and a Chartered Member CIPD useful

• Excellent employment law knowledge and exposure to complex employee relation issues - including performance management, redundancies, TUPE transfers; strong understanding of legal implications and the ability to plan and deliver accordingly.

• Experience of providing a commercial, insight driven, proactive people service.

• Experience of working with unions.

• Strong influencing skills, with the gravitas to command professional respect at all levels.

• The ability to connect and engage with people at all levels of the business.

• Confident, calm and credible with excellent communication and building relationship skills

• Ability to independently solve problems and make recommendations to remedy issues.

• Demonstrable verbal and written communication skills, including advanced business writing ability

• Be able to demonstrate, promote and articulate the highest levels of integrity and appreciation of the importance of company values, ethics and compliance.

• Exceptional eye for detail and organisational skills with ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

Why work for us

Help us create a healthier world. We are a global healthcare knowledge provider. We publish The BMJ, one of the world’s most impactful medical journals and over 70 influential speciality journals. We offer digital tools to help health professionals worldwide tackle critical healthcare challenges. Find out more about us here.

Flexible Work and Workplace Perks

• Flexible work available to all employees: Remote first; Core hours; 9-day fortnight

• Discounted onsite gym and fitness classes 

Generous benefits

• Generous double-matching employer pension contribution, up to 12%

• Discounted dental and travel insurance

• Seven x salary life assurance cover and a generous income protection package

• Discounted gym membership, cycle-to-work and season ticket loan

• Discounts for retail and leisure products through yourReward 

Work-life balance and wellbeing

• Twenty-five days holiday + bank holidays + a BMJ Day off.

• Additional holiday through long service; buy up to 5 additional days 

• Leave for moving house, volunteering or getting married

• Concierge service Seniorcare by Lottie

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion are not buzzwords to us, but fundamental company priorities

• We believe that a diverse workforce brings unique strengths and insights, enabling us to better serve our customers and drive positive change in our industry. 

• If you are from an under-represented or historically marginalised community, we are particularly interested in hearing from you. 

• Join our employee-led networks focusing on Gender, Race and Cultural Diversity, Sexual Orientation, Mental Health and Well-being, Parents and Carers and Age.

• Disability Confident Committed employer

Learning & Development

• Personal development plan 

• Mentoring scheme

• Career Coaching

• Opportunities to pursue professional development

• Strengths-based development