International HR Business Partner

LOCATION: London EC1R 0BJ
CONTRACT: Fixed term contract – 12 months
SALARY: £35,800 – 38,327 p.a pro rata
CLOSING DATE: 26th July 2012

ActionAid is an international anti-poverty non-governmental organisation whose primary aim is to fight poverty worldwide.

ActionAid has been a rapidly growing organization for over 30 years and today it helps over 13 million impoverished and disadvantaged people in 42 countries worldwide. 


ActionAid works with local partners to fight poverty and injustice, our vision is a world without poverty and injustice in which every person enjoys their right to a life with dignity. ActionAid’s mission is to work with poor and excluded people to eradicate poverty and injustice. 


The role


A highly professional and motivated HR Business Partner is required to provide sound HR and employment law advice and operational HR support for 57 ActionAid International staff that are based in London.

You will be responsible for providing an effective, customer focused and effective human resource service for managers and staff, including but not limited to:
• HR Management of ActionAid International staff based in the UK
• Recruitment & Selection
• Employee Relations
• Remuneration & Benefits Management
• Policy Development & Compliance

Who we are looking for:
• Degree educated
• Chartered Member of CIPD
• Proven demonstrable experience in a generalist HR role coupled with expertise in organisational change projects, employee relations, policy development as well as best practice recruitment and selection.
• Proven experience in advising and coaching managers in leading, supporting and motivating staff and teams.
• A pro-active approach to HR business partnering
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR management trends.
• Strong analytical strategic thinking and planning skills.
• International experience is highly desirable.
• Proven experience of leading and developing HR strategies, policies and best practice and standards.
• Ability to coach managers in taking responsibility for people management is essential, as is the ability to build successful working relations in an international environment.
• You must have a strong commitment to Diversity and Equal Opportunities.

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To apply

Please email your CV, covering letter and equal opportunities monitoring form to jobs@actionaid.org

About your application:

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regret we will not be able to respond personally to applicants who are not short-listed. If you have not heard from us within two weeks from the closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

ActionAid is an equal opportunities employer. We warmly welcome applications from all sections of the community and aim to promote diversity.

Recruitment consultancies / agencies should not approach ActionAid with regards to open vacancies. We regret that agency candidates will not be considered.

All interested applicants must be able to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK.