Senior HR Business Partner - GMG

ABOUT LGC:

LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high-quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomics and for quality assurance applications. LGC’s tools play a key role in customer workflows from discovery applications through to commercial manufacture and enable its customers to: bring new diagnostics and therapies to market; progress research and development; optimise food production; and continuously monitor and enhance the quality of food, the environment and consumer products.

LGC’s 180 years of scientific heritage combined with a track record of innovation and value enhancing acquisitions has enabled it to build its product portfolio and expertise, and develop deep relationships with customers, industry partners and the global scientific community. Its products and services are delivered by highly qualified and experienced teams, operating from a global network of accredited sites that showcase its scientific and manufacturing capabilities.

LGC’s core purpose of Science for a Safer World and its core values of passion, curiosity, integrity, brilliance and respect, infuse its culture.

Job Description

*Ideal applicants are immediately available or on a short notice period*

We're looking for a Senior Human Resources Business Partner to join us to make a significant impact. You will be an operational partner to the Director and GMG leadership team, helping play a key role implementing corporate people initiatives and ground-breaking projects locally!

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Director, GMG, and GMG leadership team to develop and implement the GMG people strategy, improving organisational and team efficiency and achieving business objectives.
• Support and mentor leaders and managers in crafting and applying effective organisational structures, encouraging high engagement and performance.
• Collaborate with local HR colleagues to ensure outstanding people management practices and deliver high-quality HR operational support to GMG.
• Offer HR knowledge in handling commercial contract modifications, including TUPE, integration, cultural alignment, and additional aspects.
• Develop and employ people analytics to assess efficiency and support business decisions, using data insights to propose solutions that boost engagement and performance.
• Advise and manage Employee Relations (ER) matters with a focus on positive outcomes.
• Champion and drive diversity, equality, inclusion, and belonging (DEI&B) initiatives, supporting an inclusive culture across the employee journey.
• Work in partnership with the HR Centres of Excellence and HR Operations to align wider people initiatives and operations within GMG HR practices.
• Engage actively in project work alongside colleagues in the UK & Ireland HRBP Team, contributing to transformation projects.

Qualifications

• Significant generalist HR experience with a comprehensive understanding across all HR fields in the employee lifecycle; ideally CIPD Level 7 qualified or working towards it.
• Demonstrable ability to work both strategically and operationally, with evidence of crafting and delivering strategic HR initiatives and quality HR operational services.
• Established track record in directing and applying organisational change processes, including TUPE, integration, and communications.
• Strong business insight with good commercial and financial awareness and proficient Excel skills.
• Experience in the commercial and public sectors, ideally including Central or Local Government, the health service, and academia.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage and influence collaborators at all levels.
• Proactive self-starter with an upbeat, can-do attitude and engaging style, demonstrating resilience.
• Committed to producing quality work and completing projects on schedule.
• In-depth employment law knowledge with significant experience advising on and handling ER matters.
• Experienced in talent management, including developing and delivering L&D programmes to a broad range of collaborators.
• Proven ability to analyse and use HR data to identify trends and priorities.
• Experienced in championing and delivering DEI&B initiatives.

Additional Information

OUR VALUES

• PASSION
• CURIOSITY 
• INTEGRITY
• BRILLIANCE
• RESPECT

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES 

LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age, disability, race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief. Short listing, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age, or trade union membership.

For more information about LGC, please visit our website

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