Overview
Junior People and Culture Business Partner UK Jobs in Hammersmith, England, United Kingdom at Accor
Title: Junior People and Culture Business Partner UK
Company: Accor
Location: Hammersmith, England, United Kingdom
About the Company
We are looking for an experienced and commercially minded People & Culture Business Partner or People and Culture Advisor looking to take the next step in their career to join our UK Corporate team.
About the Role
Reporting to the People & Culture Director for Western Europe, you will play a key role in delivering the full employee lifecycle across our UK corporate population of approximately 250 employees, partnering with leaders at all levels, including C-suite stakeholders. This is a broad and hands-on HR Business Partner role, ideal for someone who enjoys operational excellence with some strategic initiatives, while working in a fast-paced, international environment.
Responsibilities
- Employee Relations & Change Management
- Lead and manage TUPE transfers and organisational restructures.
- Handle complex employee relations matters, including investigations, disciplinary and grievance cases.
- Support performance management processes and coach managers on people-related challenges.
- Ensure employment law compliance while maintaining a pragmatic, people-focused approach.
- Talent Acquisition & Onboarding
- Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from advertising roles through to onboarding.
- Partner with hiring managers to attract and secure top talent.
- Create and deliver engaging induction programmes for new employees.
- Talent Development & Engagement
- Support talent management and succession planning activities.
- Identify learning and development needs and coordinate training solutions.
- Drive internal mobility and career development initiatives.
- Analyse HR data and provide insights to support business decisions.
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Own and deliver the UK Corporate EDI roadmap.
- Organise employee engagement events, wellbeing initiatives and external speaker programmes.
- Help create an inclusive, high-performing workplace culture.
- HR Operations & Administration
- Manage employee lifecycle administration through SuccessFactors (ONE HR).
- Oversee right-to-work checks, contracts, employee records and reference checks.
- Coordinate monthly communications regarding joiners and leavers.
- Support payroll processes, benefits administration and company car fleet management.
What We're Looking For
Essential
- 5+ years' experience in an HR Business Partner or generalist HR role.
- Part or fully CIPD qualified (minimum part-qualified).
- Strong knowledge of UK employment law and employee relations.
- Experience managing organisational change, restructures and consultations.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work across both strategic and operational HR activities.
- Strong organisational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Experience with using Success Factors is a must
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
- Experience within start up, multinational or matrix organisations.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
Key Competencies
- Strong administration skills
- Communication
- Influencing and relationship building
- Data-driven decision making
- Change management
- Recruitment and talent management
- Project management
- Risk assessment and problem-solving
- Time management and prioritisation
