# Senior Specialist, HR Business Partner **Company**: FCE Bank plc **Location**: Dunton, Essex **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: senior **Job type**: contract **Category**: HR **Industry**: Finance **Apply**: https://efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/65257?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_729bde77-61e ## Description We are seeking a Senior HR Business Partner to join FCE Bank plc, part of Ford Motor Company, on a full-time, 18-month fixed-term contract providing maternity leave cover. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in delivering key business objectives, partnering across the organisation to align our people strategy with our organisational goals while supporting a strong culture of compliance, controls, and positive employee experience. Responsibilities: - Act as a trusted strategic partner to assigned business areas - Provide guidance across the full employee lifecycle - Coach leaders to build engaged, high-performing teams - Support compliant, business-aligned people outcomes within a regulated environment Key areas of responsibility include: ### Strategic HR Partnership & Consulting - Partner with business leaders to align people strategies with organisational goals, acting as a trusted advisor and coach - Provide strategic insight and guidance on organisational design, workforce planning, and performance management - Guide and enable leaders to optimise performance, navigate change, and deliver business-aligned outcomes ### Employee Relations - Partner with leaders and employees to manage complex employee relations matters, including investigations, disciplinaries, and grievances - Provide regular updates on cases and partner with key stakeholders to support business-aligned, legally compliant approaches and outcomes - Apply sound judgement to minimise risk, promote fairness, and support positive employee experiences ### Organisational Change - Guide leaders through effective organisational change and functional restructuring to achieve business objectives - Advise on people impacts, change management approaches, and compliant consultation processes where required - Support sustainable people solutions during periods of business transformation ### Performance Management - Facilitate and coach managers and employees through our Performance+ cycle, including goal setting, feedback, reviews, compensation review cycle, and performance enhancement plans - Drive performance management processes aligned to company policies, enabling leaders to build high-performing teams - Support a culture of accountability, continuous development, and constructive performance conversations ### Talent & Workforce Planning - Collaborate with HRBPs, People Leaders, and the Talent Team to deliver effective talent and workforce planning strategies - Help ensure FCE has the right talent, with the right skills, at the right time - Identify current and future needs and contribute towards solutions across recruitment, succession planning, and skills development ### HR Compliance & Governance - Ensure consistent application of HR policies and compliance with employment law and regulatory requirements - Contribute towards the design, implementation, and maintenance of effective HR controls to support legal, regulatory, and internal policy requirements - Monitor relevant legal and regulatory changes, identifying opportunities to strengthen people-related policies and frameworks - Partner with second-line of defence functions where required to support credible regulatory submissions for our SM&CR population ### HR Projects - Lead or collaborate on HR projects, liaising with stakeholders including global Ford HR teams - Drive improvements in the delivery of our People Strategy, including employee experience, operational efficiency, and culture - Use data and insights to identify trends, inform decisions, and support business outcomes ### Culture & Employee Experience - Champion a positive workplace culture and role-model our Ford OS Behaviours - Coach leaders and employees on what good looks like and how this links to building and sustaining high-performing teams - Support the organisation in delivering short and long-term objectives through engaged people and strong team spirit ## Skills ### Required - HR principles - practices and employment law - HR compliance experience within a regulated banking environment - Microsoft Office - HCM systems ### Nice to have - CIPD qualification - degree in Human Resources or a related field --- Source: [Apply at efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com](https://efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/65257?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)