• Job Description

  Req#: R00198006

  HR Partner Specialist

  Career Level - CL9

  Location: United Kingdom

  Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

  We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

  “Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

  HR Partners are the primary point of contact for our people, providing coaching and support for employees and business leads. They build deep personalized relationships with business leaders and our people and proactively support our people through their life, career and project experiences.

  HR partners proactively provide individual employee coaching and guidance on career development, based on a strong understanding of a person’s interests and aspirations and knowledge of Accenture’s business

  They have honest and transparent conversations, with compassion and empathy to help people grow, keeping both personal and key practice priorities at the forefront

  HR Partners support our practice employees and practice leadership with a focus on:

  1. Staffing Advisory

  • provide personalized employee support connecting people to projects, coaching people on “best fit” roles, balancing career goals and business priorities

  • proactively work with employees to ensure business critical employee information is up to date and accurate (Skills, myScheduling, PA, etc.)

  2. Running Our Business

  • work closely with Practice / Business Lead to understand our business/practice strategy and current performance and use that knowledge as I coach my people

  • work closely with Talent Futurists and Talent Scouts to understand how the demand for talent is evolving

  • work closely with Talent Planning & Operations to support profitable growth

  3. People Development and Employee Experience

  • work with HR team to understand talent priorities and talent programs and make employees aware of specific opportunities

  • work with the MU Employee Experience Lead to coordinate the Employee Experience in the practice, including engagement, feedback, coaching and learning

  • work with the MU Inclusion & Diversity Lead to develop and execute strategies and actions to achieve I&D objectives

  The following tools enable the HR Partner in their role:

  • Workday, myScheduling and Enterprise Insights

  • Talent Practice Enablement materials (e.g., PA, Compensation, off cycle, reporting)

  • MU and Service-specific people and learning programs for employee engagement and skill development

  Key Responsibilities:

  • HR Partner will provide generalist support with Human Resources activities, specifically around orientation, employee relations, performance achievement, staffing and career development.

  • Support the resolution of people issues in a timely manner.

  • Support Leadership and People Leads on HR policy and procedures.

  • Assist with the coordination of ongoing performance achievement, annual compensation, and salary administration according to geographic/entity guidelines.

  • Assist with on-going performance feedback processes by providing regular guidance on delivering and receiving feedback, and supporting the implementation of career management discussions (CMDs)

  • Support the Leadership Team with Community meetings, Employee Consultation Forums and associated activity.

  • Support People Leads and supervisors in the career development of all assigned personnel; help ensuring objectives are set and managing career plans/individual training needs on ongoing basis.

  • Support the orientation and integration of transferred employees and subsequent new hires.

  • Support the termination process by helping to organise discussions, gathering appropriate documentation, coordinating exit interviews, and reporting on trends.

  • Update all personnel changes from initial request through approval and implementation (location transfers, entity transfers, workforce transfers, other personnel transactions) in the systems.

  • Support the implementation of people programs, projects and initiatives.

  • Maintain attrition/retention statistics as well as headcount and exit data.

  • Update applicable Human Resources systems and maintain data, as required.

  • Keep records and update management on a variety of matters including absence, OH referrals, poor performance, terminations, disciplinary and grievance matters and ensure adherence to appropriate policy as required.

  • Build relationship with business leads to understand business challenges. Understand the broad range of skills and capabilities within assigned business entity as well as across the business.

  • Proactively build relationships with employees to understand skill set, experience, role preferences and career aspirations, and have ongoing forward-looking coaching conversations as a regular part of our employees’ staffing and development experience.

  • Monitor time bookings, reduce unassigned time and identify required reversals. Follow up with employees on unexpected time charges and escalate chargeability issues to business leads.

  • Manage new joiner staffing process, collaborating with business leads to enable a positive joining experience and ensure a meaningful first project role.

  • Support HR Partner Lead with Recruitment actions, including opening recruitment requisitions in Workday and collaborating with Recruitment team.

  • Lead availability discussions with business leads to drive bench staffing and maximise chargeability. Manage long-term bench process and support available employees with role search by connecting them with relevant Talent Connectors and providing advice on learning activities.

  • Advocate for data accuracy with business leads and employees, ensuring that employees regularly update their CV and skills and keep their myScheduling calendar accurate with project roles, vacation time and roll-offs.

  • Collaborate with wider HR community, including Talent Connectors, Talent Scouts, Talent Planning and Operations, Talent Futurists and CoEs

  • Contribute to a positive work environment and promote teamwork

  • Collaborate with other HR Partners to share best practices and contribute to knowledge capital.

  We are looking for experience in the following skills:

  • Previous HR experience preferred - within a professional services environment with a global reach and an understanding of working in a matrixed organisation

  • Employee relations experience preferred

  • Microsoft Excel experience

  • Knowledge of Human Resources core concepts such as career management, performance achievement, compensation, etc.

  • Strong oral and written communication skills

  • Presentation skills

  • Good Customer service skills

  • Data analysis experience

  • Strong organizational skills

  • Conflict management/negotiation skills

  • Basic understanding of UK Employment Law

  • Ability to remain confident under pressure and work with project teams collaboratively to address issues

  • Ability to work well in team environment

  • Adaptable to changing business situations

  • Commercial understanding

  What academic qualifications do you need?

  • Human Resources designation/certification preferred or equivalent

  What’s in it for you:

  At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days of vacation per year, access to app based fitness classes and discounts on range of gyms, private medical insurance and three days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

  About Accenture
  Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 743,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song. These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com .

  Closing date for application: 26/02/2024

  Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

  
  All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, colour, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law.
  
  Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.

• About the company

  Accenture plc is an Irish-domiciled multinational company that provides consulting and processing services.

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