How will you elevate People operations to unlock our team's full potential?

Are you skilled in people operations, bringing pragmatism, relationship-building, and credibility to the team? Hybrid role, part time hours.

At IGD, we're dedicated to nurturing and empowering our team, through a collaborative business partnership to achieve this. Join us now and be part of our journey to elevate our workplace into an even more rewarding environment.

About the role

This is a newly created role and working as part of the People team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the delivery of an exceptional people service, placing our behaviours at the heart of everything you do.

With opportunities for growth, a collaborative work environment, and the chance to influence positive change, joining us means being part of a team that is passionate about empowering our colleagues and making a difference.

We’re entering an exciting phase in IGD’s continued transformation, and you will play a crucial role in working with our teams to ensure our environment enables our people to be at their best.  This hands-on role is critical in ensuring we continue to create an engaging, motivating and rewarding environments for all colleagues.

The responsibilities

As the People Business Partner, you will report directly to the Head of People and be responsible for overseeing the entire employee life cycle.

This involves:

• Act as the primary contact for employee inquiries and concerns related to people matters. This includes explaining IGD policies, providing information about benefits, and addressing workplace matters.
• Advice and counsel on employee relations casework including disciplinary, grievance, sickness and performance issues.
• Partner leaders and line managers on OD change management activities.
• Embed compliance and governance across People processes such as IR35, GDPR, PSA, internal audit and ad hoc projects.
• Assist in the implementation and execution of our new performance management approach and processes. Identify opportunities for colleague development and growth. 
• Work with the People Administration Specialist to provide timely data and insights on key people metrics. Use this information to inform decisions and approaches.
• Maintain strong partnerships with external partners to maximize their effectiveness. 
• Play an active role in employee engagement: Contributing to the employee forum network, leading engagement survey activity and listening groups.
• Working with the Head of People on our salary review and benchmarking processes for competitive and equitable compensation practices.
• Support Head of People in developing the wider People Team capability, through knowledge transfer, workshops and coaching.
• Regularly review our benefits packages to ensure market-leading offerings.
• Collaborate with the People Administration Specialist to ensure payroll, benefits, and bonus payments are accurate.

What you bring

• A strong commitment to cultivating positive workplace cultures and nurturing collaborative and cooperative environments.
• Dedicated to building trust among colleagues.
• Collaborative approaches with managers and leaders to encourage independence and open dialogues, reducing dependence
• A deep understanding and knowledge of current employment legislation
• Strong data management skills within excel (VLookups, pivot tables and formula writing)
• In depth experience with cloud-based SME HRIS systems such as BambooHR
• Proactive in making positive changes to work processes and approaches.
• A good understand of employment law and best practices externally.
• A growth mindset and a desire to help the team continually improve
• A team player who exemplifies our behaviours.

The rewards

We offer a range of benefits, including a market-leading pension, a bonus scheme, the ability to buy and sell annual leave plus a generous medical insurance package At IGD, we have a great work-life balance, where you are empowered & trusted to manage your time.

The location

We are operating a hybrid approach to working with a mix of home and office-based working. We are based in a very accessible location within the M25, just 20 miles from central London.

More about our people

We’re looking for inspiring professionals; talented people who seek personal and career growth and are ambitious to develop their potential and unlock opportunities for society, for our customers and themselves.

We seek and attract the very best people and create an environment that supports and includes them. We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their contribution. We therefore welcome applications from diverse candidates. This includes people with disabilities, so please discuss any adjustments that you may require throughout the selection and assessment process.

More about IGD

IGD is a truly unique place, we connect and inspire, provoking and leading constructive debate that creates impact. Together we are working to make a tangible difference for Society, Business, and the Individual.

We use in-depth commercial understanding to uncover rich insights and data, leading to action that powers success.

We reinvest profit from our Trading company into delivering Social Impact, through the Charity, aimed at uniting and mobilising our industry around the most crucial issues affecting society and business today.