Senior HR Business Partner (12 months Maternity Cover) - £75k

ABOUT VIRGO HEALTH:

Virgo Health is a global, integrated healthcare communications agency with hubs in London and New York. As part of the Golin group and the IPG network of companies, we support clients across more than 50 markets. We are passionate about helping people to make better decisions around health and wellbeing. Whether its clinicians selecting the best treatment, patients understanding their disease better or empowering consumers to self-treat, we always make sure that the human aspect is at the heart of what we do. We work with pharmaceutical, diagnostic and consumer health companies, industry bodies, public and private health providers as well as patient organisations. We support clients across the communications spectrum.

When we choose to work in healthcare, we choose to work in an industry with people at its heart; we celebrate our differences and how we complement each other. At Virgo, 'Being Human' is what unites us, and it's fundamental to our culture. We show empathy and support for each other to grow our skills, embracing inclusive and flexible ways of working and rejecting outdated workplace cultures. We have a brilliant team that works well together to deliver effective content and to celebrate our successes.

ROLE OVERVIEW:

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR Business Partner (or Senior HRBP) with experience working in a fast paced and fluid workplace, to join our exciting and award-winning agency. We have high standards in all we do from our client work, our people and our culture and it is imperative that this role adds value to the agency in all these areas. You will partner with the Virgo Health UK Managing Director and the wider leadership team, coach and guide line manager through all areas of the employee life cycle and be the main point of contact for employee queries. You will also be responsible for delivering the people plan with the wider Golin Group UK HR team and leadership team, which in turn is designed to deliver our business goals. This includes:

• Employee engagement 
• Building an inclusive culture of wellness
• People management, development and retention
• Reward and compensation cycle
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programme and actions
• Employee relations issues as they arise
• Overseeing the Virgo Team Coordinator which includes helping to oversee various team or office administration activities
• General ad hoc HR administration (that doesn’t fall into our shared service function)

EXPERIENCE:

• You have operated at HR /Senior HR Manager or Business Partner, in a fast paced and high performing organisation 
• You can work to tight deadlines without compromising the quality of your work
• You can demonstrate your ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership
• You are a strong collaborator who works well in a team
• You have line managed a high performing employee
• You provide strong, commercial coaching to your stakeholders, always in line with company values and culture
• You are an active listener at all levels, with the ability to interpret and action feedback
• You have a track record of implementing positive people initiatives and change
• You have experience of leading and delivering HR projects 
• You have a flexible and proactive approach to work
• You are a starter finisher in all your work
• You have a natural interest in people, in building strong relationships and in solving problems
• You have a creative and forward-thinking approach to people and HR