HR Business Partner, Cancer Research
£60-65k
1-2 days a week in office (Stratford, London)
Cancer prevention, awareness and research charity
Be an early applicant
Cancer prevention, awareness and research charity
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
£60-65k
1-2 days a week in office (Stratford, London)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To prevent, control and cure cancer through ground-breaking research.
Role
Who you are
- Experienced business partner with the ability to build strong stakeholder relationships, influence at all levels of the organisation and build the case for effective HR interventions
- Experienced HR generalist with a track record of successful delivery and working with specialist HR functions to deliver a seamless service
- Demonstrates strategic/analytical thinking & the ability to translate this into insightful, value add and practical solutions/actions
- Experience of generating, interpreting and presenting HR analytics to drive insights and tangible action
- Able to use judgement and work with ambiguity distilling key priorities/focus areas
- Demonstrates confidence, tenacity and the ability to take considered risks
- Experience of managing business change projects through the application of strong project management skills
- Strong knowledge and application of org design, employment law, HR policies, principles and procedures
What the job involves
- We’re looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to act as a key interface with our senior leaders, Heads, Directors and Executive Directors. In this varied role, you’ll work closely with specialist HR colleagues, building strong relationships with stakeholders to deeply understand their strategy and priorities and, in turn, ensure a seamless HR service
- In a supportive working environment, you’ll discover something new every day, whether it’s a new connection, a new method of engagement or a talent you never knew you had. You’ll also be surrounded by people who are as dedicated to beating cancer as you are and be part of a fantastic HRBP team
- Develop meaningful relationships and partner with senior stakeholders within a defined business area, primarily at Executive Director, Director and Head level
- Participate in directorate or department leadership teams (LT) bringing data driven insights to people/ business issues and hold the LT accountable for the effective delivery of the people agenda
- Develop and maintain an in-depth knowledge of the relevant business areas, keeping up to date with directorate strategies and priorities in order to identify targeted, effective and sustainable HR solutions
- Lead the development and delivery of annual people plans for defined business areas, working collaboratively with leaders and CoEs to ensure accountabilities for delivery are clear and the plan is reviewed regularly and kept on track
- Establish sustainable and influential working relationships with key stakeholders including the HR Leadership Team, business leaders and peers within HR. Bring the right balance of challenge and support to ensure progress on key issues
- Acts as a coach to stakeholders and raise awareness of expected leadership behaviours, holding tension around the delivery of these
- Lead and deliver organisation design and change activity at directorate, department and team level, drawing on the knowledge of SMEs across HR where needed
- Ensure structural, behavioural and cultural change is successfully implemented
- Work closely with Reward colleagues to ensure appropriate pay positioning and ensure appropriate benchmarking data is available; determine salary positioning for senior hires with their input
Application process
- Closing date: 15th March
Salary benchmarks
Our take
The world’s largest independent cancer research charity, Cancer Research UK (CRUK) was founded from a merger between the Cancer Research Campaign and the Cancer Research Fund in 2002. CRC and ICRF had been long-standing pinnacles of the British medical institution, their work dating back to 1902 and 1923 respectively, and the merger signalled a strong step forward for UK medical institutes’ global influence.
A multi-armed charity, CRUK uses both grant-funded researchers and its own employed staff to research the treatments and causes of cancer, whilst its striking advertising and marketing campaigns are responsible for influencing public policy on the causes, prevention, and treatment of the disease. An example of a significant public campaign was Stoptober, which appeared to have triggered a third of a million smokers at the time to try quit tobacco throughout the month of October.
Alongside its pharmaceutical efforts, in 2023 CRUK funded clinical trials for the first-ever proton beam therapy for breast cancer, indicating a focus on technological innovations in the fight against cancer. On this subject, CRUK has also taken part in a billion-pound investment in the Francis Crick Institute, a biomedical research institute that is aiming to make England an international leader in the industry.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Stratford, London, UK
Leadership
Michelle is a Trustee at the Francis Crick Institute and an Advisory Council Member at The King's FUnd. Previously, she served as a Non-Executive Director at NHS England and as CEO at the MS Society.
Share this job
View 3 more jobs at Cancer Research