People Business Partner

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**Role description**:
Support to a Strategic People Business Partner to deliver the cultural and people component within a GBA by supporting the development and implementation of people programs aligned with GBA and country strategic objectives. The role will partner with business managers on strategic priorities and provide front line advisory on people initiatives and programs to deliver strategic people or business solutions.

**Role accountabilities**:
**Act as a business partner to support GBA management teams**

As a member of the Business Partnering People team and part of the relevant Global Business Area (GBA) or Enabling function, the People Business Partner will establish trusted and influential relationships with management teams to deliver strategic people priorities and provide front line advisory on people initiatives and programs with a strategic people or business impact. They will collaborate with other business partners and people services teams to support the delivery of the total employee experience within a geographic area. The role will support the Strategic People Business Partner to build an inclusive high performing organization, in line with the strategic people and culture direction.

In more detail, the People Business Partner will:
**Workforce solution leader**
- Support the Strategic People Business Partner to develop and execute strategic and inclusive People programs and initiatives, working and collaborating closely with People Services to ensure they are deployed in a pragmatic way.
- Advise, coach and challenge management teams on workforce performance, providing front line support and coaching in the areas of talent, employee engagement, organizational effectiveness and change management.
- Work with managers, Business Partners, COE and People Services colleagues to deliver people priorities that align with the experience we want to create for our people and support the design and delivery of related People function policies, processes and programs.
- Support and champion standardization of ERP set up in line with the global approach.
- Develop for the future - assist in the execution of strategic workforce planning across the GBA and participate in selection/ promotion decisions to ensure that people we enhance diversity of thought and have the necessary skills and understanding to deliver the team's objective.
- Plan, forecast, coordinate, and broker people and culture activities (oversee delivery by calling upon the services of others) for business managers.
- Support the Strategic People Business Partner to deliver the GBA and regional People plan in support of business line strategy.

**Strategic ‘Barometer’ and proactive advisor**
- Engage with and challenge managers on agreed strategic organizational and capability issues that contribute to the growth and competitiveness of the business and deliver an excellent employee experience on the moments that matter for the GBA workforce.
- Responsible for articulating and advocating business area needs back to the Strategic People Business Partner.

**Insights expert**
- Bring proactive business insights to the People team, and people insight to the business to drive innovations and make data driven people decisions in partnership with People Analytics team.
- Taking a more holistic view of the business to provide feedback on People policies, processes and programs.
- Ensure regular employee listening is conducted and followed-up with adequate action plans through Arcadis Your Voice.

**Organization Effectiveness & Transformation Leader**
- Facilitate discussions around change and transformation
- Support Strategic People Business Partner to deliver all annual People processes and programs such as GPS, talent reviews, salary review within the GBA in collaboration with People services and COE leads.
- Work to improve the effectiveness of people metrics in their GBA, aiming to increase retention and engagement ensuring we fulfill our ambitions to be a diverse and inclusive employer.
- Give feedback to People Services by suggesting improvements in the efficiency and quality of people services support.
- Support the delivery of high-level change programmes, which align to business objectives and strategic direction of the business area.
- Work with Employee Relations team (where available) to support management of high-risk complex case work providing commercially sound advice whilst minimising impact to the business.

**Leadership Talent Coach**
- Advise, coach and challenge managers on the development and deployment of inclusi