Senior HR Business Consultant (FTC)

Senior HR Business Consultant

Zurich Insurance Company Ltd is seeking a Senior HR Business Consultant for an 18 month fixed term contract/ secondment. Reporting to the HR Business Partner, this role will support the delivery of our overall people strategy and business goals. This role is accountable for leading a team of HR professionals while partnering with leaders to shape, influence, and execute people initiatives that enable business performance.

The successful candidate will be responsible for partnering with designated areas of the business to provide guidance of key people matters such as talent management, employment law, employee engagement and change management topics. Working closely with stakeholders, this role will partner with the wider HR team to help execute on people related topics to support the achievement of business goals.

This role may be available part-time or full time. This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren’t available full-time.  Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may need.

Your Role

As a Senior HR Business Consultant your main responsibilities will include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:

• Manage and coach a team of HR Business Consultants based across our Dublin & Wexford offices  that provide HR support across a range of HR topics including talent management, talent acquisition, employment law, employee relations, employee engagement, benefits, HR Operations, change management and HR processes.
• Drive our overall people stratgey including workforce planning and capability-building initiatives ensuring functions consider current and future workforce demographics, skills, and capabilities.
• Provide expert guidance on employment matters including managing complex cases.
• Influence organisational change and transformation.
• Interpret HR data to provide insights for decision-making.
• Support our HR governance and risk management.
• Oversee HR Business Partnering processes and ensure a high-quality employee experience.
• Support our performance, reward, and succession planning cycles
• Work closely with people managers to provide guidance and direction to ensure consistent application of and adherence to people related policies and procedures.
• Partner with the Integrated Talent Management and Organisational Development areas to identify and support employee development and organisational development needs.
• Assist in development of HR policy and procedures
• Support/lead and influence change management initiatives to meet business requirements.
• Support our people sustainability ambitions including internal skill development and mobility to better future proof our people.
• Develop strategies for talent acquisition, development, and retention to bridge these gaps.
• Manage/support the HR workstreams of HR and business projects where required including acting as a support to HR Project Governance.
• Data preparation and analysis to provide recommendations for relevant meetings, e.g. on workforce composition.
• Resonsible for ensuring key metrics and reports are provided in a timely manner to support overall inisght and oversight.
• Partnering with the broader HR team, this role will be a key support to ensuring a strong overall culture exists, one that creates an environment in which all our employees feel included.
• Supports initiatives aimed at enhancing the overall employee experience and employee engagement.

Further Accountabilities

• Model behaviors that demonstrate commitment to corporate values.
• Provide guidance and support for team members.
• Take action to manage own personal development and encourage others to do the same.

Contacts / Relationships

This role focuses on providing outstanding HR service and support to our internal clients, primarily line managers and employees. You will collaborate with colleagues across the business, helping them achieve their objectives and ensuring we deliver on Zurich’s promise to our people.

Skills / Experience

As a Senior HR Business Consultant your skills and qualifications will include:

• A HR related qualification is beneficial
• HR related experience is required with generalist experience an advantage
• Evidence of further development in business partnering skill areas such as employment law etc.
• Strong communication, collaboration and relationship building skills necessary
• Ability to multi task and manage deadlines

Additional Information

Primary work location is Dublin. Occasional travel may be required to other Zurich locations. Hybrid working will be faciliated as part of our way of working.

If you value an exciting and varied working environment and meet the above requirements, then our recruiter is looking forward to receiving your application by clicking on the button “Apply online”.

Who we are

Zurich is one of Ireland's leading insurance companies providing a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services. The company employs over 1,000 people across its locations in Dublin and Wexford.

Zurich is a strong brand – with our 53,000 employees worldwide form the basis of our success, helping our customers in 210 countries and territories to understand and protect themselves from risk. In order to deliver our services, we offer our employees flexible working models and interesting opportunities for further training & development. As a Zurich employee you benefit from a multitude of advantages as well as a strong culture, characterized by acceptance, diversity and team spirit.

At Zurich, we foster a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our purpose and values are designed to protect, inspire confidence and help our employees reach their full potential. We value and defend what is right and promote opportunities for equity among our professionals, regardless of gender, disability, LGBTQ +, race, ethnicity, generations, belief, etc. Join Zurich and be part of this culture. Together we are committed to delivering on our purpose - Let’s Create a Brighter Future Together!