People Business Partner (Maternity Cover)

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Job: People Business Partner (Maternity Cover)

Organisation: Serpentine Galleries

Postcode: W2 3XA

Job Title: People Business Partner (Maternity Cover)
Salary: £50k+
Hours:
Full time
Role: Human Resources
Contract: Contract
Closing date: Sun, 01 Feb 2026
Location:

London

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Job Summary

We are looking to recruit an experienced People Business Partner to join our small but busy People Team! This will be a maternity cover on a 12-month fixed-term contract starting on Monday, 18 May.

Job Description

Act as the first point of contact for your business area, effectively communicating and dealing with queries in a proactive, professional and positive way.
Coach, influence, guide and constructively challenge people managers and leaders to ensure strong people performance.
Partner with leaders to identify talent, strategic resourcing, and capability requirements in line with the longer-term people needs of the organisation.
Act as subject matter expert in employee relations matters, keeping up to date with legal changes and ensuring appropriate application of people policies and procedures.
Coach and support managers on employee relations matters. Provide guidance and practical expertise to managers, highlighting risks and issues with a strategic, legal or employee relations impact to the Head of People.
Support the end-to-end recruitment, onboarding and probation processes for your business areas. Think creatively to develop talent sourcing strategies to aid specific business strategic initiatives. Attend recruitment interviews as a panel member as and when required and work with hiring managers to ensure a professional and positive candidate/new employee experience.
Support managers to identify and meet development needs within their teams, ensuring we have clear development pathways for our people.
Support managers in their management of underperformance in line with the capability procedure, embedding a culture of positive and proactive performance management.
Research and update draft employment policies and procedures to ensure they are up to date and reflect current legislation and good practice.
Maintain accurate People records.
Produce monthly payroll file processing employee adjustments including joiners, leavers and submit the relevant information to the payroll bureau.
Administer pension scheme and other benefit schemes.
Provide support for (and lead on some) change management initiatives and People Projects.

Job Requirements

Essential

Demonstrable experience of in-house end to end recruitment and selection processes and a strong knowledge of recruitment legislation and good practice.
Strong knowledge of employment legislation and good practice and ability to deliver expert advice on a wide range of people issues.
Excellent communication skills; effective questioning and active listening and the ability to write in an engaging manner.
Ability to uses data, knowledge, communication and relationship skills to positively influence key decisions.
Ability to form effective relationships with key stakeholders across the Gallery.
Pro-active problem solver capable of working on their own initiative but knows when to seek guidance and support.
An ability to make informed decisions.
Strong team player, highly flexible and positive attitude to change
Demonstrable experience in monthly payroll processing

Desirable

Part or fully CIPD qualified (desirable).

How to Apply

Please apply with your CV and Cover Letter. In your Cover Letter, please address:
How your industry knowledge, skills and proven experience will bring benefit to the role;
Examples of how you have applied skills and experience relevant to this role in your current or previous work;
What specifically attracts you to this role and Serpentine.

Contact name: Georgina Vrynioti
Contact email: [email protected]

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