Associate People Business Partner

Associate People Business Partner
London - Hybrid (3 Days in the office, Tottenham Court Road, London)
£ Competitive + Benefits

A little about us…
The MISSION Group Plc. is The Brand Performance Group.

Delivering measurable, results-driven campaigns as the preferred creative partner for real business growth. We offer top-tier agencies, strategic specialisms and global reach delivering outstanding performance for brands. We call it Work That Counts www.themission.co.uk

The People Team…

The People Team are based across several locations in the UK, US and Asia, working both onsite with Agencies and remotely. We are a professional, close-knit team, comprising of 20+ specialists in Strategic HR, Resourcing, L&D, People Services, Comms, Reward & Benefits and People Analytics.
The role…
This is an extremely varied and multi-faceted role and would suit someone used to operating in a similar role or someone ready to take the next step up. We'll give you the opportunity to continue growing and learning whilst working as part of a supportive & ambitious team, all whilst working alongside award winning agencies.
Each of our Agencies have their own brand, culture, and strategy. The People Team work to support them all in achieving their plans. If you are passionate about people and helping senior leaders create people centric cultures, this could be the perfect role for you. You'll thrive in a multi-business, ambiguous, fast paced environment and you'll always be looking to make things better for people across the Group.
What will I be doing?
Working closely with the strategic Senior People Partner, you will provide strategic and tactical support across several businesses based throughout London / Midlands / Bournemouth. You will deliver against several different work streams including HR project work, organisational development, employee relations, succession planning and talent, and providing generalist HR advice.
You will assist the Senior People Partner to develop and implement strategic People Plans that are aligned to business objectives and develop strong relationships, building credibility and trust with your stakeholders. You will also coach and support stakeholders on people development activities and identify learning and development opportunities to inform the wider learning strategy.
Our People Services Team will be a close partner as you collaborate with them to ensure people management policies and processes are fit for purpose, providing seamless support to the businesses.

• Graduate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) or working towards CIPD qualification (or equivalent) with equivalent level of knowledge and experience.


• Experience of working across multiple locations / multiple businesses.


• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, projects and cases across several different businesses


• Skilled negotiation and influencing skills, able to challenge effectively.


• Track record in building credible and trusted relationships with all levels of stakeholders.


• Be able to unpick ambiguity and able to form action plans by asking the right questions and understanding end goals


• Experience of managing employee relations cases end to end, change management, and performance management.


• Good working knowledge of Employment Law


• Ability to communicate complex HR issues effectively to a range of groups and individuals verbally and in writing.


• High levels of accuracy, attention to detail and integrity


• Able to travel, with potential overnight stays, to other locations, Disability Confident

About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.


• 25 days' holiday, increasing to 29 after 2 years' service + Plus Bank Holidays


• Company pension scheme, with enhanced Employer contributions after 1 years' service


• Medical Cash Plan - including employee assist programme, contributions to dental, optical, physio etc.


• Electric Car Purchase Scheme, via Salary Sacrifice


• Employee Discount Scheme - an online platform for all staff offering a variety of discounts at various shopping outlets, gyms etc


• Outstanding training and progression, including access to LinkedIn Learning and The Mission Group Learning Management System


• Mission Share Purchase Scheme


• Regular staff social events


• Company Christmas closure


• Long service awards


• Cycle To Work scheme


We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed (Level 1) Employer. As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to; ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, communicating and promoting vacancies, offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria.