HR Partner

We're excited to offer an opportunity for an HR Partner to join our Central Support Functions team! In this role, you'll play a key part in driving HR initiatives, supporting central offices and the wider business to deliver People Plans. You'll build strong relationships across all levels of the business, collaborating closely with leaders and HR Centres of Excellence, including Employee Services, Early Careers, and Recruitment., Here, we do right by each other and everyone's welcome. We're on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We'd like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.

We're a disability confident employer and we'll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That's why we support you to pursue a career that's unique to you. Because success is personal.

What you'll be doing

As an HR Partner your work areas will include:

Reward

- Work with the HR team and dedicated line managers to ensure reward plans are executed in line with Corporate and business plans.

Learning & Development

- Work with the HR team and management within the business to ensure learning and development plans are implemented, regular reviews conducted and learning and development needs prioritised

Diversity

- Promote diversity and inclusion as fundamental elements of the company's culture, highlighting and Business Unit issues to the HR team and supporting the implementation of practical solutions

Performance Management

- Support the HR team with the support and guidance needed to ensure that individual and team performance is effectively managed across the business.

Employee Relations

- Support the HR team in the local implementation of the ER framework, procedures and management of local ER.
- Work with the HR team to provide proactive employee relations case support across the Central Support Functions, attending and supporting formal case hearings and internal mediation ensuring all case related documentation and records are accurate and appropriately saved

Leadership

- Develop coaching within designated business unit with a wide range of areas including organisational problem solving, behavioural change, change management, employee development, employee relations and performance management

Strategy Deployment

- Support the implementation of people plans at the local level, in line with the agreed business plans actively seeking best practice.

HR Operational Delivery and Project Support

- Ensure all actions align with the company's Zero Harm ambition Support the delivery of key HR projects across GenerationLead the co-ordination of HR deliverables

We are seeking a dynamic HR professional who is a Graduate or Associate member of CIPD (minimum standard). This individual is both creative and pragmatic, able to deliver results quickly while balancing business needs with HR best practices. They possess a strong commercial mindset and apply HR solutions in a practical and effective manner.

With a solid understanding of employment law, change management, performance management, reward, talent development, resourcing, and employee relations, they provide high-quality HR generalist support. They also have a proven ability to coach line managers, influence decision-making, and drive successful outcomes.

A strong professional network, commitment to continuous personal development, and the credibility to challenge and influence stakeholders make them a trusted partner in HR strategy and operations.

EDF Energy is a core part of the EDF Group, one of the largest energy companies in Europe with key business operations in the UK, France, Italy and Belgium. We're the UK's largest producer of low-carbon electricity, the biggest supplier of electricity by volume in Great Britain, the largest supplier to British businesses and we employ more than 13,000 people. We operate nuclear, coal and gas power stations, wind farms, and combined heat & power plants. We have a focus on safe, dependable energy generation and an ethos of service excellence. We are playing a leading role in new nuclear build in the UK to secure a bright future for the combined business and its employees.
Are you an experienced HR professional looking to join a collaborative team? Are you passionate about helping Britain achieve Net Zero? If so, this role may be for you!

At EDF, success is personal. Here you'll develop a career that's unique to you. Whether you want to move horizontally, deepen your specialty, or advance through the levels - it's your journey, powered by us. Join us and be part be of our mission to help Britain achieve Net Zero

This role will be based out of Gloucester Business Park, with 2 -3 days working in the office. This position may be permanent or a 2-year fixed term contract opportunity, with the potential to go permanent. Preferences will be capture during the recruitment process for consideration.

Pay, Benefits and Culture

Alongside a competitive salary around £38,000 per annum, we offer a competitive benefits package, including a company pension scheme, and a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle. You'll be appointed based on the parameters outlined in the Personal Contract agreement.

At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.