People & Culture Business Partner at Monocle

• The People & Culture Business Partner plays a pivotal role in driving, managing, and operationalising the People & Culture strategy, specific to a Client Consulting or Internal team.
• They are responsible for supporting, partnering with, and empowering Partners, Directors, and Associate Directors in fulfilling their accountability to lead and develop their teams.

The People & Culture Business Partner will be responsible for the following:

• Ensure alignment between people strategy and overall business strategy and priorities.
• Deliver the full suite of People & Culture offerings and initiatives to Client Consulting and/or Internal teams.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to Partners, Directors, and Associate Directors on all people-related matters, providing tailored support and guidance to both leadership and employees.
• Operationalise People & Culture capabilities within their assigned business units.
• Strengthen people-related processes and establish a centralised point of contact for all people matters.
• Guide and, where possible, coach leaders through the implementation of people strategies and processes.
• Ensure the end-to-end execution of the people lifecycle, including:
• Talent attraction and recruitment
• Onboarding
• Talent management and development
• Learning
• Performance enhancement
• Retention
• Remuneration
• Wellbeing
• Execute tactical people initiatives aligned to business needs.
• Contribute meaningfully to Client Management Committees (Mancos) (where applicable) and driving a strategic people agenda.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

• A relevant postgraduate qualification (ideally in Industrial/Organisational Psychology).
• 5-7 years relevant experience in a corporate environment.
• Experience in Consulting is advantageous
• Experience in the Financial Services industry is advantageous, but not required.

Key Competencies and Attributes:

• Strong ability to align people strategy with business objectives.
• Skilled in relationship building across various levels of the organisation.
• Comfortable navigating organisational complexity and ambiguity.
• Balances leadership expectations with employee needs effectively.
• Takes initiative and delivers with a strong bias for action in a high-performance culture.
• Demonstrates ethical leadership and professional maturity.
• Builds trust and acts as a Monocle brand ambassador at all times.