Senior HR Business Partner - Norway

<p>A professional HR person who serves as a business partner to internal clients and is responsible for aligning business objectives with employees and management to include a broad range of HR services, leadership, change management, and organisational development to a diverse group regarding key business issues.</p><p></p><p>The Senior HRBP will act as employee champion and change agent and must operate as a strong team player, leveraging relationship skills and business knowledge.  The Senior HRBP will develop strong working relationships, communicating needs proactively with both the HR department and business management. </p><p></p><p><b><span>PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:</span></b></p><p></p><p>Organisational Development – assisting the HR Manager with organisational development as required by:</p><ul><li>Assist the HR Manager in executing talent management strategies including performance management, succession planning and leadership development</li><li>Advising line managers and supervisors on employee engagement and learning and development.</li></ul><p></p><p>Emergency Response Planning (ERP):</p><ul><li>Act as next-of-kin lead (Humanitarian Assistance Manager)</li><li>Assemble to the ERP conference room in case of <span>incidents/emergencies</span> (24/7 duty)</li><li>Participate in ERP drills/exercises with clients and internal desktop exercises with Bristow Norway’s bases</li><li>Responsible for keeping the Humanitarian Assistance Manager Checklist updated and working closely with the Safety &amp; Compliance team to improve ERP processes</li></ul><p></p><p>Employee Relations – Manage ER issues in the workplace by:</p><ul><li>Advising managers on current employment legislation.</li><li>Administering the Bristow discipline and grievance procedure, e.g. undertaking investigations, attending discipline, grievance, performance or appeal hearings as required.</li><li>Providing independent counselling to employees and managers to resolve work related problems in relation to performance or discipline based issues</li><li>Assisting managers with other ER issues in their area of responsibility</li></ul><p></p><p>Metrics and reporting – provide managers with the necessary metrics to ensure they are aware of how their area of responsibility is performing, e.g. Turnover reports, absence statistics etc. by:</p><ul><li>Ensuring that headcount reports are accurate</li><li>Work with managers on their workforce plans</li><li>Assisting the HR Manager with budget information as appropriate.</li></ul><p></p><p>Provide Policy and Personnel Information – ensuring that staff receive accurate information as required by:</p><ul><li>Providing current information on the company HR policies and procedures as required.</li><li>Ensuring that all information given to staff complies with current employment law legislation.</li><li>Recommending improvements to policies and procedures, as necessary.</li></ul><p></p><p>Presentations, cascading and training – Cascade HR information or Train management and staff on HR initiatives, which will involve:</p><ul><li>Organising cascades, lunch and learn and training sessions, creating presentations and training packs as required</li><li>Cascading information to managers on key HR initiatives as required.</li></ul><p></p><p>Absence Management – ensure that all absences both short and long term are managed appropriately by:</p><ul><li>Assisting managers with absence issues in their area of responsibility by providing solutions.</li><li>Managing long term absences including ill health <span>capability/retirements.</span></li></ul><p></p><p>Recruitment &amp; Selection  – ensure that the right people with the right fit are recruited and contracted to Bristow by:</p><ul><li>Assist the HR manager with developing and executing recruitment strategies for highly skilled job groups</li><li>Assist managers with recruitment using recruitment and selection best practice.</li><li>Assisting with sourcing the most cost-effective ways to recruit if required, including negotiating the best terms with agencies if required, in agreement with the HR Manager.</li><li>Assisting managers with the creation of interview questions, job descriptions and interviewing as required</li><li>Always ensuring that the Recruitment and Termination summary is reflective of the current recruitment situation.</li></ul><p></p><p>HR Project Work – assisting with and participating in HR project work as required by the HR Manager:</p><ul><li>Lead HR projects or contribute ideas as project team member</li><li>Providing data as required to facilitate project work</li></ul><p></p><p><b><span>QUALIFICATIONS</span>:</b></p><ul><li><span>A Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Business or related field is required</span></li></ul><p></p><p><b><span>EXPERIENCE:</span></b></p><ul><li>Progressive experience as an HR Generalist/Business Partner including corporate roles), providing broad generalist HR advice.</li><li>A proven backgr