Junior People Partner
Novartis IrelandIreland1 day ago
Full-timeRemote FriendlyGeneral Business, Management +1
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The Junior People Partner plays a critical role in supporting the People & Organisation (P&O) function in Novartis Ireland. This role is designed for an ambitious, proactive, and collaborative individual who is eager to grow within the P&O/HR space. The Junior People Partner will work closely with an experienced People Partnering Team, managers, leaders and Country P&O Head to deliver high-quality support across the employee experience. Through your hands-on work you will gain knowledge and invaluable experience to develop your core skills within areas such as employee relations, people partnering, project management, and people insights.
About The Role
Location: Dublin, Ireland; Hybrid
Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you.
Key Responsibilities
We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
Join our Novartis Network: Not the right Novartis role for you? Sign up to our talent community to stay connected and learn about suitable career opportunities as soon as they come up: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network
Benefits and Rewards: Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards
The Junior People Partner plays a critical role in supporting the People & Organisation (P&O) function in Novartis Ireland. This role is designed for an ambitious, proactive, and collaborative individual who is eager to grow within the P&O/HR space. The Junior People Partner will work closely with an experienced People Partnering Team, managers, leaders and Country P&O Head to deliver high-quality support across the employee experience. Through your hands-on work you will gain knowledge and invaluable experience to develop your core skills within areas such as employee relations, people partnering, project management, and people insights.
About The Role
Location: Dublin, Ireland; Hybrid
Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you.
Key Responsibilities
- First point of escalation for employees and managers on the day-to-day P&O topics, providing advice, guidance and support.
- Handle P&O administration including HRIS data quality, invoices, compliance, vendor engagement, and right to work/visa processes.
- Engage, support and driving a variety of P&O projects and initiatives, such as Onboarding, Knowledge Management and Reporting.
- Monitor compliance, risk management, and review P&O controls in collaboration with the P&O Head.
- Contribute ideas and solutions to the P&O network (Country Business Partners, Global Business Partners, and Country P&O Boards).
- Establish strong relationships with cross-divisional P&O community members to understand needs and drive continuous improvement.
- Support quality, effectiveness, efficiency, and continuous improvement for P&O People Partnering and related processes.
- Shadow and learn from People Partners and P&O Business Partner to build capability in areas such as employee relations and performance management.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, or a related field; Master’s degree is a plus.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- A collaborative mindset and ability to build trust and credibility with team and stakeholders.
- Customer-focused approach, delivering high-quality work to internal and external stakeholders.
- Proficiency in English (oral and written).
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
- Good judgement and discretion in managing sensitive and confidential situations.
- Technically savvy; exposure to HRIS systems like Workday is a strong advantage.
- Experience in an HR support, coordinator or administrator role.
- Understanding of Irish employment law and HR best practices.
We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
Join our Novartis Network: Not the right Novartis role for you? Sign up to our talent community to stay connected and learn about suitable career opportunities as soon as they come up: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network
Benefits and Rewards: Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards
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