HR Generalist / Business Partner
12 Month Contract
Cork, Ireland
Up to €55,000 Per Annum
About the Role
We are looking for a proactive and commercially minded HR Generalist to join as a HR Business Partner within a leading organisation in the utilities industry, responsible for ensuring sustainable infrastructure development across communities.
You will play a critical role in shaping our future operating model, supporting mass transformation activities, and ensuring our people strategy enables successful delivery of this multi‑layered change programme.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a strategic partner to senior leaders
- Lead and influence significant people‑focused change initiatives across multiple business areas
- Manage high‑volume, high‑complexity programme activity in a fast-moving environment
- Use data and insights to guide decision‑making and ensure alignment with the transformation roadmap
- Challenge and coach stakeholders to drive clarity, accountability, and effective change leadership
- Adapt quickly and pivot between workstreams based on programme priorities
About You
You’ll thrive in this role if you bring:
- Prior experience in a HR Generalist capacity
- CIPD qualification
- Retail sector experience is highly desirable
- The ability to interpret complex business structures and influence stakeholders across matrixed teams
- Confidence to challenge thinking, problem-solve in real time, and provide commercially grounded HR advice
What We Offer
- A pivotal role at the heart of a major transformation programme
- A collaborative and ambitious HR and transformation community
- Opportunities to shape how the business operates
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- Posted
- Apr 25, 2026
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- Level
- Associate
- Location
- Cork Metropolitan Area
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