Le Tony Blair Institute, communément connu sous son nom commercial Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, est une organisation à but non lucratif créée par l’ancien Premier ministre britannique Tony Blair pour aider à faire en sorte que la mondialisation profite au plus grand nombre, et non à quelques-uns.
Focus of the Role
We develop and deliver policies and processes that drive our working practices, mirror our values, and that are aligned with our strategic objectives, supporting the Institute to deliver its mission. We ensure that our organisational capabilities equip us to meet current and future challenges.
The People Team is an innovative, focussed and fast paced team which works closely with all parts of the Institute to create a talented, engaged and high performing workforce. We are an unpretentious and supportive team, and you’ll be just as comfortable working strategically with senior leaders as you are to offer practical help and support across the Institute.
Job Introduction
We are seeking a talented candidate with significant, senior HR experience across international, complex and fast-paced organisations.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic advice and business partner support to leaders and managers within the Institute, focusing on resourcing, talent management, strategic people planning, and employee relations. Coach on complex matters and providing a strategic HR perspective to support workforce planning and business development
- Represent and support the business needs of the organisation
- Support on day-to-day people management matters, as well as the strategic direction of the business within key stakeholders
- Be accessible to, and support, all employees within relevant business areas on a day-to-day basis
- Drive consistent process compliance and efficiencies ensuring the effective delivery of people processes
- Support the vision and goals of the Institute by translating strategic objectives into reality
- Provide advice on relevant employment law, emerging trends, best practice and support on implementing new legislation
- Negotiate employee disputes, underperformance, disciplinaries, and grievances
- Manage, and where required, lead, on the Institute’s performance management, learning and reward processes and initiatives
- Work with our Finance Team on a monthly basis to finalise payroll and benefits
- Support the Institute’s Fundraising and External Relations teams in any donor reporting or fundraising initiatives
- Work closely with Recruitment Managers within the Recruitment Team to define and develop hiring strategies for new roles within the candidate’s business areas, driven by the needs of the relevant team or division and funding requirements
- Where required, support Hiring Managers through interview processes and on best practice
- Support Recruitment Managers through the negotiation and offers of employment to ensure successful candidates have a positive and engaging experience in their onboarding to the Institute
- Be an active contributor to the development of less experienced team members and show commitment to the innovation and enhancement of the support provided to the organisation by the People Team
Person Specification
- Significant experience of senior broad-based HR partnering, working in international commercial, matrix, fast-paced and complex organisations
- Significant experience of international HR partnering
- A strategic mind-set with a demonstrated ability to interpret business goals into robust people strategies
- A commercial focus with demonstrated ability to identify and deliver commercial outcomes
- Strong influencing, and problem-solving skills
- A willingness to work across all aspects of HR business partnering, and comfortable to work self-sufficiently
- Strong organisation and prioritisation skills and able to successfully manage and deliver multiple projects simultaneously
- Excellence in diplomacy, discretion and ability to engage with individuals
- Excellence in building and managing effective relationships, including with senior leaders and stakeholders. A proven ability to analyse, interpret and communicate complex and fast-moving information to senior stakeholders
- Excellent verbal communication, writing, researching and editing skills. Fluency in written and spoken English. Fluency in written and spoken French would be an advantage
- Strong IT skills and ability to learn new systems easily
- Flexible working style and ability to support in numerous jurisdictions, learn quickly, and navigate ambiguity
- Fluent in French and English
About The Institute
Government Advisory
Our Government Advisory teams work directly with political leaders and governments around the world to implement reforms that improve the lives of their citizens. It works with a variety of partners and its outputs cover a range of disciplines and projects across countries in Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and South Asia.
Policy Futures
Our Policy Futures work encompasses three broad areas:
- Renewing the Centre: developing a bold and innovative domestic policy programme to help renew the centre ground of British politics;
- Tech and Public Policy: exploring the policy challenges and opportunities presented by the technological revolution; and
- Extremism Policy Unit: creating solutions designed to tackle the threat of extremist ideologies in the UK and around the world.
As an organisation, the core beliefs we all embrace are:
- Open and Progressive: you’ll believe in the value of teamwork
- Bold and Pragmatic: you’ll approach everything you do with integrity and authenticity
- Optimistic Changemaker: you’ll be focused on results
TBI believes embracing diversity and inclusion make us a better place to work. It’s our goal to reflect everyone in society and we actively welcome applications from individuals and groups who are under-represented in the workplace. We celebrate difference be it ethnicity, religion, age, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation or disability. We will only ever assess you on your abilities and fit for a role. We’re happy to discuss any adjustments you need to ensure a level playing field during recruitment and, if you\’re successful, discuss any adjustments you might need to thrive in your role.
