HR Business Partner – Enabling Functions
ACWA | People & Culture
Reporting to the Head of HR Business Partnering
ACWA is looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to support our corporate Enabling Functions. You’ll be the primary People & Culture contact for function heads and employees, advising on day-to-day people matters and helping leaders turn business plans into practical workforce, talent and organisation decisions.
What you’ll do
- Advise business leaders. Partner with function heads on workforce planning, organisation design, role profiles and staffing priorities. Track headcount and staffing budgets against plan and recommend adjustments where needed.
- Lead employee relations. Advise managers and employees on HR policies, handle grievances and disciplinary matters, and coach leaders through sensitive people decisions.
- Drive talent and engagement initiatives. Support key talent programmes and work with leaders to improve employee engagement, team effectiveness and retention.
- Support organisational change. Help leaders implement changes to structures, processes and ways of working. Coordinate communications and support managers in engaging their teams through the transition.
- Deliver People & Culture programmes. Work with HR centres of expertise, Shared Services and HR Operations to shape programmes around business needs and roll out Group policies, HR systems and employee lifecycle processes, including onboarding and offboarding.
- Contribute to HR planning and improvement. Provide input into HRBP priorities, budgets and KPIs, and identify ways to improve the support provided to Enabling Functions.
What you’ll bring
- A bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Psychology or a related discipline.
- At least 10 years of HR experience, including 5 years as an HR Business Partner in a complex, matrixed organisation.
- Experience advising senior stakeholders and independently handling employee relations matters.
- Practical experience in workforce planning, organisation design and change management.
- The ability to influence across functions and work effectively with HR specialists and shared services teams.
- CIPD, SHRM or an equivalent HR qualification is highly preferred.
