HR Business Partner - 18 month FTC

Job Introduction

Why Dechra? 
 
Thank you for checking out our vacancy, we’re delighted you want to learn more about joining Dechra. 

A career at Dechra is different. Sure, we’re a growing global company with a presence in 27 countries but our purpose is simple – to achieve the sustainable improvement of animal health and welfare globally. 

If you want to be part of a team that invests in your future and ensures you have the support to reach your full potential and thrive, please read on.  

 
The Opportunity 

The HR Business Partner provides strategic and operational People & Culture support to business leaders, partnering closely with leaders to align people strategies with business objectives. The role acts as a trusted advisor on organisation design, talent management, employee relations, workforce planning, leadership effectiveness, performance management and change initiatives.

The HR Business Partner translates business priorities into people plans, ensuring Dechra has the capability, culture and organisational effectiveness required to deliver its strategic objectives. The role drives the consistent application of People & Culture policies, practices and programmes while balancing commercial needs with employee experience and compliance.

Role Responsibility 
 
So, what will you be doing? This role has a broad and varied remit and the successful candidate will have responsibility for duties including: 
 

Strategic Business Partnering  

• Build trusted relationships with business leaders and leadership teams,providing expert people advice that supports business performance and organisational effectiveness.
• Partner with leaders to develop and execute people plans aligned to functional and business priorities.
• Provide insight and challenge to leaders on workforce, capability,succession and organisational effectiveness decisions.
• Use people data and analytics to identify trends, risks and opportunities and recommend actions.

Organisation Design & Workforce Planning 

• Support organisational design initiatives, ensuring alignment to business strategy and Dechra job architecture principles.
• Partner with leaders on workforce planning, succession planning and capability development.
• Assess organisational effectiveness and recommend improvements that enhance performance and agility.

Talent & Performance Management 

• Drive talent review and succession planning processes across supported functions.
• Partner with leaders to identify critical talent, key roles and development priorities.
• Support the implementation of talent management, leadership development and career progression initiatives.
• Coach leaders on performance management practices and employee development.

Employee Relations & Risk Management  

• Provide expert guidance on employee relations matters, ensuring consistency,fairness and appropriate risk management.
• Partner with managers to resolve employee issues.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation, internal policie sand company standards.
• Identify people-related risks and support mitigation plans.

Change Management 

• Lead the people aspects of organisational change initiatives, including business transformation projects, and support relevant processes and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Drive adoption of change initiatives through structured change management approaches.

Culture & Engagement 

• Support leaders in creating an engaging,inclusive and high-performing culture aligned to Dechra values.
• Analyse engagement feedback and develop action plans that address business-specific opportunities.
• Partner with leaders to improve employee experience and organisational health.

People Processes & Continuous Improvement 

• Ensure effective implementation of core people processes including performance management, talent reviews, compensation planning and workforce planning activities.
• Champion continuous improvement across People & Culture processes, systems and ways of working.
• Support the adoption of HR technology and data-driven decision making.

 
The Candidate 
Here at Dechra we pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer. We know that individuals’ unique background and experience can bring a wealth of variety and expertise to our global workforce. For this role, we’re particularly keen to hear from those who have/are: 
 

• Professional HR qualifications e.g. CIPD level 5 Professional HR qualifications e.g. CIPD level 5  

• Proven HR Business Partner experience within a complex, matrixed organisation.  

• Proven experience supporting leaders and leadership teams.  

• Experience leading organisational change and transformation initiatives.  

• Strong knowledge of HR business partnering practices across global organisations.  

• Broad understanding of talent management, organisational design, workforce planning and employee relations.  

• Knowledge of employment legislation and HR best practices.  

• Understanding of HR systems, workforce analytics and people data.  

• Strong business acumen and commercial awareness.  

• Ability to influence and challenge leaders constructively.  

• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.  

• Strong coaching, facilitation and consulting capabilities.  

• Ability to analyse people data and translate insights into actions.  

• Strong communication skills.  

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a complex international environment. 

 
Additional Information: 

• Occasional global travel may be required with this role.
• This role is based in Northwich / hybrid

 
What we can offer you: 

• 33 days annual (inclusive of Bank Holidays)
• Holiday purchase scheme 
• Healthcare
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Life Assurance 
• 8% Employer Pension Contribution 
• Enhanced Family Leave 
• Completion Bonus (discretionary)
• Discounted Pet Food 

About the Company 
If a career at Dechra has piqued your interest, find out more at Dechra Careers. 

Dechra is a growing, global specialist in veterinary pharmaceuticals. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, marketing and sales of high quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide. 
 
All applications received are reviewed by our internal talent acquisition team and we will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we're looking for. Should you not hear back from us within 28 days please don't be too disappointed - we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies which could be suitable, and we encourage you to keep an eye on our careers site. We value diversity within our global workforce and encourage an inclusive culture. Any questions or queries, please contact us at recruituk@dechra.com