People & Culture Partner - Maternity Cover 9-12 Months
At Joseph Joseph, we are driven by a simple yet powerful belief — that intelligent design has the ability to transform everyday living. We create distinctive, thoughtfully engineered products that not only solve real-world problems but also bring joy, beauty, and functionality to daily life.
Headquartered in London, we have grown into one of the world’s most admired houseware brands, with a presence in over 100 countries and partnerships with leading department stores, independent retailers, and a rapidly expanding e-commerce business.
As a People and Culture Partner, you will work closely with leaders across functions to deliver a best-in-class people experience. You’ll play a key role in shaping culture, supporting performance, and implementing people initiatives at functional level. This role is ideal for someone who is people-focused, proactive, and passionate about partnering with the business to drive meaningful impact.
What you will be doing:
Employee Experience & Engagement
Champion a positive and inclusive culture across functional teams
Drive engagement initiatives, recognition programmes and monitor and suggest ways to improve wellbeing
Support communication within teams and implement company-wide people and culture initiatives
Onboarding, Development & Talent Support
Partner with hiring managers and the Talent Acquisition Partner to deliver seamless onboarding experiences, including hiring manager support and guidance on interviews
Track and recommend learning and development opportunities to support retention of key people
Support managers in building capability and developing team Personal Development Plans(PDPs)
Employee Relations & Advisory
Act as a trusted advisor to managers and department heads on people queries
Handle employee relations cases, escalating complex matters where necessary
Recommend business improvements to avoid risk and legal matters
Conduct and lead exit interviews, identifying themes and improvement opportunities
Culture, Projects & Change Delivery
Contribute to organisational development by supporting Directors with structure changes and role clarity to ensure team efficiency and effectiveness
Deliver BAU people initiatives and propose new activities to enhance team culture
Support and manage rollout of strategic HR initiatives set by the People and Culture Director, working with the department Directors and SLT where relevant to ensure successful implementation and team level training where appropriate
HR Operations & Administration
Manage HR administration for supported functions including contracts and letters, system updates, payroll changes, compliance and HR inbox management
Assist with recruitment coordination and admin related onboarding processes where required
Ensure accurate and compliant record-keeping and documentation of all processes and changes
Functional Partnership
Collaborate regularly with functional leaders to understand people needs and priorities
Ensure all people initiatives are aligned with business goals and team needs
Act as advocate and voice for the functions, ensuring there is consistency, clarity, and excellent communication for all HR efforts
What we want from you:
Experience in a HR People Partner role, ideally within a fast-paced environment
Experience partnering with Commercial teams or an environment with a focus on performance, targets, and KPI-driven outcomes
Strong understanding of employee relations, engagement, and people development practices
Ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders at all levels
Organised, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities with high attention to detail
Strong communication skills with the ability to influence, coach and support managers
Comfortable working in both strategic and operational HR activity
Passionate about culture, employee experience, and enabling teams to succeed in a high-performance business
What you will get from us:
Competitive salary and holiday allowance
A pension contribution
An exclusive staff discount
Hybrid working – 3 days in office and 2 from home with flex start/finish times
External private employee wellbeing support
Access to Perkbox
Holiday trading (buy/sell) and extra holiday days for long service
- Team
- Talent
- Locations
- London
- Remote status
- Hybrid
Life at Joseph Joseph
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Flexible working
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Mental wellbeing support
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Holiday trading
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Additional holiday for length of service
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Company bonus scheme
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Generous discounts for you and friends and family
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Season ticket loan and cycle-to-work scheme
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Even more discounts with Perkbox