Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together. 

Role description:

Support to a People Director or a Strategic People Business Partner to deliver the cultural and people component within a function by supporting the development and implementation of people programs aligned with GBA and country strategic objectives. The role will partner with business managers on strategic priorities and provide front line advisory on people initiatives and programs to deliver strategic people or business solutions.

Role accountabilities: 

Act as a business partner to support function management teams  

 

The People Business Partner will establish trusted and influential relationships with management teams to deliver strategic people priorities and provide front line advisory on people initiatives and programs with a strategic people or business impact. They will collaborate with other business partners and people services teams to support the delivery of the total employee experience within a geographic area. The role will support the Global People Director and/or Strategic People Business Partner to build an inclusive high performing organization, in line with the strategic people and culture direction. 

 

In more detail, the GEC People Business Partner will:

 

Workforce solution leader 

Support the People Director and/or Strategic People Business Partner to develop and execute strategic and inclusive People programs and initiatives, working and collaborating closely with People Services to ensure they are deployed in a pragmatic way Advise, coach and challenge management teams on workforce performance, providing front line support and coaching in the areas of talent, employee engagement, organizational effectiveness and change management Work with managers, Business Partners, COE and People Services colleagues  to deliver people priorities that align with the experience we want to create for our people and support the design and delivery of related People function policies, processes and programs Support and champion standardization of ERP set up in line with the global approach. Develop for the future – assist in the execution of strategic workforce planning across the GBA and participate in selection/ promotion decisions to ensure that people we enhance diversity of thought and have the necessary skills and understanding to deliver the team's objective. Plan, forecast, coordinate and broker people and culture activities (oversee delivery by calling upon the services of others) for business managers Support the People Director and/or Strategic People Business Partner to deliver the function and regional People plan in support of business line strategy. 

 

Strategic ‘Barometer’ and proactive advisor

Engage with and challenge managers on agreed strategic organizational and capability issues that contribute to the growth and competitiveness of the business and deliver an excellent employee experience on the moments that matter for the function workforce  Responsible for articulating and advocating business area needs back to People Director and/or Strategic People Business Partner 

 

Insights expert

Bring proactive business insights to the People team, and people insight to the business to drive innovations and make data driven people decisions in partnership with People Analytics team. Taking a more holistic view of the business to provide feedback on People policies, processes and programs. Ensure regular employee listening is conducted and followed-up with adequate action plans through Arcadis Your Voice.

Organization Effectiveness & Transformation Leader

Facilitate discussions around change and transformation Support People Director and/or Strategic People Business Partner to deliver all annual People processes and programs such as GPS, talent reviews, salary review within the function in collaboration with People services and COE leads. Work to improve the effectiveness of people metrics in their function, aiming to increase retention and engagement ensuring we fulfill our ambitions to be a diverse and inclusive employer Give feedback to People Services by suggesting improvements in the efficiency and quality of people services support.  Support the delivery of high-level change programmes, which align to business objectives and strategic direction of the business area. ·  Work with Employee Relations team (where available) to support management of high-risk complex case work providing commercially sound advice whilst minimising impact to the business.

 

Leadership Talent Coach

Advise, coach and challenge managers on the development and deployment of inclusive talent needs and solutions  Support organisational design activities and ensure people implications are understood and appropriately managed Work with the TM COE and managers to identify and develop diverse talent and ensure we create as many careers defining experiences for all our people e.g. learning resources, peer to peer learning, mentoring, job shadowing, projects etc. Engage with the business to build a sustainable future for Arcadis through capability building aligned to strategy and GBA-specific capability needs.  Provide leadership, advice and services across multiple locations to enhance the effectiveness of the workforce through identification of key people needs and management support, coaching and development. Provide development for managers on how to facilitate team reviews, setting goals and measuring results and how to have regular and human conversations

 

Culture Champion 

Build and strengthen our culture by advocating the organizational values, our purpose and challenge managers on their accountability for the right behaviors. Support relevant functional leaders, managers and employees to embed inclusive mindsets and practices in all that we do. Work with the Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging leader to deliver interventions to raise awareness, encourage open and honest conversations and allow our people to be themselves at work.  Support the People Director and/or Strategic People Business Partner to advance positive culture change (e.g., establishing role models, system changes, training, communication) based on a data- driven insights in culture. Communicate and engage with our people on values and behaviours –develop and implement interventions and people process changes to close gap between our current and target culture from a GBA strategic perspective. Create a collaborative culture for resource sharing and capability building through career development and knowledge-sharing programs and training to ensure clients receive best-in-class expertise support. 

General 

Play a key role in People BP network and take an active role on group wide People projects as agreed with the CPO. Role Model the Arcadis Way in the function. Act as a visible steward of health and safety and ensuring familiarity and compliance with Health and Safety regulations and guidelines.  Enable, and execute strategic People programs throughout the function incorporating our cultural pillars (Sustainability, Inclusion, Accountability and Human – centricity).  Establish trusted and influential relationships with senior managers on strategic priorities;  Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to co-create, develop and implement people solutions 

Qualifications & Experience: 

The candidate should have an academic degree (preferably in human resources) and experience in business partnering roles. They should have broad experience and understand the complexity of executing people strategy

 

Further the candidate should have experience of project business and driving change and transformation

 

Other required experience and competencies for this role:

Having a broad knowledge of all major components of People related functions, employee/labour relations, management of change, diversity and Inclusion, compensation, benefits and Talent development.  A progressive, non-bureaucratic approach with experience in the latest P&C trends but in practical terms – not just a theory Experience in working in a matrixed organisation preferably in an international setting. As well as experience in a similar role where you need to balance global/local needs Consulting agility, with experience in independently using Microsoft programs (Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneDrive, Power BI) as well as using data analytics to align HR solutions with business imperatives and ability to work in an agile way.  Business Fluency with financial acumen and operations knowledge, with a focus on business outcomes. Acts with integrity, impartiality, and independence, balancing personal, organisation and legal parameters Stakeholder management and the maturity to deal with senior business managers. This includes being confident in hearing strong management opinions, ability to influence to better outcomes and at times even challenging their decisions High level communication skills strong consulting, coaching and presentation skills, with the ability to move between listening to, guiding and coaching others Digital acumen and the completion of ExDnA base camp  The ability to make quick, sound decisions based on knowledge and judgment. An understanding and appreciation of the marketing, communication and presentation skills required to facilitate projects and initiatives. Understands what’s not important to keep us focused on our strategic people agenda The ability to develop and maintain new and existing networks that support the effective and sustained delivery of the role.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day, which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. At Arcadis, you will have the opportunity to build the career that is right for you. Because each Arcadian has their own motivations, their own career goals. And, as a ‘people first’ business, it is why we will take the time to listen, to understand what you want from your time here, and provide the support you need to achieve your ambitions.