HR Business Partner (12 month FTC)

Are you an HR professional with a strategic mindset looking for an opportunity to make a difference? Are you ready to drive HR initiatives in a global organization that values people and innovation? If this sounds like you, then join us at Ipsos as an HR Business Partner! This is a 12 month contract starting in October 2025. 

As an HR Business Partner at Ipsos, you'll play an integral role in aligning our HR practices with business objectives. Join our dynamic UK and Ireland team and become a key player influencing strategic decisions, both from a people and commercial perspective. Work closely with senior leaders to foster a diverse and inclusive culture, lead significant HR projects, and contribute to our unique blend of global expertise and local insights. This is more than just a job; it’s an opportunity to shape the future of a leading global research company.

About You:

• Strategic, forward-thinking professional with a knack for foreseeing workforce needs
• Experienced in business operations with a sound understanding of commercial levers
• Skilled in communication and stakeholder management
• Proficient in AI use and adoption
• Adaptable, proactive, and results-oriented

Essential Skills:

• Strategic HR expertise and workforce planning
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• High proficiency in HR analytics and data-driven decision making
• Expertise in employment law and employee relations
• Coaching and leadership skills

Desirable Skills:

• Experience in a global or research-focused organization
• Familiarity with AI-driven HR solutions
• Capability to drive diversity and inclusion initiatives

Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you as an individual. Our standard benefits include 25 days annual leave, pension contribution, income protection and life assurance. In addition, there are a range health & wellbeing, financial benefits and professional development opportunities. 

We realise you may have commitments outside of work and will consider flexible working applications - please highlight what you are looking for when you make your application. We have a hybrid approach to work and ask people to be in the office or with clients for 3 days per week. 

We are committed to equality, treating people fairly, promoting a positive and inclusive working environment and ensuring we have diversity of people and views. We recognise that this is important for our business success - a more diverse workforce will enable us to better reflect and understand the world we research and ultimately deliver better research and insight to our clients. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme, certified as Level 1 Disability Confident Committed. We are dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Your application will be reviewed by someone from our Talent Team who will be in touch either way to let you know the outcome. 

Ready to have an impact? Apply now!

Ipsos is one of the world’s largest research companies and currently the only one primarily managed by researchers, ranking as a #1 full-service research organization for four consecutive years. With over 75 different data-driven solutions, and presence in 90 markets, Ipsos brings together research, implementation, methodological, and subject-matter experts from around the world, combining thematic and technical experts to deliver top-quality research and insights. Simply speaking, we help the biggest companies solve some of their biggest problems, serving more than 5000 clients across the globe by providing research, data, and insights on their target markets. And we’re proud to share we’ve received our Great Place to Work Certification in 2022 & 2023!