HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER

HR Manager - SpainOverviewLocated in Madrid, with HR responsibility for all of mainland Spanish airports plus those located in the Canary and Balearic Islands, employing @ 4,000 staff, the post holder will provide the management team with a comprehensive human resources strategic and advisory support to meet the needs of the business, present and future. The role will manage the day-to-day interaction with third-party HR service provider while driving cultural change, strategic workforce planning, including talent, succession planning and leadership development.Main accountabilities include:Providing advice, support and training to the leadership team in all aspects of HR including employment law, equal opportunities, disciplinary matters and Industrial relations.Assisting with leading and facilitating the people plans for all country locations across all business units ensuring that it is aligned to the Operational Business Plan and overall company people agenda.Actively manage corporate and local initiatives and projects on a broad range of HR related subjects, contributing to the delivery of project work and policy development within the department by taking part in or leading, project teams.Building constructive relationships with colleagues across the European and Central HR Teams (Learning & Development, Resourcing, Reward and Employee Relations) in the delivery of an effective HR Business Partnering service across the business unit.Work alongside the Country General Manager and SVP Human Resources Europe to recommend and direct the development of policy and procedure on all aspects of HR management and practice that reflects legislation and other regulations, current best practice of HR management.Contributes to business planning and policy development with particular regard for the people aspects.Implementing resourcing plans on recruitment of key leadership rolesKey role in succession planning, talent development and talent pipelines.Where necessary, contribute to/ conduct negotiations with Trade Union(s) in conjunction with operational managers on pay, terms and conditions and procedural matters.Data gathering and report writing as necessary.Working with Group Legal counsel to ensure awareness on Spanish legislation specifically in relation to TUPE and redundancy and advising business accordingly including potential financial costs/ implications.Building constructive relationships with the senior management team and apply good management practices to appraise, coach and encourage the operational management team, provide new opportunities to increase knowledge and broaden experience.Promoting a performance culture across the organisation, keeping informed of employee performance issues across the Spanish locations, and prompting ways to enhance performance through appropriate policy or learning interventions.Leading the people aspects of internal and external audits ensuring each station is audit compliant and meets all required standards.Ensure compliance with corporate governance e.g. through the investigation of complaints.Other reasonable duties as requested.Qualifications and Experience• Qualified in Human Resources and experience in a similar role.• A professional and commercial approach to HR, with the ability to deliver high employee satisfaction and appropriate development for individuals.• A strong mind-set for continuous development and improvement.• A thorough and proactive approach with the ability to deal with matters in an efficient methodical process.• Results orientated and ability to work under pressure, think ahead and prioritise conflicting priorities.• Good interpersonal skills and strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing, at all levels throughout the organisation.• Commits to an action after developing ideas for consideration that are based on logical assumptions and factual information that take into consideration organisational risks and issues.• Ability to present ideas and information persuasively, communicate effectively with internal customers, and build professional credibility within the organisation.• Actively influences events to achieve goals, self-starting rather than accepting passively.• Prior experience of working with Trade Unions and negotiating on a collective basis is an advantage.• Comfortable working in a fast paced, ever-changingenvironment.• Collaborative team player with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with team members and peers.• Prior experience of HR in a fast-paced environment such as aviation, logistics or other service-related B2B environments.• Strong Microsoft skills.