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You'll build strong relationships with leaders and employees, help deliver our UK People Plan and play an active role in initiatives that enhance our culture, develop our people and support business performance.\nThis is a varied and rewarding role offering the opportunity to broaden your HR experience, develop your business partnering capabilities and contribute to meaningful people projects across a complex and growing organisation.\nWhat you'll do as a People Partner:\nReporting to the VP People, you will work collaboratively with our Senior People Partners and wider People Team to deliver an effective, business-focused people service. With a particular focus on Engineering, you'll gain exposure to a broad range of people activities and work with stakeholders across different functions and UK sites.\nKey responsibilities include:\nBuild positive and trusted relationships with managers and employees, providing practical, commercially aware HR advice and support.\nWork closely with Senior People Partners to deliver the UK People Plan, ensuring people priorities are aligned to the needs of the business.\nProvide dedicated people partnering support to our Engineering population, developing an understanding of the challenges, opportunities and skills needed within a highly technical environment.\nSupport leaders with a broad range of people matters, including performance management, employee engagement, attendance, development and employee relations.\nPlay an active role in delivering people projects and change initiatives that strengthen our culture, improve employee experience and support organisational effectiveness.\nSupport talent management, succession planning and workforce planning activities, helping the business attract, develop and retain critical skills.\nUse people data and insights to identify trends, highlight opportunities and support informed decision-making.\nCoach and support managers in developing their people leadership capability, encouraging accountability, effective decision-making and positive team performance.\nChampion inclusion, employee experience and continuous improvement, contributing ideas and initiatives that make Leonardo a great place to work.\nCollaborate with colleagues across the wider People Team, including Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Early Careers and Reward, to deliver joined-up people solutions.\nWhat you'll bring\nExperience in an HR generalist role, with a good breadth of exposure to employee relations and core HR activities.\nA genuine passion for people and an ambition to develop your career in HR business partnering.\nThe ability to build effective working relationships with stakeholders at different levels, establishing credibility through sound judgement, professionalism and a collaborative approach.\nA proactive, solutions-focused mindset, with the confidence to take ownership, challenge constructively and make things happen.\nGood working knowledge of UK employment law and experience applying HR policies and processes in a practical business environment.\nStrong communication, organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.\nAn interest in understanding how a business operates and how effective people practices contribute to its success.\nThe ability to use HR data and insights to inform decisions and identify opportunities for improvement.\nExperience of supporting people projects, organisational change or continuous improvement initiatives would be advantageous.\nCIPD qualification (Level 5 or working towards) is desirable.\nA collaborative team player who is keen to learn, share ideas and contribute positively to a high-performing People Team.\nThis is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.\nSecurity Clearance\nThis role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting\nWhy join us\nAt Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work-life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.\nTime to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.\nSecure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.\n Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).\nRewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.\nNever Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.\nRefer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.\nTailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.\nFlexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.\nFor a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.\nLeonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team-they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.\nAt Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. 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