Job Description

ABGi, a recognised consulting expert, supports its clients in France and internationally in designing, financing, and executing their strategic transformations.


For 35 years, we have been supporting our clients, including large accounts, mid-sized companies, and SMEs, through our national (six agencies) and international (United States, Canada, Brazil, Poland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany) presence in four major strategic areas:

Innovation: identifying and capturing all opportunities to finance your R&D. Operations: leveraging opportunities to optimise your flows and costs and secure your entire value chain. Technology: harnessing the full potential of new technologies (AI, cybersecurity, cloud, data, etc.). ESG: engage with companies and regions to develop their non-financial performance in order to support their growth and build a desirable future.

Join a company with over 600 employees and a turnover of EUR76 million. Ready to turn your challenges into opportunities? Together, let's take projects to a new level and build the future!

Business Partnership

Reporting to the CEO, you will support ABGi UK's management team as a true business partner, contributing your expertise on organisational and transformation issues.


You will be responsible for a team of approximately 60 employees across UK & Ireland. The HRBP role is based in Edinburgh.


Support managers on a daily basis with all HR matters such as recruitment, onboarding, skills development, talent management, performance management, sickness absence management.


Train and develop management skills to attract and retain our employees

Recruitment and Onboarding

Manage Talent Acquisition for UK and ROI, including job postings, sourcing, candidate screening and interviews.


Implement onboarding programs to ensure a smooth transition for new hires, improving onboarding processes.


Training managers on how to effectively run the probation period and record performance.

Employee Lifecycle Management

Implement and support performance reviews, identify talents and development needs.


Propose and deploy actions to retain our talents


Manage performance management, mobility, and offboarding processes.

Employee Relations & Compliance

Advise management and operational staff on all legal issues related to individual and collective labour law.


Ensure the legal compliance of HR practices (drafting contracts, amendments, agreements, disciplinary sanctions, contract terminations, etc.).

Change & Organisational Support

Support organisational changes and support managers and employees through transformation


Support the Country manager to implement the business strategy

HR Projects & Continuous Improvement

Contribute to global HR projects and continuously improve HR processes and employee experience


Ensure effective implementation of HR policies as defined by the Group.


Ensure compliance with Group HR processes and their local adaptation as needed.

Essential Criteria

This role would ideally suit someone who is ready to take the next step into an HR Business Partner position or someone who has previously held an HRBP role and is looking to further develop their experience.


Additionally, we are open to the role being part time or full time to accommodate candidate preference.


Level 3 CIPD Qualification Level 5 CIPD Qualification desirable - either completed, working towards or ambition to complete 3+ years HR Generalist experience Comfortable in a stand alone HR position, reporting to the CEO Excellence communication skills Previous experience working with a senior management team Candidate must be willing to manage all aspects of their own work including HR administration Candidate has some flexibility to travel when required to other offices, including France Must be proactive and able to identify and take on additional work Approachable and personable individual

Company Benefits

Generous base salary Annual salary reviews, July Company annual bonus scheme, up to 1,200 Hybrid working & Adapted Working Hours 33 days holiday, increasing to 36 days after 4 years' service Health Insurance (including eye and dental) Life Assurance, Income Protection and Company Sick Pay (including Aviva Smart Health) Pension with opportunity to enter an enhanced company pension scheme Employee Assistance Programme and Wellbeing Support Bike to work scheme Tech scheme EV Scheme Training and support provided

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