Associate HR Business Partner
CR/080204
Posted: 11/12/2025
- Competitive
- Ireland, County Cork, Cork
- Contract
Orion Group Life Sciences are currently recruiting an Associate HR Business Partner on behalf of our Multinational Pharmaceutical client based in Cork on an initial 11-month contract (with potential to extend).
In this role you will provide strategic business partner support to the site across MMD and global support functions. You will have opportunities to support a range of assignments across the Ireland HR Network including but not limited to policy development and Compensation/ Benefits.
Primary Responsibilities:
What skills you will need:
In order to excel in this role, you will more than likely have:
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
In this role you will provide strategic business partner support to the site across MMD and global support functions. You will have opportunities to support a range of assignments across the Ireland HR Network including but not limited to policy development and Compensation/ Benefits.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Provide Strategic BP support across client groups in driving & realising their people strategy.
- Support delivery of annual performance and talent processes as well as succession planning; provide coaching and feedback on how to improve individual performance to meet business objectives.
- Proactively manage employee relations to ensure a highly effective workforce capable of achieving business goals.
- Industrial Relations; model and champion effective partnership with our unions. Support and coach the business to ensure successful management of issues. Lead union partnership with one of our three union groups. Represent the company during dispute resolution processes.
- Work collaboratively across site and as part of the Irish HR network to provide support in implementing various projects as required.
- Develop, implement and update local and country HR policies and support communication of same.
- Work collaboratively with management to provide advice and guidance on compensation and benefits and assist with salary and bonus administration.
- Lead critical updates to people managers and SLT at monthly forums.
- Provide SME knowledge to ensure seamless delivery of T&A function (Kronos) of HR.
- Provide ad hoc administrative support including compliant management of department purchase orders.
What skills you will need:
In order to excel in this role, you will more than likely have:
- 2-3 years’ experience in an HR role, ideally working in a large multi-national environment.
- Bachelor’s degree; CIPD qualification or relevant master’s degree.
- Industrial Relations skills and previous experience partnering directly with union groups is essential.
- Ability to build partnerships and to work effectively with people at all levels.
- Highly effective communicator with the ability to influence outcomes at all levels of the
- business.
- Ability to project manage multiple projects and initiatives through to successful delivery.
- Effective at managing multiple stakeholders.
- Good knowledge of Irish and European employment law framework.
- High level of independence and initiative while working effectively as part of the team.
- Strong administration skills.
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Aoibhinn Daly
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