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Location: Flexible, Republic of Ireland
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: €60,000 to €75,000
About the Role
We’re looking for a passionate and commercially minded Regional HR Business Partner to join our HR team. This key leadership role partners closely with business leaders and regional directors to deliver strategic HR initiatives that drive people performance, engagement, and growth across the organisation.
You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the people strategy, supporting business development, and ensuring that our HR community delivers meaningful impact. Acting as a trusted advisor, you’ll coach and support leadership teams, strengthen employee and industrial relations, and deliver innovative HR solutions that align with both our business goals and client expectations.
What You’ll Do
* Partner with business and regional leadership to design and execute people strategies that enhance performance and growth.
* Lead proactive and effective Employee and Industrial Relations (ER/IR) initiatives, maintaining strong relationships with employees, representatives, and trade unions.
* Develop and deliver the People Plan, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
* Drive talent management, succession planning, and workforce development to build a strong leadership pipeline.
* Lead organisational change, supporting business transformation and cultural evolution.
* Support HR bid management and contribute to client retention and business growth.
* Ensure compliance, governance, and best practice across all HR processes.
What You’ll Bring
* Degree or equivalent qualification in HR or related field.
* Significant generalist HR experience, ideally in a complex, matrixed organisation.
* Proven expertise in Employee and Industrial Relations, including union engagement and dispute resolution.
* Strong business and commercial acumen, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
* Experience in talent management, change management, and organisational design.
* Excellent communication, coaching, and facilitation skills.
* A proactive, collaborative, and solutions-focused approach.
Why Sodexo?
Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater.
We value your individuality, purpose, and growth. Through purpose‑driven actions, we empower our colleagues to thrive in their own ways.
Benefits include:
* Unlimited access to an online wellbeing platform.
* An extensive Employee Assistance Programme.
* 24‑hour virtual GP service.
* Sodexo Discounts Scheme for retailers.
* Access to the Pension Plan.
* Learning and development tools.
* Bike to Work Scheme.
* Enhanced benefits and leave policies across the UK and Ireland.
About Sodexo
At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone and build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and identities, and we run a Disability Confident interview scheme for eligible candidates.
Read more about our inclusive culture and our commitment to diversity.
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