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SEFE Marketing & Trading Ltd

Senior HR Business Partner

Hybrid

London, United kingdom

Senior

Freelance

20-09-2025

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Communication Leadership Data Analysis Dynamics Sales Coaching

Job Specifications

IN SHORT

As a Senior HR Business Partner you will help shape the future of our workforce and drive transformational HR initiatives. You will coach, advise, challenge, and provide clear direction to leaders on operational through to strategic people management issues, based on best practices and employment law.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

As the Senior HR Business Partner you will coach, advise and collaborate with leaders to design organisational structures, secure business support, and oversee cyclical people processes to enhance employee performance and ensure compliance. You will be responsible for:

Collaborating with leaders to build and implement departmental people strategies for the upcoming year, focusing on reducing attrition and enhancing leadership team cohesion.
Working closely with COE's and Operations teams on core people processes and management of end to end ER cases
Ensures regular people processes, including performance reviews, talent identification and succession planning, while also approving changes to employee terms and conditions. Identifying opportunities and implementing strategies to drive business area employee performance and foster engagement
Builds trusting working relationships with leaders through daily interactions and participation in departmental leadership meetings.
Secures business support for HR initiatives and integrates them into business areas, partnering with relevant HR subject matter experts.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING:

Your expertise in strategic HR planning, Leadership and Coaching abilities will ensure you are able to influence and guide the business through all HR processes in a cost effective and timely manner. You will also have knowledge of:

Talent Management and Succession Planning,
Deep understanding of Employment Law and Regulatory Compliance,
Proficiency in Data Analysis and HR metrics.
Excellent Communication and Interpersonal skills
Ability to navigate complex organizational structures and dynamics effectively
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field or equivalent experience

About Us

Securing Energy for Europe - it's a simple statement, with a bold ambition. SEFE is not just our name, but also encompasses everything that drives us. To accomplish this, we're taking immediate action to secure gas supply - but also looking forward, to explore our role in the European energy transformation and how we can contribute to a stable and sustainable future.

SEFE, an international energy company, ensures the security of supply and drives the decarbonisation of its customers. SEFE's activities span the energy value chain, from origination and trading to sales, transport, and storage. Through its decades-long expertise in trading and the development of its LNG business, SEFE has become one of the most important suppliers to industrial customers in Europe, with an annual sales volume of 200 TWh of gas and power. Its 50,000 customers range from small businesses to municipalities and multinational organisations. By investing in clean energies and especially in the hydrogen ecosystem, SEFE is contributing to the energy transition. The company employs around 2,000 people globally and is owned by the Federal Government of Germany.

Our international teams work across locations in Europe, Asia, and North America. We're passionate about energy and the important role it can play in shaping a better future.

Securing energy - now and for the future.

Our Benefits

We're committed to creating an inclusive environment that embraces diversity and fosters the development of knowledge, skills, and experience. Whatever your role, you'll find an open, welcoming atmosphere that empowers you, and recognises your contribution.

In return we offer a competitive starting salary supported by a comprehensive range of financial, lifestyle and wellness benefits with the flexibility to follow a hybrid working model.

bonus earning potential
non-contributory pension with 10% employer contribution
25 days holiday plus bank holidays and volunteering days
buy / sell holidays
life assurance
medical and dental insurance (family cover)
range of optional flexible benefits

We are committed to supporting your career growth with opportunities to develop both your knowledge and experience through a blended approach to learning.

Join SEFE and help us secure energy supply across Europe and shape a better, more sustainable tomorrow.

About the Company

Growing from a single office in London in 1999 into the worldwide organisation it is today, SEFE Marketing & Trading (SM&T) is an agile multi-commodity trader and trading partner. We are a leading player in European trading energy markets, combining the physical & financial trading of LNG, gas, power, metals, environmental products and hydrogen with the provision of comprehensive risk management, derivates, algorithmic trading, and third-party asset management services. We are the sourcing and trading arm of SEFE, an interna... Know more