HR Partners
Overview
HR Partners are based in Colleges throughout the university. Learn about the role of the HR Partner and the services they can offer to you as a manager or staff member. This page also contains contact information so you can get to know the HR Partner in your area.
Role of the HR Partner
The role of the HR Partner is similar to that of a local HR Manager whose primary function is to support, advise and coach the College Principal, Heads of School / Units and managers in relation to good staff management practices. HR Partners support managers in the effective implementation of all UCD HR policies, practices and university initiatives relating to staff management. In addition, the HR Partner is available to assist individual staff members who may require confidential guidance, advice or support.
Although reporting into the HR function, HR Partners spend most of their time physically located in the College or unit they support. This ensures that they are accessible to those they are supporting, allows them to build a greater understanding of the operations of their College or unit and identify how the appropriate application of HR policies and best practice can contribute to the success of the school or unit in achieving their goals. This can include specific projects relating to strategy clarification, staffing models, staff planning, management reviews, staff engagement, change management.
HR Partners work closely with specialist, central HR groups such as Organisation Development, Leadership Development and Employee Relations to deliver excellent services.
In the small number of areas that do not have a designated HR Partner, managers can still access specialist services by direct contact with the particular area, e.g. ER, Leadership, Recruitment Services, Pensions, all of whom have contact details available on the HR Web, or if in doubt UCD HR Customer Services at ext 4900 will provide contact details. The vast majority of staff queries should also be able to be successfully dealt with in the same manner. All staff can raise queries or seek information via the ASK HR facility also available on the HR Website.
What if I have a HR query? Depending on your query there are a number of routes:
UCD HR Partners
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Claire O’Malley Email: claire.omalley@ucd.ie |
HR Relationship Director |
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Neil Young Email: neil.young@ucd.ie |
HR Partner UCD College of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine |
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Enda Bennett Email: enda.bennett@ucd.ie |
HR Partner UCD College of Science |
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Evangeline Leonard Email: evangeline.leonard@ucd.ie |
HR Partner
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Chantelle Guilfoyle Email: chantelle.guilfoyle@ucd.ie |
HR Partner Academic Affairs (including Registry, IT Services, Library) |
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Sinead Dillon Email: sinead.t.dillon@ucd.ie |
HR Partner UCD College of Human Sciences and |
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Ashley Carthy Email: ashley.carthy@ucd.ie |
HR Partner UCD College of Health Sciences |