HR Business Partner - 13 month FTC
We are supporting our client in the recruitment of an experienced HR Business Partner to deliver a high-quality, proactive and solutions-focused HR service. The role partners with senior leaders to drive effective people strategies, support organisational performance and lead key change initiatives.
Role Purpose
Provide a strategic HR business partnering service, delivering best-practice guidance, supporting organisational goals and ensuring consistent, people-focused solutions across the business.
Key Responsibilities
*Build strong, credible relationships with senior leaders, acting as a trusted advisor.
*Develop and deliver people plans aligned to organisational strategy.
*Lead and support change programmes including restructures, redeployment, redundancies and TUPE.
*Provide expert advice on organisational design and workforce planning.
*Partner with resourcing teams to identify recruitment needs and support senior-level hiring.
*Drive succession planning, talent development and capability building.
*Coach and upskill managers on performance, absence, conflict resolution and recruitment best practice.
*Analyse HR data to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
*Support the embedding of organisation-wide initiatives, culture and values.
*Ensure compliance with employment law and HR best practice.
*Contribute to continuous improvement across the HR function.
Skills & Experience
*CIPD qualified (or equivalent experience).
*Broad generalist HR experience, typically 5+ years, including advisory or business partnering responsibility.
*Proven experience managing complex change projects.
*Strong employment law knowledge.
*Excellent relationship-building and influencing skills.
*Highly organised with strong planning, prioritisation and problem-solving ability.
*Professional, credible, adaptable and solutions-focused.
*Able to work both autonomously and collaboratively.
Personal Attributes
*Confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
*Maintains professionalism, tact and confidentiality.
*Resilient, flexible and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
*Committed to delivering high-quality outcomes and continuous improvement.