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.