HR Business Partner

Overview

In this HR Business Partner role, you will act as a key partner to Leaders and employees, guiding policy, processes and accountability to foster a safe, engaging workplace. You will work with senior leadership on workforce planning, talent and succession, using people analytics to back decisions. You’ll collaborate across HR, Payroll, IT and Compliance to support change and capability development. The role blends advisory work, policy development and data-driven insights to improve engagement and organisational effectiveness. This is a senior, cross-functional role focused on shaping people strategy and governance.

Responsibilities

• Guide Managers and Leaders to follow fair practices and ensure psychological safety for employees
• Lead workforce planning, talent and succession initiatives and support organisational change
• Drive employee engagement through analytics and action plans; manage engagement surveys
• Support disciplinary and performance procedures in line with policy
• Assist with policy maintenance in line with legislation and business needs
• Collaborate with GDPR, SOC, Legal and Compliance teams as needed
• Engage with L&D on leadership development and coaching support
• Support HR Team development and strategy implementation
• Provide data and insights to support business decisions through people analytics
• Support testing and documentation of HR systems and processes
• Extend guidance and education to other HR team members

Key requirements

• 5+ years of commercial HR experience
• CIPD L5 or equivalent practical experience
• Experience with HRIS Dayforce or similar
• Strong communication skills (written and oral)
• Empathy and active listening abilities
• Data analytics experience in a business context
• Experience with mediation is desirable
• English and Maths to O Level or above (essential)
• Psychology to A Level or coaching experience (desirable)

• Communication skills
• Empathy and listening
• Coaching experience (advantageous)
• Dayforce or similar HRIS
• Data analytics for decision making
• Policy development and compliance

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