HR Business Partner

Role

As an HR Business Partner, you will provide both operational and strategic HR support across a designated business area. Working closely with managers and senior leaders, you will act as a trusted advisor on all people matters, ensuring consistent, legally compliant, and commercially focused HR practices.

• Provide end-to-end HR support across the employee lifecycle.
• Build strong relationships with managers and senior leaders to understand business priorities and workforce needs.
• Advise and coach managers on HR policies, procedures, and UK employment legislation.
• Support the review, development, and implementation of HR policies and best practice.
• Manage a wide range of employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, absence, performance, and other complex casework.
• Support investigations, formal hearings, and complex employee relations cases.
• Coach and develop managers to build confidence and capability in managing people issues.
• Identify trends in employee relations cases and recommend improvements to policies, processes, and management practices.
• Partner with business leaders on workforce planning, organisational design, talent management, performance management, employee engagement, and reward initiatives.
• Use people data and workforce analytics to provide insight, identify trends, and support business decision-making.
• Support organisational change initiatives, including restructures, business transformation, and transfers of employment.
• Contribute to employee engagement initiatives, leadership development, and management training.
• Promote a positive workplace culture and support the delivery of wider HR projects and initiatives.
• Analyse HR metrics, including absence, turnover, employee relations trends, and engagement data, to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Support the development of HR reporting and people analytics.

• Proven experience as an HR Business Partner or HR Generalist within a fast-paced, operational and unionised environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and extensive employee relations experience.
• Experience supporting organisational change, restructures, or business transformation.
• Confident coaching and influencing managers at all levels.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
• Commercially aware with the ability to balance strategic thinking and operational delivery.
• Able to manage multiple priorities in a busy environment.
• A relevant HR qualification (such as CIPD) or equivalent experience is desirable.

• Hybrid, 3 days in the office 2 days from home
• Car allowance
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy more days
• Competitive pension, plus more