HR Business Partner

HR Business Partner

We are seeking to appoint a HR Business Partner to join a small but very busy HR Team, working 37.5 hours per week. The role will be home based but there will be a requirement to attend in person team meetings on a regular basis within the Preston Area.

Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement to a National Organisation?

Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?

If yes, then we'd love to hear from you.

Position: HR Business Partner

Location: Preston

Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week. Monday to Friday 9-5

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £46,208.33 per annum

Closing Date: 9th January 2026. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if enough suitable applications are received.

As a HR Business Partner, you will be:

• providing generalist strategic & operational HR support across our National Organisation
• working closely with your designated areas to fully understand their HR needs & service requirements and the impact these might have on the organisation
• providing advice & support on all employee relations matters including disciplinary, grievance, absence management and TUPE
• contributing to & leading on HR projects & other business projects that impact on the wider organisation

• Up to date knowledge of employment law & best practice HR policy and practice
• Extensive experience of providing advice on complex ER matters
• The ability to build excellent relationships quickly with key members of the Leadership Team and the wider business
• Minimum of Level 5 CIPD.

• Flexible Working Options:
  Including hybrid working.
• Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
• Birthday Leave:
  An extra day off for your birthday.
• Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
• Enhanced
  
  Allowances:
  
  Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
• Exclusive Discounts:
  High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
• Financial Wellbeing:
  Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
• Wellbeing Support:
  Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
• Inclusive Networks:
  Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
• Sustainable Travel:
  Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
• Career Development:
  Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.

Join an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. The charity puts them at the heart of the organisation and the support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.

The organisation is committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

The charity is proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong and is committed to being an antiracist organisation, and actively welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, the team offers an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria for a job where it is practicable to do so and are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process.