People Business Partner

Our People Business Partners work closely with business leaders and line managers to build capabilities plan and manage talent and develop approaches that achieve shared organisational objectives. 

You will work closely within your business pillar and help it to implement the business strategy from a people perspective using your stakeholder engagement skills to develop meaningful relationships with key people in the pillar and other people teams in the organisation. Skills in relationship building and influencing are essential.  You will also need to be able to use data metrics and evidence to inform and drive decision making and change across your business area. 

• Acting as a trusted partner to the pillar Managing Director and Senior Leadership team to provide guidance on people practices and employee related issues 

• Lead and coordinate TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment) consultations and transfers ensuring compliance with legal requirements and minimizing risk.
• Partner with business leaders to identify current and future skills requirements aligned with business strategy.
• Use data-driven insights to guide talent development succession planning and workforce planning.

• Providing guidance on people practices such as restructures and succession planning 

• Bringing people expertise and developing solutions to help the business area to deliver its strategy 

• Acting as a local point of people expertise for specialist teams that are implementing new people approaches 

• Working with the pillar management teams to make sure employees have the skills and resources they need to achieve their objectives 

• Developing plans for recruitment training restructuring and succession and supporting relevant staff to implement these 

• Coaching Line Managers on ways to motivate their employees and lead more effectively 

• Analysing human resource metrics and comparing results to key performance indicators 

• Resolving complex employee relations issues and addressing grievances in consultation 

• Providing leadership and guidance on the people aspects of change management 

• Championing the EDI agenda 

• Assisting with the roll-out of training specific to people practices 

• Providing guidance to the pillar on United Living people policies 

Qualifications :

• CIPD Level 7 or proven HR experience at Business Partner level including generalist HR  

• Solid grasp of current UK employment law and the ability to apply this to employee relations cases 

• Knowledge and experience of TUPE settlement negotiation and managing redundancy campaigns 

• Ability to challenge in a robust yet constructive manner exercising diplomacy and tact where required 

• Superb problem-solving skills 

• A good understanding of the many disciplines within HR including diversity and inclusion performance management compensation and benefits talent management employee and union relations etc.  

• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to develop good work relationships across the business 

• Strong collaboration communication negotiation and interpersonal skills 

• Ability to be flexible and prioritise workloads effectively 

• Strong data interpretation skills and the ability to work accurately with excellent attention to detail 

• A high level of discretion and confidentiality  

Additional Information :

Competitive benefits package

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time