People Business Partner

Were growing our strategic people capability and are recruiting two People Business Partners on a two-year fixed-term contract. One role will suit an experienced all-round HR Business Partner. The second role will suit an all-round HR Business Partner who also brings proven Learning & Development expertise to help us drive a culture of continuous learning and develop high-performing leaders across the charity.

About the Roles

As part of our Business Partnering Team within the wider People Team both roles will provide informed consistent and strategic support to allocated directorateshelping senior leaders build engaged high-performing teams in a HR Business partnering capacity.

As a successful applicant youll embed yourself in your directorates: acting as a trusted adviser to Heads of facilitating problem-solving conversations and ensuring managers are empowered for day-to-day people needs.

Youll be the single point of contact for people matters in your directorate. Youll use metrics to provide your directorate with insights to ensure conversations start with data and decision making is data informed and constructively challenged when required. Youll be supporting delivery of HR processes managing complex cross-functional projects driving positive change in the employee journey and supporting the charity to attract hire and retain top talent.

L&D-Focused Opportunity: If you bring solid Learning & Development experience youll also play a key role in identifying skill gaps shaping training plans and supporting the development agenda across the charityaccelerating our learning culture.

About You

Youre collaborative and resilient with the ability to operate strategically while staying hands-on. You have proven experience as a HR and/or L&D Business Partner (or similar role) and are confident building strong relationships with senior leaders and managers across multiple functions.

You stay calm under pressure manage challenging situations constructively and juggle competing priorities in a fast-moving environmentplanning ahead yet adapting when things change.

You work autonomously communicate clearly and make sound decisions grounded in employment law and HR best practice. Proficiency with HR Information Systems is also essential.

You bring the highest levels of integrity confidentiality and commitmentand youre motivated by teamwork transparency and doing the right thing for our people.

You hold a CIPD level 5 (or have equivalent experience) with demonstratable HR business partnering success. Previous experience in L&D information systems (preferably Kallidus) will be beneficial particularly for those wishing to apply for the Learning and Development focused role though not essential.

You hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a reliable vehicle with business insurance for work purposes. You are willing and able to travel regularly for in-person meetings and eventsoften to Downton (SP5 3RB) or London with occasionally travel to other UK locations. Central London travel will be by train.

You are also comfortable staying away from home overnight on occasion when required to support events or team activities.

Please see the Job Description below for more detail about this exciting role.

About the Team

Youll join a supportive forward-thinking People Team that values openness shared learning and mutual support.

The detail

• Hours: Full-time 35 hours per week (MondayFriday 9 am 5 pm)
• Contract: 2 Years fixed term contract
• Closing Date: Sunday 27 July 2025

Please indicate in your application whether you are applying for the People Business Partner (Generalist) role the People Business Partner (L&D Focus) role or are open to being considered for both. Well align portfolios based on experience and the charitys need.

Please note: We may close this vacancy early should the right candidates present themselves early applications are encouraged.

Help for Heroes values diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

Help for Heroes believes those who serve our country deserve support when theyre wounded. Every day men and women have to leave their career in the Armed Forces as a result of physical or psychological wounds. The Charity helps them and their families to recover and get on with their lives. It has already supported more than 26500 people and wont stop until every wounded veteran gets the support they deserve.