Associate HR Business Partner

TN United Kingdom; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Associate HR Business Partner to support their HR team in Southend-on-Sea. This role involves providing expert HR advice, facilitating service improvements, and ensuring effective communication across various directorates. You will play a crucial role in workforce planning, change management, and promoting a diverse workplace culture. The ideal candidate will have extensive HR management experience and a strong understanding of employment law. Join a dynamic team that values professional development and inclusivity, and make a meaningful impact in the healthcare sector.

Qualifications

• CIPD qualified with ongoing professional development.
• Degree in HR or related field is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert HR advice and guidance to management.
• Champion change initiatives and foster positive employee relations.

Skills

Employment Law

HR Practices

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Negotiation Skills

MS Office Proficiency

Education

Grad CIPD or equivalent

Degree in HR or related field

Tools

HR Databases

Job description

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Associate HR Business Partner, Southend-on-Sea

Client: East of England Ambulance Service

Location: Southend-on-Sea

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 2cc61d5c2734

Job Views: 12

Posted: 29.04.2025

Expiry Date: 13.06.2025

Job Description

Great healthcare requires great people. That’s why we are recruiting committed, skilled individuals and supporting our employees to ensure they choose to stay with us.

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Job overview

The Associate HR People Partner (HBPP) reports to the HR People Partner and supports a specific Trust unit or service area, providing specialist HR advice and guidance to management, acting as a bridge to transactional services, and ensuring effective communication regarding staffing and establishment.

Main duties of the job

• Act as a people partner to directorates and senior management, understanding business plans and HR issues to support workforce planning.
• Facilitate and deliver service improvements, supporting change management projects collaboratively with managers.

Working for our organisation

Our service covers Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, and Cambridgeshire. Enjoy diverse environments, from city centers to rural areas, with excellent transport links and airports, making travel and connectivity easy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Provide expert advice on complex HR cases to managers.
• Use HR metrics to monitor performance and discuss findings with management.
• Review workforce plans with management and keep HR informed for proactive staffing solutions.
• Ensure consistent, professional HR service across directorates, based on good practice principles.
• Develop management skills through coaching and training, aligning HR approaches with business goals.
• Champion change initiatives, fostering positive employee relations and collaboration with Trade Unions.
• Maintain current knowledge of employment law and HR best practices, ensuring policy compliance.
• Maintain accurate employee records and reports, supporting HR reporting needs.
• Participate in recruitment and selection processes as needed.
• Identify HR service issues and advise on corrective actions.
• Promote equality, diversity, and a non-discriminatory workplace culture.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Grad CIPD or equivalent; ongoing professional development.
• Degree in HR or related field.
• Mediator, Coach, Agenda for Change trained, Mental health first aider.

Experience

• Extensive HR management experience, including advice to managers and recruitment.
• Experience in change management, NHS HR environment, and job evaluations.

Skills and Knowledge

• Up-to-date employment law, HR practices, and equal opportunity issues.
• Proficient in MS Office and HR databases.
• Strong analytical, planning, communication, and negotiation skills.

Personal Attributes

• Responsive, calm, personable, and able to build effective relationships.

References from the last three years are required, covering current and previous employers, with contact details of HR departments and managers.

All appointments are subject to a clean disciplinary record. The Trust operates a No Smoking policy. We encourage applications from disabled candidates and offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to support diversity and inclusion.