HR Business Partner

Gambling Commission; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday purchase

Flexible working

Accessible office near Birmingham

Open, collaborative culture

Job summary

The Gambling Commission, a UK regulatory body, seeks an experienced HR Business Partner to shape people strategy and advise senior leaders. You will drive strategic workforce planning, coach executives, and lead major change programmes in a collaborative People function, ensuring alignment with the Commission's goals and safeguarding responsible gaming.

You will partner with Trade Unions, deliver data-driven people initiatives, and help raise leadership capability while supporting a thriving,

Qualifications

• Significant and wide-ranging HR generalist experience including strategic workforce planning, restructures, change management, resourcing, talent and performance management.
• Ability to build highly effective and collaborative working relationships to persuade and influence a range of stakeholders effectively.
• Experience of leading, coordinating and implementing organisational change.
• Employee relations experience, including consultation and negotiation with Trade Unions and overseeing complex cases.

Responsibilities

• Build strong, influential relationships with Executive Directors and senior leaders, acting as a trusted advisor on strategic people matters.
• Lead strategic workforce planning activities to identify future needs, skills gaps and talent requirements.
• Coach and support leaders to enhance leadership capability, engagement and people management.
• Lead organisational change initiatives including restructures, consultation, communication and implementation.
• Collaborate with Trade Unions to achieve positive outcomes and align people priorities with strategy.
• Contribute to the People & Culture Strategy and support its implementation with data-informed decisions.
• Develop leadership capability by coaching managers and delivering development interventions.

Skills

Strategic workforce planning

Restructures

Change management

Employee relations

Influence & stakeholder management

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key strategic role, partnering with Executive Directors and senior leaders, on the full range of people issues. This will involve bringing expertise, perspective, and pragmatism to support clients to achieve their business objectives through agreed people plans. As a HR Business Partner, you will act as a trusted advisor and coach, bringing expertise, insights and pragmatism to help our leaders achieve their business objectives through effective people strategies and interventions. You will influence decision making at senior levels, ensuring that people priorities are aligned to the Commissions strategy and goals. Working collaboratively with the People Services function, you will champion our People and Culture strategy to deliver innovative, evidence based and effective solutions. You will support and build leadership and management confidence and capability through the provision of advice, coaching and positive challenge. The team: Our HR team are at the heart of our people-centric culture. Your expertise will help shape a thriving, collaborative workplace, empowered to make gambling fairer, safer and crime free.

• Holiday purchase scheme (option to buy up to five extra days annual leave)
• Flexible working & family friendly policies
• Ergonomic, fully accessible office, very close to Birmingham New Street Station
• Open, collaborative and people focused culture

Your responsibilities:

• You will build strong, influential relationships with Executive Directors and senior leaders, acting as a trusted advisor on strategic people matters.
• You will lead strategic workforce planning activities, identifying future workforce needs, skills gaps and talent requirements.
• You will coach and support leaders to enhance their leadership capability, employee engagement and people management effectiveness
• You will lead and support organisational change initiatives, including restructures, consultation, communication and implementation activities.
• You will work collaboratively with recognised Trade Unions to achieve positive organisational outcomes.
• You will contribute to the People & Culture Strategy and support its implementation, working closely with colleagues in the wider People function to:
• Implement key people initiatives, frameworks and projects.
• Use data and management information to inform decision-making that aligns talent strategies with the People and Culture strategic objectives.
• Contribute to the development of leadership and management capability by coaching and supporting managers.
• Manage and resolve barriers to improve performance
• Partner with Learning and Organisational Development to identify and deliver development interventions that support business priorities.

Qualifications:

• Significant and wide-ranging HR generalist experience including.: strategic workforce planning, restructures, change management, resourcing, talent and performance management.
• Ability to build highly effective and collaborative working relationships to persuade and influence a range of stakeholders effectively.
• Experience of leading, coordinating and implementing organisational change.
• Employee relations experience, including consultation and negotiation with Trade Unions and overseeing complex cases.

Desirable criteria:

• CIPD qualified

The Gambling Commission is the regulatory authority responsible for overseeing and regulating gambling activities in the United Kingdom. Our primary role is to ensure that gambling is conducted fairly, openly, and free from crime, while also protecting vulnerable individuals from harm. We regulate various forms of gambling, including casinos, bingo, sports betting, and lotteries, and issues licenses to operators. We are committed to ensuring a safe and responsible gambling environment, promoting transparency, and enforcing compliance with legal standards to maintain public trust in the industry. We're proud to have notable industry recognition, including the Regulatory Excellence Award from the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This prestigious award recognized the Commission's international leadership in enhancing consumer protection through industry collaboration.