HR Business Partner

The Talent World; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Personal pension scheme

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Electric vehicle scheme

37-hour working week

25 days annual leave

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

The Talent World is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner for the Cambridge outskirts, working on-site. This role reports to the HR Director and collaborates with an established senior partner to advise managers and employees while driving key people initiatives.

You’ll partner with managers on employee relations, support talent development, and help maintain compliant, effective HR practices across the business. This is a hands-on, business-facing position with significant impact.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as HR Business Partner or Senior HR Advisor in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong employee relations expertise with practical, commercially focused solutions.
• Comprehensive knowledge of UK employment law.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive HR Business Partner support across functions.
• Advise managers on employee relations matters including investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, absence, performance, and conflict resolution.
• Support talent management and succession planning to develop organisational capability.
• Drive employee engagement and act on feedback and pulse survey results.
• Governance and compliance activities to align practices with legislation and best practice.
• Review and maintain HR policies and procedures; keep them current.
• Lead HR projects and organisational initiatives; contribute to learning and development.
• Design, deliver, and administer learning programs; manage training records.

Skills

Employee relations

Stakeholder management

UK employment law

Education

CIPD Level 5

Tools

HRIS

Job description

Preferred Responsibilities

HR Business Partner Cambridge (Outskirts) 37 hours per week On-site working preferred Salary up to £50k

We are delighted to be partnering with a highly successful and innovative business on the outskirts of Cambridge to recruit an experienced HR Business Partner. This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation that is continuing to invest in its people function. Reporting to the HR Director and working alongside an established Senior HR Business Partner, you will take ownership of dedicated client groups across the business, acting as a trusted advisor to managers and employees while driving key people initiatives. This role offers the perfect blend of business partnering and hands-on operational HR, providing the opportunity to make a real impact within a dynamic organisation. What You’ll Be DoingNo two weeks are the same, but your responsibilities will include:

• Providing comprehensive HR Business Partner support across arrange of functions
• Partnering with managers to provide expert guidance on employee relations matters, including investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, absence management, performance improvement, and conflict resolution.
• Supporting talent management and succession planning initiatives to help develop future organisational capability.
• Driving employee engagement activities and helping to analyse and act upon employee feedback and pulse survey results.
• Supporting governance and compliance activities, ensuring employment practices remain aligned with legislation and best practice.
• Reviewing and maintaining HR policies and procedures to ensure they remain current and effective.
• Leading and contributing to a variety of HR projects and organisational initiatives.
• Supporting learning and development programmes, including training design, delivery and administration.
• Managing compliance training records, monitoring completion rates, and escalating where appropriate.
• Enhancing the employer brand through collaboration with both the HR and Marketing teams.
• Partnering with the HR Officer to optimise and maintain the HR Information System (HRIS).

What We’re Looking For

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Proven experience working as an HR Business Partner or Senior HR Advisor within a fast-paced environment.
• Strong employee relations expertise, with the confidence to advise on complex HR matters and deliver practical, commercially focused solutions.
• Comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law.
• Excellent stakeholder management and coaching skills, with the ability to influence and build credibility across all levels of the organisation.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification, or currently working towards it.

Why Join?

In return, you’ll benefit from a supportive culture, a collaborative HR team, and an excellent benefits package, including:

• Competitive salary
• Personal pension scheme
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• Electric vehicle scheme
• 37-hour working week
• 25 days annual leave, with holiday buy and sell options
• Discounted gym membership
• And a range of additional employee benefits

This is a fantastic opportunity for an HR professional who enjoys building strong relationships, influencing people decisions, and contributing to a growing, innovative business.