HR Business Partner

Dogs Trust Company Limited; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A national charity organization in the UK is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner. This role involves partnering with managers on various HR matters, resolving employee relations issues, and providing tailored HR advice. The ideal candidate will be CIPD qualified or equivalent, with significant HR experience and excellent relationship-building skills. This position offers a hybrid work model and a salary between £42,000 - £44,000 per year, depending on the location.

Qualifications

• Significant HR experience with the ability to build strong partner relationships.
• Track record of resolving employee relations issues and managing various HR tasks.
• Proven ability to communicate complex information to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders.
• Develop understanding of partnered areas including objectives and team structures.
• Provide tailored HR advice using metrics to spot trends and identify risks.
• Manage informal and formal employee relations cases.
• Work closely with specialist teams in HR to enhance people practices.

Skills

HR experience

Building partner relationships

Resolving employee relations issues

Communication skills

Education

CIPD level 7 or equivalent experience

Job description

HR Business Partner

Application Deadline: 29 November 2025

Department: People

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: London or another Dogs Trust site

Compensation: £42,000 - £44,000 per year (depending on location) + benefits

Description

Do you have significant HR experience, with an ability to build strong partner relationships, and a track record of resolving key people issues through advice to managers? Can you manage your own workload, taking personal responsibility for progressing people activities?

We are recruiting for an experienced HR Business Partner to partner with managers and heads of department on all people matters in specific areas of the charity.

What does this job do?

Reporting to the Senior HR Business Partner, the successful candidate will:

• build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders in specific areas within the charity, acting as a trusted partner for HR related advice.
• develop a thorough understanding of partnered areas including departmental objectives, role and team structures, and key people issues.
• provide tailored HR advice and guidance, using metrics and data to spot trends and identify risks and areas of opportunity.
• manage informal and formal employee relations cases to successful resolution
• work closely with specialist teams in HR to improve people practices.

Could this be you?

Ideally qualified to CIPD level 7 (or with equivalent experience), you will have previously worked in a similar role and will have a proven track record of resolving key people issues through a thorough understanding of departmental activities, and tailoring advice to managers. You will have significant experience in successfully resolving a wide variety of complex ER issues with the ability to build and maintain strong partner relationships, as well as also the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information to diverse audiences.

This is a hybrid role with 2 days per week in a Dogs Trust centre in the North, or in the London office.

Interviews will take place on 10th and 11th December 2025.

About the team

The People team is a growing team of over 40 friendly, hardworking colleagues delivering a first-class service to the organisation and its 1,600+ employees in more than 70 workplaces. We work across all HR activities including recruitment, pay and benefits, payroll, learning and development and employee engagement, as well as providing pragmatic and principled guidance on people issues.