HR Business Partner

Cambridgeshire County Council; Ellington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in the UK seeks an HR Business Partner to deliver proactive HR support and drive organizational change. The ideal candidate will provide expert advice across HR matters, lead on complex casework, and support cultural change initiatives. Strong relationship-building skills and knowledge of employment legislation are essential. This full-time role offers flexible working and benefits including a wellbeing package and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Comprehensive wellbeing package

Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave

Flexible bank holiday arrangements

Paid volunteering hours

Access to development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of employment legislation and best HR practices.
• Confident and credible presence with stakeholders.
• Ability to lead on complex casework and support change initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Deliver proactive, solution-focused HR support.
• Work within business partnering model across HR matters.
• Lead on complex casework and partner with managers.

Skills

Relationship-building

Communication skills

Knowledge of employment legislation

Job description

Overview

Ready to take the next step in your HR career and join a high-performing, well-regarded HR team? We have an exciting opportunity for a HR Business Partner to play a key role in delivering proactive, solution-focused HR support that drives organisational change and continuous improvement. As a HR Business Partner, you'll work within our business partnering model, providing expert advice and challenge across a broad range of HR matters including employee relations, organisational design, and workforce planning. You'll lead on complex casework, support change initiatives, and partner with managers to embed cultural change and deliver effective services. We're looking for someone confident, credible, and influential, with strong relationship-building skills and a sound understanding of employment legislation and best practice HR, Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.

Disability Confident: A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

Team & Role Highlights

• A friendly, supportive team that values collaboration and innovation
• A busy, challenging environment where your contribution makes a real difference
• A comprehensive induction and ongoing development opportunities to help you grow and progress

The role is full time with flexible working considered and is fixed term until October 2026. For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Luke Venni, Strategic HR Business Partner on 07484916062 or Sarah Martins, Strategic HR Business Partner on 07771 841386.

Benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage.

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes