HR Business Partner

Great British Energy Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Homes England, the government’s housing and regeneration agency, seeks a HR Business Partner on a hybrid contract ending 31 March 2027. The role will be based in London with coverage across multiple cities and operate inside IR35.

You will lead recruitment and resourcing activity, manage two Talent Acquisition Partners, and partner with senior leaders on resourcing and change programmes. Use HR data to inform decisions and ensure policy compliance.

Qualifications

• CIPD qualified or equivalent HR qualification
• Strong resourcing and recruitment experience
• Experience delivering specialist recruitment campaigns
• Financial/investment recruitment experience
• Strong HR business partnering background
• Experience supporting organisational change
• Strong senior stakeholder engagement and influencing
• Consultative approach with problem-solving skills
• Broad HR generalist knowledge including some reward exposure
• Experience in public sector/Civil Service preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment and resourcing activity across the organisation
• Manage two Talent Acquisition Partners
• Partner with senior leaders on resourcing and change programmes
• Deliver workforce planning for future business needs
• Advise and coach managers on complex people matters
• Lead recruitment work packages through organisational change
• Ensure employment law, ACAS and policy compliance
• Use HR data and MI to inform decisions
• Manage people risks and provide expert HR advice
• Work closely with Trade Unions, Legal and wider HR teams

Skills

Recruitment experience

Senior stakeholder engagement

HR business partnering

Organisational change

HR data and insights

Advising and coaching leaders

Risk-based decision-making

Public sector experience

Generalist HR + reward exposure

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

On behalf of Homes England, we are looking for a HR Business Partner (Inside IR35) for a hybrid contract to run up until 31/3/27 based out of London, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle or Northstowe.Homes England, the government’s housing and regeneration agency, plays a central role in tackling the housing challenges the country now faces. We have the appetite, influence, expertise, and resource to drive positive market change, and our mission is to ensure more homes are built in areas of greatest need, improve affordability and create a sustainable housing market.Following the publication of the government’s Levelling Up White Paper, Homes England has also been tasked with a core role in spearheading regeneration, partnering with places to reduce economic disparity, empower local leaders and create equal opportunities across the country to ensure communities reach their full potential.As a HR Business Partner, your main responsibilities will be:* Lead recruitment and resourcing activity across the organisation.* Manage two Talent Acquisition Partners.* Partner with senior leaders on resourcing and change programmes.* Deliver workforce planning for future business needs.* Advise and coach managers on complex people matters.* Lead recruitment work packages through organisational change.* Ensure employment law, ACAS and policy compliance.* Use HR data and MI to inform decisions.* Manage people risks and provide expert HR advice.* Work closely with Trade Unions, Legal and wider HR teams.* Act as the resourcing subject matter expertEssential:* CIPD qualified or equivalent HR qualification.* Strong resourcing and recruitment experience.* Experience delivering specialist recruitment campaigns.* Financial/investment recruitment experience.* Strong HR business partnering background.* Experience supporting organisational change.* Strong senior stakeholder engagement and influencing.* Consultative approach with creative problem-solving skills.* Confident advising and coaching leaders.* Strong risk-based decision-making skills.* Experience using HR data and insights.* Public sector/Civil Service experience, ideally within an arm’s-length body.* Broad HR generalist knowledge, including some reward exposure.* Strong organisational change experience.Diserable:* Experience of job evaluation and role grading processes.Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.Disability ConfidentAs a Disability Confident employer, Homes England encourage applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates. Applications from candidates who identify as having a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting processArmed Forces CovenantAs a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, Homes England welcome applications from veterans, service leavers, reservists and military spouses or partners. Applications from eligible candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process.In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following \"this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different\".