Hr Business Partner

The Bukola Group; Keycol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bukola Group, in partnership with a well-established charity, is recruiting an Interim HR Business Partner (Change) to lead and deliver an organisational change programme. This hands-on role focuses on restructures, redundancies and consultation, partnering with senior leaders to ensure fair, compliant change.

You will guide the organisation through change while balancing objectives with employee experience, engagement and risk management, providing expert advice on ER, legal compliance, and

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading the HR element of organisational change, particularly restructures and redundancies.
• Strong experience delivering employee consultation processes from end to end.
• Excellent knowledge of UK employment law and current HR best practice.
• Extensive ER case management experience, including disciplinary, grievance, performance, capability and attendance matters.
• The confidence and credibility to partner with, advise and constructively challenge senior stakeholders.
• Experience coaching managers through complex people matters and organisational change.
• Strong project management, communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders and managers to plan and deliver organisational change, including restructures, redundancies and transformation programmes.
• Provide expert advice on change management, employee relations and consultation processes.
• Develop and support effective consultation strategies, ensuring employees and representatives are meaningfully engaged throughout the process.
• Produce change documentation including business cases, letters, FAQs, guidance and communication materials.
• Coach managers through complex and sensitive change and employee relations matters.
• Provide insight and constructive challenge around employment risk and complex ER decisions.
• Support communication and engagement activity to ensure change is delivered clearly, consistently and transparently.
• Analyse workforce data and provide meaningful insight to inform decision-making and change strategies.
• Coach and develop managers to strengthen their change leadership and wider people management capability.

Skills

Change management

Employee relations

UK employment law

ER case management

Stakeholder partnering

Coaching managers

Project management

Communication

Education

CIPD Level 5 or equivalent

Job description

HR Business Partner (Change)

Fixed Term Contract | Charity / Not-for-Profit Organisation

Lead and Deliver Meaningful Organisational Change

The Bukola Group is partnering with a well-established, values-led charity to recruit an experienced Interim HR Business Partner (Change) to support the delivery of a significant organisational change programme.

This is a hands-on role for an experienced HR professional with a strong background in restructures, redundancies and consultation processes, who can confidently partner with senior leaders and managers to deliver fair, robust and legally compliant change.

You'll play a key role in guiding the organisation through change while balancing organisational objectives with employee experience, engagement and effective risk management.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders and managers to plan and deliver organisational change, including restructures, redundancies and transformation programmes.
• Provide expert advice on change management, employee relations and consultation processes.
• Develop and support effective consultation strategies, ensuring employees and representatives are meaningfully engaged throughout the process.
• Produce change documentation including business cases, letters, FAQs, guidance and communication materials.
• Coach managers through complex and sensitive change and employee relations matters.
• Provide insight and constructive challenge around employment risk and complex ER decisions.
• Support communication and engagement activity to ensure change is delivered clearly, consistently and transparently.
• Analyse workforce data and provide meaningful insight to inform decision-making and change strategies.
• Coach and develop managers to strengthen their change leadership and wider people management capability.

About You

• Significant experience leading the HR element of organisational change, particularly restructures and redundancies.
• Strong experience delivering employee consultation processes from end to end.
• Excellent knowledge of UK employment law and current HR best practice.
• Extensive ER case management experience, including disciplinary, grievance, performance, capability and attendance matters.
• The confidence and credibility to partner with, advise and constructively challenge senior stakeholders.
• Experience coaching managers through complex people matters and organisational change.
• Strong project management, communication and organisational skills.
• CIPD Level 5 or equivalent demonstrable knowledge and experience.
• The ability to travel regular across the organisation's operating region, with access to appropriate transport.

Desirable

• Previous experience within the charity, not-for-profit or voluntary sector.
• Experience working within complex, values-led organisations undergoing substantial change.

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to take a genuinely hands-on role in an important organisational change programme, working closely with senior stakeholders and having a direct impact on how change is delivered across a purpose-led organisation.

You'll join an organisation that places significant emphasis on quality, employee experience, transparency, inclusion and continuous improvement.