HR Business Partner

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Northallerton; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Northallerton seeks an experienced HR Business Partner to drive workforce changes and support management with strategic HR practices. This role, featuring hybrid working options, offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits including a government pension. Candidates should have a strong background in HR with proven change management skills and a customer-focused approach.

Benefits

Local government pension scheme with 18.1% employer contribution

Salary sacrifice schemes

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee discounts

Travel loans

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an HR Business Partner.
• Strong moral compass and customer-focused.
• Ability to operate at a strategic level.

Responsibilities

• Enable workforce changes and continuous improvement.
• Support managers with leadership and workforce interventions.
• Implement organization redesign and business performance strategies.

Skills

Strategic influencing

Change management

Staff leadership

Workforce planning

Problem-solving

Education

CIPD qualification or equivalent

Job description

Salary: £47,181 - £51,356 per annum

Grade M

Contract: Permanent

Hours: flexible working options available including part-time

Location: Northallerton, North Yorkshire



The Opportunity

We currently have an opportunity for an experienced HR practitioner to join us as an HR Business Partner. If you think you can help us to continue to make our mark and bring something special to our fantastic team then we would love to hear from you.

There is something special about working in HR here; the support and challenge from talented colleagues keeps us fresh, ahead of the latest thinking and we always make a difference. The best of public and private sector approaches.

As a result, we are recognised nationally for our work having recently been awarded the PPMA ‘HR Team of the Year’ award. However, whilst we are multi-award winners we are never complacent, always driving to identify improvements and deliver greater impact.

The role is hybrid working with at least 1-2 days per week working from County Hall in Northallerton



What you will be doing

Our HR Business Partners play a critical role in enabling the organisation to implement workforce changes and continuous improvement and challenge.

Our work is complex and interesting including organisation redesign, driving business performance through workforce planning and development, supporting managers with their staff leadership approaches and workforce interventions in line with our People Strategy priorities. Challenging and supporting in equal measure, we enable our most important resource, our people, to thrive.



What you can bring

With an immediate portfolio of professional services within our Central Services and Resources Directorate, ideally we are looking for an existing HR Business Partner who is driven and who can comfortably operate at a strategic level, influencing senior managers and with a proven track record in change management.

The role is highly autonomous; you need a keen eye for spotting where and how we can add value as a Service and be innovative, flexible and adaptable in your approach to support colleagues across the HR Service as required.

You will have a strong moral compass and put the customer at the heart of what you do.



Why Work for us…

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier.

These include:

a local government defined benefit pension scheme with 18.1% employer contribution.
salary sacrifice schemes, providing NI and tax savings of up to 40%
Health Assured – a leading Employee Assistance Programme with confidential help and support for your wellbeing
employee discount benefits including shopping, supermarkets, gym discounts and more!
travel loans
Click on our Total Rewards Brochure at the bottom of this advert to see the full range of benefits.



Contact

For an informal discussion regarding the role please contact Mairi Reed, Head of HR, Resources and Central Services [e-mail] (w/c 11 August 2025) or Penny Yeadon, Head of HR, CYPS [e-mail] (w/c 18 August 2025)



Key Dates

Deadline: midnight Tuesday 26 August 2025

Interviews: Wednesday 10 September 2025



Key Documents

Job Description.pdf

Total Rewards Brochure.pdf



NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.