HR Business Partner

Ashley Kate HR & Finance; Sevenoaks; Hybrid; GBP 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A national charity is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to join their team in Sevenoaks. The successful candidate will provide strategic HR guidance, manage complex employee relations cases, and support organisational change. This senior-level role requires excellent influencing skills and a strong understanding of employment law. With a hybrid working model, this position offers the chance to operate as a trusted consultant across the organisation, impacting approximately 350 individuals nationally.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in HRBP or People Partner roles.
• Strong track record in handling employee relations and change.
• Experience in multi-site or national environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and resolve complex employee relations cases.
• Act as HR lead on organisational change.
• Provide coaching and guidance to line managers.
• Analyse HR metrics for proactive interventions.

Skills

Experience in senior HR Business Partner role

Managing complex employee relations

Understanding of employment law

Commercial acumen

Data-led decision making

Job description

HRBP | Full Time | Permanent | Hybrid | Sevenoaks | £52K

We are partnering with a national charity who are recruiting for a strategic, data led and commercially aligned HRBP. You will operate as a trusted internal consultant to senior leads and operations teams, delivering a proactive, forward thinking HR service across your designated area supporting c350 people nationally, so some travel will be required monthly.

You will play a key role in shaping and embedding the people strategy, supporting leaders to improve capability, performance and engagement while ensuring the organisation operates in line with best practice, employment legislation, and its values. This is a senior-level role requiring strong influencing skills, credibility with stakeholders, and the ability to balance strategic delivery with complex operational employee relations in a multi-site, service-led environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and resolve complex employee relations cases, including grievances, disciplinary escalations, whistleblowing, and employment tribunal preparation
• Act as HR lead on organisational change, including restructures and redundancies, ensuring compliance and high levels of engagement
• Lead and manage TUPE transfers, supporting bid activity, due diligence, consultation processes, and stakeholder engagement
• Provide expert coaching, guidance, and training to line managers on legal compliance and best practice
• Analyse risk and ensure organisational interests are protected through consistent, robust HR practice
• Partner with senior leaders to develop and deliver people plans aligned to business and organisational strategy
• Use HR metrics and engagement data to provide insight, identify trends and shape proactive interventions
• Support the development of policies and practices that reflect best practice, legislative requirements, and organisational values
• Contribute to bid support and local negotiations where required, including the development of terms and conditions
• Lead initiatives to strengthen culture, performance management, engagement, and retention across operational hubs
• Coach leaders to build and sustain high-performing teams
• Support talent identification, succession planning, and leadership development
• Design and deliver HR and people management training at hub and organisational level
• Contribute to organisational design and workforce planning initiatives

About you

• Significant experience in a senior HR Business Partner / People Partner role within a service-led or commercially focused organisation
• Strong track record of managing complex employee relations and organisational change
• Proven experience operating in multi-site or national environments
• Credibility and confidence working with senior stakeholders
• Excellent working knowledge of employment law, HR best practice, and TUPE
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to align people strategy with business objectives
• Data-led approach to insight, decision-making and performance improvement

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