HR Business Partner

Jobs4; South Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Jobs4 is recruiting an experienced HR Business Partner to provide strategic and operational HR support across a large public sector service area. The role involves partnering with senior leaders, delivering workforce priorities, and guiding organisational change within a hybrid Leeds and York setting.

The successful candidate will be CIPD-qualified with strong employment law knowledge, expert employee relations skills, and a track record in change management, workforce planning, and data-driven

Qualifications

• Significant experience at HR Business Partner level within a large and complex organisation.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
• Proven experience managing complex employee relations cases and organisational change programmes.
• Ability to build effective relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience using workforce data and analytics to support strategic decision-making.
• Strong communication, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to develop and deliver workforce strategies and people plans.
• Provide expert advice on complex and high-risk employee relations matters.
• Lead and support organisational change, transformation, and workforce redesign projects.
• Analyse workforce data and trends to inform decision-making and improve service delivery.
• Support workforce planning, succession planning, and talent management initiatives.
• Promote employee engagement and help implement organisation-wide people programmes.
• Lead on HR aspects of service reviews, restructures, consultations, and TUPE processes where required.
• Develop and deliver management training, guidance, and best practice initiatives.
• Contribute to policy development and wider HR improvement projects.
• Coach and support managers in managing people-related challenges effectively.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Employee relations

Change management

Workforce planning

Communication coaching

Education

Chartered CIPD qualified or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

HR Business Partner

Contract: 6 months

Location: Hybrid - Leeds and York

Rate: Band 8A

We are currently supporting an NHS organisation in recruiting an experienced HR Business Partner to provide strategic and operational HR support across a diverse service area.

Working closely with senior leaders, this role will play a key part in delivering workforce priorities, supporting organisational change, and ensuring the provision of high-quality people focused services. The successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor, providing expert guidance on a range of complex employee relations and workforce matters while helping to drive engagement, organisational development, and service improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to develop and deliver workforce strategies and people plans.
• Provide expert advice on complex and high-risk employee relations matters.
• Lead and support organisational change, transformation, and workforce redesign projects.
• Analyse workforce data and trends to inform decision-making and improve service delivery.
• Support workforce planning, succession planning, and talent management initiatives.
• Promote employee engagement and help implement organisation-wide people programmes.
• Lead on HR aspects of service reviews, restructures, consultations, and TUPE processes where required.
• Develop and deliver management training, guidance, and best practice initiatives.
• Contribute to policy development and wider HR improvement projects.
• Coach and support managers in managing people-related challenges effectively.

Candidate Profile

• Chartered CIPD qualified or equivalent.
• Significant experience operating at HR Business Partner level within a large and complex organisation.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
• Proven experience managing complex employee relations cases and organisational change programmes.
• Ability to build effective relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience using workforce data and analytics to support strategic decision-making.
• Strong communication, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR professional looking to make a strategic impact within a large public sector organisation while supporting the delivery of key workforce objectives.