HR Business Partner

Dignity PLC; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Funerals is seeking a People Business Partner to provide strategic HR support across branches in the East and South West UK. This full-time role involves fostering a positive workplace culture and driving people strategies to meet business objectives. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in HR, policy development, and leading change initiatives, contributing to a supportive and inclusive environment.

Benefits

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

10% Yearly Company Bonus Scheme

BUPA Private Healthcare (Self)

Life Assurance X2 Salary

Pension Scheme

Free On-Site Parking

Access to employee development schemes

Qualifications

• Experience within a People partner role or similar position.
• Proven capability to lead, develop, and motivate individuals.
• Understanding and appreciation of TUPE, restructuring, and redundancy.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of the Group People Strategy.
• Act as a Business Partner ensuring people-centric solutions.
• Drive data-led questioning and decision-making.

Skills

Policy development

Process review/design

Continuous improvement methods

Leading and motivating individuals

Understanding of TUPE

Collaborative working

Job description

People Business Partner

Contract: Full-time, Permanent (38.75 hours per week)

Location: Regional, covering East and the South West of the UK. (Hybrid, at least 3 days travelling to branches across various locations)

Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum + £4,500 Annual Car Allowance

At Dignity Funerals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are one of the UK’s leading providers of funeral services, committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and engaging workplace where our employees can thrive. We believe in empowering our teams to deliver excellence while ensuring they feel valued, supported, and developed in their careers. With a strong network of funeral branches across the country, we are dedicated to making a meaningful difference to the families we serve.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced People Business Partner to provide strategic and operational HR support across our funeral branches in the East and South West regions of the UK. Reporting to the Head of People Partnering, you will work closely with operational leaders to drive people strategies, foster a positive workplace culture, and support the achievement of business objectives.

Responsibilities

1. Support in the delivery of the Group People Strategy in line with the Company’s vision and values.
2. Act as a Business Partner for the business, ensuring pragmatic, commercial, and people-centric solutions to people-related problems, managing risk, and working within applicable regulatory and legal frameworks.
3. Support and coach managers in dealing with complex people-related problems.
4. Partner with leaders to lead large change programs, helping the business scale, understand, and support the opportunities and challenges for their teams.
5. Deliver key People Initiatives across the People Spectrum, including workforce planning, restructuring, resourcing, talent management, pay and review, employee engagement, and performance management.
6. Support the implementation of performance management processes, including setting objectives, conducting reviews, and providing feedback.
7. Lead and support organizational change initiatives, helping employees adapt to changes, and ensuring smooth transitions.
8. Drive data-led questioning, solutions, and decision-making through the utilization of People reporting capability.

Must-Haves

• Experience within a People partner role or similar position.
• Policy development, process review/design, continuous improvement methods.
• Proven capability to lead, develop, and motivate individuals.
• Understanding and appreciation of TUPE, restructuring, and redundancy.
• Proven ability to define, scope, and deliver complex people change.
• Experience in delivering programmes designed and developed by People Centres of Excellence.
• Understanding of FCA and CMA regulations is desirable.
• Experience of working collaboratively.

What We Offer

• Annual salary of up to £50,000.
• £4,500 Annual Car Allowance.
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays.
• 10% Yearly Company Bonus Scheme.
• BUPA Private Healthcare (Self).
• Life Assurance X2 Salary.
• Pension Scheme.
• Free On-Site Parking.
• Access to our full range of employee development schemes.

Why Join Dignity Funerals

At Dignity Funerals, we are committed to supporting our employees while delivering exceptional service to families across the UK. You’ll be joining a professional and compassionate organisation where your expertise in employee relations will contribute to a positive working environment, ensuring fairness and consistency for all employees.

If you are passionate about employee relations and want to make a difference in a respectful and meaningful industry, we’d love to hear from you.

Next Steps

To be considered for this role, please submit your application via the ‘apply’ button, where a member of our Talent Team will review your application.

FCA Regulation Statement

Please note that this role is subject to meeting regulatory requirements. As an FCA-regulated organisation, we are committed to adopting the highest standards, and we do this by employing individuals with the appropriate skills, experience, and integrity to protect both the company and our clients. If considered for a role, you will be providing your permission for us to conduct relevant checks and assessments during the recruitment and onboarding process. The nature of the checks will depend on whether the role is subject to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR).

All roles will require a criminal record check, and further enhanced checks may apply. Certain roles will be subject to ongoing checks in line with the Group SMCR Framework (Fit & Proper Policy). Further details will be explained throughout the recruitment process.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Our Vision is to connect with our clients, colleagues, company, and communities based on our principles whilst celebrating our differences. We aim to empower leaders and colleagues to seek out and understand new voices and perspectives, to be vocal about inequity and exclusion, and to take decisive, informed, and bold action to promote inclusion and belonging.

Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate, and no fees will be payable.

We reserve the right to close or extend the closing dates depending on application numbers; early applications are encouraged.