HR Business Partner

Anne Corder Recruitment; West Bromwich; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Anne Corder Recruitment Ltd in the Midlands is seeking a confident HR Business Partner for a six-month fixed-term contract. You will be a trusted partner to managers and senior stakeholders, providing practical, proactive, commercially focused HR support across the business and helping shape people decisions.

This role requires a hands-on, resilient professional who can drive employee engagement, manage complex ER issues, support change, recruitment, and workforce planning, and coach managers to

Qualifications

• Generalist HRBP experience with business partnering focus.
• Strong employee relations expertise and up-to-date employment law knowledge.
• Confident to challenge, influence and support managers at all levels.
• Experience in fast-paced, operational environments.
• Hands-on, pragmatic approach balancing people needs with commercial priorities.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• CIPD qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience with trade unions advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Partner with managers and senior stakeholders, providing trusted HR advice and coaching.
• Manage a broad range of employee relations matters (discipline, grievances, absence, performance).
• Support organisational change and help managers navigate people challenges.
• Coach and develop managers to build stronger, more effective teams.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and workforce planning.
• Identify learning and development needs and implement practical solutions.
• Drive employee engagement, wellbeing and effective communication.
• Support HR projects, initiatives and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with the HR team to deliver people priorities and ensure lawful HR practices.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Employee relations

Employment law

Change management

Coaching

Recruitment support

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

Are you an HR Business Partner who loves being at the heart of the action, influencing change and making a real difference?

Are you someone who enjoys rolling up their sleeves, getting stuck in and becoming a trusted partner to managers and employees alike?

We're looking for a confident, commercially minded and people-focused HR Business Partner to join a busy, collaborative team on a six-month fixed-term contract.

You’ll be joining an established business where people really matter, and where your ideas, expertise and ability to make things happen will be genuinely valued.

As HR Business Partner, you’ll be a key member of the operational leadership team, providing practical, proactive and commercially focused HR support.

You’ll have the opportunity to influence people decisions, develop management capability, support change and help create an environment where employees can perform at their best.

HR Business Partner – 6 Month FTC

Midlands | 6 Month Fixed-Term Contract | Salary: Competitive

No two days will be the same!

You will be:

• Partnering with managers and senior stakeholders, providing trusted HR advice, coaching and guidance.
• Managing a broad range of employee relations matters, including disciplinaries, grievances, absence and performance management.
• Supporting organisational change and helping managers navigate people challenges with confidence.
• Coaching and developing managers to build stronger, more effective teams.
• Supporting recruitment, onboarding, workforce planning and succession planning.
• Identifying learning and development needs and implementing practical solutions.
• Driving employee engagement, wellbeing and effective communication.
• Supporting HR projects, initiatives and continuous improvement.
• Working collaboratively with the wider HR team to deliver people priorities and business objectives.
• Ensuring HR practices remain compliant with employment legislation and best practice.

This role needs someone who can build relationships, influence decisions and bring a positive, solutions-focused approach to HR.

The successful applicant will need:

• Proven experience in a generalist HR Business Partner or similar role.
• Strong employee relations expertise and up-to-date employment law knowledge.
• The confidence and credibility to challenge, influence and support managers at all levels.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, operational environment.
• A pragmatic, hands‑on approach with the ability to balance people needs and commercial priorities.
• Excellent communication, relationship‑building and problem‑solving skills.
• A CIPD qualification, either part or fully qualified, or equivalent experience.
• Experience working with trade unions would be advantageous, but isn't essential.

If you are someone who is approachable, resilient, enthusiastic and comfortable working in an environment where priorities can change, this would be a great opportunity for you.

You won't just identify problems – you'll help solve them.

You'll know when to challenge, when to coach and when to roll up your sleeves and get things done.

You'll enjoy a varied role, plenty of stakeholder interaction and the opportunity to put your HR expertise to good use.

Sound like your kind of role?

If you're an experienced HR professional who enjoys a challenge, thrives on variety and wants to make an impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Please note that we are not able to provide support with visa sponsorships and all applicants must be based in the UK and hold the valid right to work in the UK