HR Business Partner

Restore plc; Wolverhampton; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave – 23 days + bank holidays

Life Assurance – 2x basic annual salary

Bereavement Counselling

Free Onsite Parking

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Eye Care Support

Job summary

A leading HR consultancy in Wolverhampton seeks a proactive HR Business Partner to deliver strategic HR support across multiple business units. This role involves managing complex employee relations, leading recruitment initiatives, and fostering a high-performance culture. Candidates should have a CIPD Level 5 or similar and solid experience in HR business partnering, with a commitment to continuous improvement. The position offers a salary between £35,000 and £40,000 plus additional benefits including annual leave, life assurance, and eye care support. Hybrid working available.

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 5 (or working towards) preferred.
• Experience delivering training in a multi-site HR environment is beneficial.
• Proven experience managing complex employee relations issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive HR support to managers across multiple business units.
• Lead and advise on employee relations matters and performance management.
• Deliver training and development initiatives, ensuring compliance.

Skills

CIPD Level 5 (or working towards)

Experience delivering training in a multi-site environment

Strong commercial awareness

Field-based HR business partnering experience

Proven experience managing complex ER issues

Background in large-scale restructures

Working knowledge of TUPE

Experience leading Trade Union negotiations

Job description

Human Resources Business Partner (Ref: 189827)

HR Business Partner – 6 Month FTC

£35,000–£40,000 + Car Allowance

Wolverhampton WV14 0UJ (Hybrid) – Nationwide Travel Required

Are you an experienced HR professional ready to make an immediate impact? We’re looking for a credible and proactive HR Business Partner to support the Head of People in delivering our people strategy across multiple business units. This is a fast‑paced, hands‑on role where you’ll coach managers, lead on key people initiatives, and help shape a high‑performance culture.

Main Purpose of the Role

You’ll partner with managers across the business to deliver high‑quality HR support, ensuring smooth day‑to‑day operations while driving key people priorities including training, development, employee relations, performance, engagement, and organisational design.

Partnering & People Delivery

• Provide proactive HR support to managers across multiple business units, ensuring smooth daily operations and high‑quality people practices.
• Lead and advise on complex employee relations matters, performance management, absence, and Trade Union engagement.
• Support organisational design, restructuring, TUPE, acquisitions, and major change projects.
• Produce accurate people MI to identify trends and drive improvements.

Talent, Learning & Culture

• Deliver and embed training and development initiatives, including operational skills, apprenticeships, and mandatory training compliance.
• Manage learning platforms and support wider Group L&D activity.
• Champion talent management, succession planning, and continuous learning, including leading apprenticeship and government‑led initiatives.
• Drive colleague engagement through post‑survey action planning and ongoing colleague insight.

Leadership Coaching & People Operations

• Coach managers to build capability in ER, performance, leadership, and change management.
• Ensure consistent, high‑quality colleague experiences through collaboration with People Operations.
• Support pay, T&Cs consultations, and TU negotiations with senior leaders.
• Maintain strong working knowledge of UK employment law and apply commercial, practical HR partnering.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• CIPD Level 5 (or working towards) preferred.
• Experience delivering training in a multi‑site environment.
• Strong commercial awareness and field‑based HR business partnering experience.
• Proven experience managing complex ER issues.
• Background in large‑scale restructures and redundancies.
• Working knowledge of TUPE and experience supporting acquisition integrations.
• Experience leading pay, T&Cs consultations and Trade Union negotiations with senior management.

Benefits

• Annual Leave – 23 days + bank holidays
• Life Assurance – 2x basic annual salary
• Bereavement Counselling – Support during difficult times
• Free Onsite Parking
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – Confidential counselling via Health Assured
• Eye Care Support – Free eye tests and up to £70 towards glasses

About The Company

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Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Human Resources

Industries

• Administrative and Support Services