HR Business Partner / People & Culture Human Resources

RBK Consultant; Rugby; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a People & Culture HR Business Partner to enhance their HR infrastructure. This role involves developing HR policies, coaching leaders, and ensuring compliance with employment law. You will work closely with UK teams to foster a high-performance culture while supporting global HR initiatives. The position offers a hybrid work model, competitive salary, and a chance to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic environment. Join a friendly and supportive team dedicated to making a positive difference worldwide.

Benefits

27 days holiday

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Bike to Work scheme

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and implementing HR policies and procedures.
• Strong communication skills and ability to analyze data.
• Experience in coaching managers and dealing with employee relations.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational expertise across the full employee lifecycle.
• Partner and coach people managers on HR matters.
• Manage recruitment processes and ensure a positive candidate experience.

Skills

HR policies and procedures

Employee relations

Data analysis

Business partnering

Employment law

Coaching and advising

Education

CIPD qualified

Degree level equivalent qualification

Job description

People & Culture HR Business Partner who is qualified with experience of developing and implementing HR policies and procedures, liaising with senior stakeholders and managing complex employee relations matters is required to join our team at Practical Action, based in Rugby, Warwickshire, West Midlands.

SALARY: £55,443 - £58,916 per annum (dependant on experience) + Benefits

LOCATION: Hybrid a mix of office-based work in Rugby, Warwickshire and working from home

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS: 35 hours per week

Job Overview

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a HR Business Partner who is qualified with experience of developing and implementing HR policies and procedures, liaising with senior stakeholders and managing complex employee relations matters.

As a People & Culture HR Business Partner for our UK employees, you will have ownership and management of operational activities in delivering an excellent HR service to our UK-based teams. Supporting our values and culture, ensuring alignment to our broader organisational strategy, whilst ensuring best practice and legal compliance.

As the People & Culture HR Business Partner you will work across several areas to facilitate the people agenda in support of the achievement of our strategic business plan. The role will focus on helping to build a strong HR infrastructure through the development of people management practices and will support with policy development and designing new ways of working, which encourage purposeful integration and collaboration across our global organisation.

The role will also provide strategic and operational expertise and leadership in partnering, coaching and supporting UK teams in building capabilities that support and facilitate a high-performance culture, in addition to lending support to our emerging Global HR teams to enable good people management, empowering others to lead, and deliver on our strategic objectives relating to People and Culture.

About You

You will bring strong experience in partnering and coaching managers and leaders to drive value and impact. First class communication skills as well as the ability to analyse and interpret data are essential. Key to the role is your knowledge and application of business partnering skills, employment law and up-to-date HR best practice. We are particularly looking for someone with experience working in an SME, who can navigate the challenges and opportunities of smaller, dynamic environments.

DUTIES

Your duties as a People & Culture HR Business Partner will include:

• Provide operational expertise and management across the full-employee lifecycle, to both the UK office and the wider Global People and Culture Teams
• Partner, coach and support people managers within the UK office on a wide range of day-to-day people matters
• Oversee the work of the People and Culture Coordinators providing coaching and support
• Identify, develop and implement key HR initiatives aligned to our global culture
• Ongoing development and maintenance of UK policies in line with global policy, UK employment law and best practice. Ensuring that diversity and inclusion is embedded in key policies and frameworks in fulfilment of Practical Actions Equality, Diversity Inclusion and Belonging strategy
• Provide robust and consistent advice on the application and interpretation of employment policies, across the UK office
• Lead on the development and delivery of internal work systems and processes, proposing innovative ways to improve existing ones
• Partner with the Global People and Culture Teams in driving process consistency and efficiency globally
• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, advising on international recruitment and ensuring delivery of a positive candidate experience
• Maintain and oversee the performance management cycle for employees, providing coaching, orienting and deploying effective employee engagement strategies
• Support, and assist with the annual remuneration review processes
• Update and maintain salary, grading and job evaluation structures
• Act as the HR data lead, in providing advice on the use and management of people data and information in accordance with GDPR requirements
• Contribute to the delivery of HR projects and initiatives
• Champion, facilitate and support the process of change with regard to organisational transformation programmes underpinned by robust people-focused approaches
  
  

Candidate Requirements

CIPD qualified / Educated to degree level equivalent qualification or experience

Substantial and progressive experience in professional HR roles which should include recent experience working as a HR Business Partner / HR Operations Manager / HR Manager preferably within a SME and or a global context

Demonstrated experience developing and implementing HR policies and procedures

Demonstrated experience coaching and advising people managers in dealing with a wide range of issues, including complex employee relations matters

Experience in contributing to the development and promotion of a positive organisational culture

Experience of preparing reports and actions plans for the purpose of monitoring and reporting on progress for manager level

Experience in managing projects

Experience of managing recruitment processes

Experience, knowledge and understanding of job evaluation methodologies and frameworks

Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of employment legislation and compliance requirements

Authoritative knowledge of HR disciplines and best practices including a broad sector / global awareness

Why join us?

The opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to the lives of people worldwide, a friendly and supportive culture, and working with values-driven and highly engaged colleagues are just some of the reasons we think Practical Action is a great place to work.

Our open plan offices are located in the centre of Rugby and near to Rugby train station.

In Addition, We Offer The Following Benefits

• Full time roles are contracted at 35 hours per week
• Hybrid/flexible working options
• 27 days holiday rising with continuous service, in addition to public holidays
• Pension scheme - employer contributes 10.5% of salary and the employee contributes a minimum of 5%
• Enhanced family friendly policies, including maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave
• Life assurance (3 x annual salary)
• Bike to Work scheme
  
  

About Practical Action

We are an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.

We help people find solutions to overcome some of the worlds toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.

Were a global change-making group. The group consist of a UK registered charity with community projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, an independent development publishing company, and a technical consulting service. We combine these specialisms to multiply our impact and help to share a world that works better for everyone.

Additional Information

The organisation treats all applications for employment fairly, regardless of gender, race, religion, ethnicity, nationality, caste, tribe, belief, age, marital status, pregnancy, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, or disability.

The organisation is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing.

The organisation has the right to close applications earlier than the specified date. Please be advised that if you do not hear within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in the UK.

CLOSING DATE: Friday 23rd May 2025

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

How To Apply

To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details.

JOB REF: AWDO-P13350

This job is being advertised by AWD online on behalf of Practical Action

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