Human Resources Business Partner

Simplyhealth; Andover; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Human Resources Business Partner to drive performance through strategic HR solutions. This pivotal role involves coaching leaders, enhancing team capabilities, and ensuring compliance with employment laws. The company is committed to revolutionizing healthcare access in the UK and offers a competitive salary along with a comprehensive benefits package, including flexible working options. If you are passionate about making a positive impact in the workplace and possess strong HR expertise, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Generous pension with 6% contribution

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible benefits pot

Health plan

Access to a wellbeing hub

Recognition awards

Give as you earn

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a HR generalist role with up-to-date knowledge of employment law.
• Experience in business transformation and change management.
• Strong storytelling skills to influence communication.

Responsibilities

• Deliver creative and strategic HR solutions that drive performance.
• Provide expert guidance on employment law and workplace regulations.
• Support and coach line managers in all aspects of people management.

Skills

HR Generalist Experience

Employment Law Knowledge

Change Management

Coaching and Mentoring

Data-Driven Decision Making

Problem Solving

Job description

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Base pay range

Contract type – 12-month FTC (maternity cover)

Location – Andover (1-2 days a week)

Up to £60,000 + Bonus + Flex bens pot + Pension + Healthplan + 36 days holiday + hybrid working

We’re not just your average health company; we’re aiming to revolutionise access to healthcare in the UK by offering innovative health and wellbeing solutions that are affordable, accessible, and effective. From preventive care to comprehensive medical support, we aim to empower individuals to take charge of their health, inspiring them to make the most of their wellbeing. Added to this, we’re a certified B Corp dedicated to making a positive impact on people, communities, and the environment.

As HR Operations Partner, you’ll be a trusted advisor to our Finance, Legal, Risk and Assurance and Customer Service teams and will play a pivotal role in shaping the people strategy. Your focus? Coaching our leaders to drive performance though the engagement and welling of their people, maximising potential, optimising structures and supporting on all aspects of the colleague journey ensuring a thriving work environment.

Key responsibilities

• Business Partnering: You’ll be the go-to trusted advisor for our leaders, delivering creative and strategic HR solutions that drive performance and engagement.
• Driving People Performance: From coaching managers to enhancing team capability, you’ll ensure our teams are set up for success.
• Provide expert guidance on employment law and workplace regulations, ensuring a balanced approach that considers both business needs and employee well-being.
• Drive and support organisational change initiatives, partnering with leaders to implement effective transformation strategies.
• Collaborate with business leaders to identify and address capability gaps, supporting both immediate business goals and long-term strategic objectives to foster high-performing teams.
• Continuously review and enhance HR processes, ensuring they are efficient, value-adding, and aligned with best practice.
• Utilise data-driven insights to identify workforce trends, inform decision-making, and drive targeted actions in line with the people strategy.
• Partner with the Head of HR and People function to improve annual key people initiatives and lead strategic HR projects.
• Ensure consistency and compliance in HR policies and processes across the organisation.
• Support and coach line managers in all aspects of people management, including performance development and employee engagement.
• Work closely with business leaders and the Reward team to facilitate the annual pay review and bonus process.
• Advise on risk management and support managers in handling informal and formal disciplinary, capability, and grievance matters with sensitivity, timeliness, and confidentiality.
• Manage employee relations cases effectively, ensuring compliance with employment legislation and best practice.
• Monitor and manage absence trends, taking proactive measures to address high levels of absence and implementing appropriate interventions.
• Provide ad hoc support to managers, addressing workforce issues that impact employee experience and business performance.
• Work with managers to identify hiring needs, developing accurate and effective role profiles to support talent acquisition.

About you

To be considered you must have:

• Significant experience in a HR generalist role, with up-to-date knowledge of employment law, experience handling complex, and sensitive situations, and experience managing the entire remit of HR activities.
• Experience of business transformation including change management and reorganisation.
• A confident coaching and mentoring style, adept at upskilling managers in people leadership.
• Strong storytelling skills with the ability to influence through your communication, capable of building strong relationships with senior leadership and stakeholders across the organisation
• A proactive, problem-solving mindset, with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
• Flexibility and adaptability, able to roll your sleeves up and support the wider People function where needed.

Our dream candidate will also have

What’s in it for you

As well as a competitive salary, our benefits package includes:

• Generous pension with a 6% pension gift from us
• 28 days holiday (plus bank holidays) - with the option to buy and sell a further 5 days
• Flexible benefits pot (which you can choose to use against some great benefits such as critical illness, private medical insurance, shopping vouchers and more)
• Your own health plan
• Access to a wellbeing hub
• Recognition awards
• Give as you earn

We have a head office in Hampshire, but depending on your role, you’ll be able to enjoy our ‘smart working’ approach This means you can flex when and where you spend your time. For many of us this means day to day work can be handled remotely, but there will also be times when we need to come together in the office to collaborate, attend training sessions, induction, briefings and more

Your Recruitment Journey

We’re focused on providing an application, assessment and onboarding journey that is fair, consistent, diverse and inclusive for all, allowing us to hire top talent based on the skills and behaviours pivotal to your and our success.

Your process

• Screening call with Talent Acquisition Team
• Virtual Interview with the hiring manager and team
• Aptitude assessment
• Presentation/case study with the hiring manager and team
• Offer

Should you require any additional support with your application, or need us to make any adjustments for you, please contact our Talent Team: [e-mail].

Please note: Working for a purpose driven company like ours is a fantastic opportunity so we often receive high volumes of applications for our roles. In these cases, we may close our job adverts early and aren’t able to consider applications after this time.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Human Resources

• Industries

  Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds, Insurance, and Health and Human Services

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