Human Resources Business Partner

We Are Adam; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Influential role with visibility

Job summary

We Are Adam in Manchester seeks an experienced HR Business Partner to work closely with senior leaders, providing pragmatic, commercial HR support and driving people initiatives that enable the business to perform at its best. This genuine HRBP role offers real influence and partnership at the heart of the organisation.

You’ll partner with senior leaders to shape decisions, drive change, and improve how people are led and supported. If your input matters and your voice is heard, this is it.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as HR Business Partner partnering with senior leaders.
• Experience working with Trade Unions and large-scale operations.
• Strong employment law knowledge and practical judgement.
• Commercial mindset with pragmatic, solutions-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to align people strategy with business goals.
• Support organisational change and transformation activity.
• Coach managers to lead confidently and consistently.
• Advise on ER, performance, engagement, and capability.
• Use people data to spot trends and drive decisions.
• Champion best practice while keeping things practical and human.

Skills

HR Business Partner experience

Stakeholder management

Employment law knowledge

Trade Unions experience

Commercial mindset

Influence and coaching

Communication and negotiation

Adaptability in fast-paced environment

CIPD qualified

Education

CIPD qualification (ideally)

Job description

Manchester | 4 days in the office 1-day WFH

Initial 9-month FTC

We’re looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to work closely with senior leaders, providing pragmatic, commercial HR support and drive people initiatives that enable the business to perform at its best.

This is a genuine HR Business Partner role with real influence. You’ll work at the heart of the business, partnering with senior leaders to shape decisions, drive change, and improve how people are led and supported. If you’re looking for a role where your input matters and your voice is heard, this is it.

What you’ll be doing

• Partnering with leaders to align people strategy with business goals
• Supporting organisational change & transformation activity
• Coaching managers to lead confidently and consistently
• Acting as a trusted advisor on ER, performance, engagement, and capability
• Using people data to spot trends, manage risk, and drive smarter decisions
• Championing best practice while keeping things practical and human
• Getting involved in wider HR initiatives and continuous improvement projects

What we’re looking for

• Proven existing experience operating as a HR Business Partner.
• Experience working with Trade Unions
• Experience gained ideally within fast paced large scale operations
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels
• Commercially minded with a pragmatic, solutions-focused approach
• Confident communicator who can influence and challenge constructively
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Strong employment law knowledge and sound judgement
• Ideally CIPD qualified

What’s On Offer

• A genuinely influential role with visibility across the business
• A varied and impactful remit within a collaborative HR team
• Space to shape, improve & challenge people strategy and drive real change

Equity, diversity, and inclusion are integral to everything that we do. We are committed to these values and they are central to our mission. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities, and we are more than happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require.