Human Resources Business Partner

This is Alexander Faraday Recruitment; South Shields; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare for you and family

Hybrid pattern with initial 3 days in-

Laptop and phone provided

25 days’ leave + bank holidays

Job summary

Alexander Faraday Recruitment is sourcing a standalone HR BP to lead HR across two growing UK businesses with ~150 staff. Based in South Shields, the role is hybrid and covers recruitment, onboarding, ER, policy creation and HRIS rollout.

You will report to SLT, advise senior leaders on people strategy and drive HR initiatives, benefits, absence processes and development plans in a fast-evolving environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an HR BP role, ideally supporting or working with senior leadership teams.
• Strong working knowledge of the full employee lifecycle and UK employment legislation/employee relations.
• Confident, self-sufficient operator, comfortable working autonomously in a hands-on stand-alone role.
• Experience supporting a growing or start-up-style business is advantageous.
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for all HR/ER matters, providing clear, commercially-minded advice to managers and employees.
• Coach senior leaders and managers on performance, conduct, absence management and employee relations.
• Lead end-to-end recruitment, including job design, advertising, shortlisting and interview coordination.
• Oversee onboarding, including offer letters, contracts, payroll setup, HRIS entry, IT equipment and Right to Work checks.
• Maintain accurate employee records and support rollout of a new HRIS platform.
• Lead the update and rollout of a new Employee Handbook, ensuring compliant, clear policies.
• Manage employee benefits and guide managers through absence and return-to-work processes.
• Support managers with objective-setting, performance management and development initiatives.

Skills

HRBP experience

UK employment law

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Autonomous work

Tools

HRIS

Payroll processing

Job description

Standalone HR BP | Location: South Shields, Tyne and Wear

We're recruiting on behalf of a growing international group. We are looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to lead HR across their UK operations. This is an end-to-end stand-alone HR role, offering a hybrid working pattern

About the role

This is a newly created, 360° HR BP role supporting around 150 staff across two growing UK businesses with international touchpoints. You'll be the sole HR presence on the ground, owning everything from recruitment and onboarding to employee relations and policy, while advising senior leadership on people strategy. Reporting to the SLT, your key responsibilities would be

• Act as the first point of contact for all HR/ ER matters, providing clear, commercially-minded advice to managers and employees
• Coach senior leaders and managers on performance, conduct, absence management and employee relations
• Lead end-to-end recruitment, including job design, advertising, shortlisting and interview coordination
• Oversee onboarding, including offer letters, contracts, payroll setup, HRIS entry, IT equipment and Right to Work checks
• Maintain accurate employee records and support rollout of a new HRIS platform
• Lead the update and rollout of a new Employee Handbook, ensuring compliant, clear policies
• Manage employee benefits and guide managers through absence and return-to-work processes
• Support managers with objective-setting, performance management and development initiatives

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience in an HR BP role, ideally supporting or working with senior leadership teams
• Strong working knowledge of the full employee lifecycle and UK employment legislation/ employee relations
• Confident, self-sufficient operator, comfortable working autonomously in a hands-on, stand-alone role
• Experience supporting a growing or start-up-style business is advantageous
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills

What's on Offer

• 25 days' annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
• Private Healthcare for you and your family
• Salary sacrifice schemes, laptop and phone provided
• Hybrid working pattern (office-based initially 3 days/week, reducing to 2 days a week once inducted)
• An autonomous and varied role in a fast-expanding company