Hybrid HRBP Associate: Driving Change & Engagement

Ashley Kate HR & Finance; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Life assurance (4x salary)

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee discount platform

Free on-site parking

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Job summary

Nicholas Associates Group is seeking an Associate HR Business Partner to join a fast-paced, multi-site HR team. The role combines hands-on HR support with project delivery, working mainly at Slough with regular travel to Corby and Birmingham.

You will partner with managers to deliver practical HR solutions, lead change initiatives and support TUPE activity across locations, ensuring commercially focused HR guidance and strong stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Proven experience within a generalist HR role supporting operational business areas.
• Demonstrable experience delivering HR projects, organisational change or business improvement initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation, including experience supporting TUPE transfers and consultation processes.
• Experience advising and influencing managers at all levels.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Strong organisational and project management capabilities.
• A proactive, solutions-focused and commercially aware approach.
• Ability to interpret HR data and use insights to support business decisions.
• CIPD Level 5 qualified or equivalent experience.
• Previous experience within logistics, supply chain, warehousing, manufacturing or another operational environment.
• Experience supporting business transformation, mobilisation or integration programmes.
• Experience working across multiple locations within a complex organisation.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on HR support and coaching to managers across multiple operational sites.
• Lead and support a range of HR projects, ensuring successful delivery against business objectives and timelines.
• Partner with leaders to support organisational change, restructures, consultations and transformation programmes.
• Support TUPE transfers and associated employee relations activity.
• Identify opportunities to improve HR processes, policies and ways of working to enhance efficiency and consistency.
• Drive employee engagement and retention initiatives, helping to create a positive and productive workplace culture.
• Support workforce planning, organisational design, succession planning and talent development activities.
• Analyse HR data, trends and key metrics to identify opportunities for improvement and support decision making.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across all levels of the business, providing practical and commercially focused HR guidance.
• Work collaboratively across multiple sites to ensure consistent implementation of HR initiatives and best practice.

Skills

Generalist HR

HR Projects

UK Employment Law

Stakeholder Management

Project Management

Education

CIPD Level 5

Job description

Nicholas Associates Group is seeking an Associate HR Business Partner to join a fast-paced, multi-site HR team. The role combines hands-on HR support with project delivery, working mainly at Slough with regular travel to Corby and Birmingham.

You will partner with managers to deliver practical HR solutions, lead change initiatives and support TUPE activity across locations, ensuring commercially focused HR guidance and strong stakeholder management.