People Business Partner

Biffa Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Biffa Ltd in Birmingham is seeking a People Business Partner to act as a strategic adviser, aligning the people agenda with business growth and operational efficiency. The role focuses on talent development, recruitment, and organisational design in a fast-paced environment.

The position requires strong commercial acumen, change management experience, and a data-driven approach to HR. You will partner with senior leaders and oversee initiatives to enhance the employee experience and drive

Qualifications

• Strong commercial acumen and ability to translate business objectives into People strategies.
• Experience managing business change including redundancy and TUPE projects.
• Experience of collective grievance and working with Trade Union Officers.
• Proactively identifies business risk and opportunity.
• Strong analytical mindset with experience using People data and metrics to drive decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to design and implement our People Strategy to enhance business performance.
• Drive the talent agenda to deliver retention, promotion and ensure succession planning.
• Use people data and insight to influence decision-making and drive measurable outcomes for the business.
• Lead complex change initiatives aligned with business goals.
• Manage interactions with Trade Unions where applicable.
• Develop initiatives that enhance the overall employee experience and maintain a high-performing workforce.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Change management

TUPE & unions

Risk management

People analytics

Job description

People Business Partner

Date: 2026-09-29T00:00:00

Location: Birmingham

Region: West Midlands

Country: GB

Postcode: B1 1

Application Deadline: 2026-12-28T19:00:32.293

A quick look at the role

The People Business Partner acts as a strategic adviser to senior leaders, delivering the people agenda that supports business growth and operational efficiency. The role requires a commercially focused HR professional to support the delivery of the People Strategy in a fast-paced, operational environment. This role is critical to aligning people priorities with business objectives, with a strong emphasis on talent development, recruitment, and organisational design.

Your core responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to design and implement our People Strategy to enhance business performance.
• Drive the talent agenda to deliver tangible outputs by way of retention, promotion and ensure succession is well thought out and planned ahead.
• Use people data and insight to influence decision-making and drive measurable outcomes and benefits to the business.
• Lead complex change initiatives, ensuring smooth transitions and alignment with business goals.
• Where applicable, lead the relationship between the business area and Trade Unions, planning and managing regular interactions with Trade Unions.
• Develop and implement initiatives that enhance the overall employee experience, ensuring a high-performing, engaged, and motivated workforce.

Our essential requirements

• Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to understand financial performance and translate business objectives into effective People strategies.
• Experience managing business change including redundancy and TUPE projects.
• Experience of collective grievance and working with Trade Union Officers.
• Proactively identifies business risk and opportunity.
• Strong analytical mindset, with experience using People data and metrics to drive decision-making.

About Biffa

We're changing the way people think about waste. At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we're turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It's a view that's shared by our 11,000+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that's always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull. We believe different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment which is why you'll find us championing diversity and equality at every turn.

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