People Business Partner

Impact Food Group; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Access to IFG rewards

Yearly Summer Party

Centrally based offices

Job summary

Impact Food Group is seeking a People Business Partner to support the Operations team across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and the Northern Home Counties. You will partner with Regional Directors and Operations Managers to deliver strategic people initiatives, manage complex employee relations, and drive engagement across 200+ schools.

The role emphasizes collaboration, change leadership, and building robust talent plans while upholding policy consistency and delivering positive cultural change.

Qualifications

• Excellent collaborator with a flexible and agile growth mindset.
• Proven ability to partner with regional leaders and manage complex people initiatives.
• Strong relationship capability and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide a true partnering service to Regional Operations Directors across 200+ schools.
• Support People Director with strategic people initiatives and ensure delivery.
• Manage employee relations issues and empower stakeholders on high-level cases.
• Support initiatives to increase engagement and improve staff retention.
• Advise managers on policy implementation and consistency.
• Act as change agent to drive positive cultures within teams.

Skills

Collaborative

Agile growth mindset

Relationship building

Change management

Strategic partnering

Job description

People Business Partner

Herts / Bucks / Northern Home Counties

Impact Food Group

At Impact Food Group, we re more than just a school caterer. We re on a mission to create a positive food culture and help more students enjoy healthier, better-quality food. Making a positive social impact is at the heart of everything we do. We re constantly learning, evolving, and improving every way, every day.

Through our industry-leading brands Innovate, Hutchison, Dolce, Cucina, and Chapter One we cater for over 800,000 students and operate in more than 1500 schools nationwide, growing every year.

We re now looking for a talented and highly organised People Business Partner to join and play a vital role in supporting our business.

Guided by our values, integrity, bold, impactful, humble and community; you will help us shape a workplace and culture we can all be proud of.

Due to continued business growth an exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced HR Business Partner to join us with a focus on the Operations team in the field, you will collaborate closely with our Regional Directors and their Regional Operations Managers. Reporting to our People Director you will joining a growing People team that is making a real impact on the success of Impact Food Group.

Responsibilities:

• People Business Partner will provide a true partnering service to the Regional Operations Directors across approx. 200 plus schools. Supporting the People Director with strategic people initiatives and ensuring these are delivered effectively.
• Manage employee relations issues and empower stakeholders to manage high level complex cases.
• Working with the Engagement, Development & Talent HRBP to ensure presence of talent at every level is in plan with clear succession plans as well as working to identify gaps and create robust training plans.
• Supporting and driving initiatives that support the Engagement, Development & Talent HRBP to increase engagement levels and improving staff retention within the territory that you support.
• Guide and advise managers on understanding IFG policies and the practicalities of implementing all policies and procedures consistently and effectively.
• Support in Company transformation/change programs and people initiatives by acting as a positive influence and change agent to drive positive cultures amongst our teams.

What we are looking for

• Excellent collaborator with a flexible and agile growth mindset.
• Worked in a multi-site HRBP role ideally 50 plus sites
• Worked in a fast-paced HRBP role ideally Food, Retail, Catering or Hospitality.
• You will be positive, resourceful, engaging whilst having excellent relationship capability and influencing skills.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of how to build organisations in which talent thrives and is inclusive.
• Proven experience integrating the needs of the business with a great people agenda.
• Strong skills in leading change, project management & building relationships.

Desirable

• Significant experience managing complex and high-risk employee relations cases.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment practice, organisational change, consultation, restructures and TUPE.
• Commercial awareness, with the ability to translate business priorities into practical people plans.
• Confidence advising, coaching and constructively challenging senior leaders.
• Experience of workforce planning, talent development and improving leadership capability.

If you re a collaborative, solution-focused professional who thrives in a busy and purposeful environment, we d love to hear from you. Join us and be part of a team that is transforming lives through the power of food, making a genuine difference for students across the UK.

What we can offer

• Monday to Friday working
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Access to IFG rewards (money off high street)
• Yearly Summer Party
• Centrally based offices.

Impact Food are committed to the safeguarding of children, and our employees share this commitment. Successful candidates are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check, which Innovate Services Ltd supply the cost for.

We are a committed equal opportunities employer - if you require any assistance for the interview process, please detail within your application. All information is kept confidential and in compliance with GDPR requirements.