People Business Partner

Aptia Group; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Aptia Group is seeking a commercially minded People Business Partner to support the UK business in a fast-paced environment. This fixed-term role (9 months) isHybrid and can align to any UK office, with preference for Glasgow City Centre commuting distance.

You will provide expert guidance on employee relations, governance and organisational change, partnering with leaders to drive effective change, manage risk, and develop people policies.

Qualifications

• Proven experience supporting complex employee relations activity in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong experience managing organisational change and restructures.
• Sound understanding of UK employment law and ER best practices.
• Track record of coaching and developing people managers.

Responsibilities

• Support business transformation and change initiatives across the organisation.
• Partner with leaders to deliver organisational change programmes while maintaining engagement and mitigating risk.
• Develop communication and change management approaches that support positive outcomes.
• Manage employee relations cases, including disciplinaries, grievances, investigations, performance management and absence matters, escalating complex issues to Senior People Partners.
• Provide pragmatic, risk-balanced advice on employment law, policy and people-related issues.
• Ensure cases are managed in line with legal/regulatory requirements; partner with legal counsel when needed.
• Partner with compliance to ensure regulatory requirements are met.
• Coach and support people managers to improve leadership effectiveness and confidence.
• Contribute to talent, succession and organisational development initiatives; support policy development.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Coaching managers

Change management

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded People Business Partner who thrives in complex, fast-paced environments. Working collaboratively as part of the People Business Partner team supporting the UK business, you will provide expert people advice and support on a broad range of employee relations and business change activities.

This role is ideal for someone who combines strong employment law expertise with excellent stakeholder management skills and ability to deliver on organisational change.

This is a fixed-term contract role initially for a period of 9-months, with opportunity to extend.

Aptia operates a hybrid-working culture, and this role can align to any UK office. Preference is commutable distance of Glasgow City Centre.

Here is what you'll be doing:

Organisational Change:

Support business transformation and change initiatives across the organisation.

Partner with leaders to deliver organisational change programmes while maintaining employee engagement and mitigating risk.

Develop communication and change management approaches that support positive business and colleague outcomes.

Employee Relations & Case Management:

Support the management of employee relations cases, including disciplinaries, grievances, investigations, performance management and absence matters, escalating any trends, insights or complex matters to the Senior People Partners.

Provide pragmatic, risk-balanced advice to managers and leaders on employment law, policy and people-related issues.

Ensure cases are managed effectively, consistently and in line with legal and regulatory requirements.

Partner with legal counsel where required on complex and sensitive matters.

Governance & Regulatory Support:

Partner with business leaders and compliance teams to ensure people-related regulatory requirements are effectively managed.

Stakeholder Management:

Coach and support people managers to improve leadership effectiveness and confidence.

Design and deliver interventions focused on manager capability, performance management and employee engagement.

Act as a trusted advisor to leaders, helping them navigate challenging conversations and complex people decisions.

Strategic People Partnership:

Contribute to talent, succession and organisational development initiatives.

Support the development and implementation of people policies and best practice frameworks.

Identify trends and themes within employee relations activity, providing insight and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Here is what we're looking for in our ideal candidate:

Proven experience supporting complex employee relations activity within a fast-paced, evolving organisation.

Strong experience managing organisational change, restructures and collective consultation processes.

Sound understanding of UK employment law and employee relations best practice.

A track record of coaching and developing people managers to improve leadership capability and performance.

Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge and influence senior leaders.

Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills.

Experience supporting regulated environments (desirable)