People Partner

The Talent World; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Split-site work between Selly Oak & Er

Salary up to £44k

Job summary

The Talent World is seeking an experienced HR professional for a People Partner role in Birmingham. Hybrid working combines office and field duties as you support managers and employees across the full employee lifecycle.

The role focuses on advising, coaching, policy development, and change initiatives within a values-led healthcare charity. You will lead employee relations, policy reviews, and data-driven HR insights while contributing to the People Strategy and organisation-wide wellbeing

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 5 qualified or equivalent experience.
• Experience in a generalist HR or People Partner role.
• Strong employee relations background.
• Experience supporting organisational change.
• Up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience developing HR policies and procedures.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Coaching approach to supporting managers.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional HR support and coaching to managers.
• Manage employee relations cases including disciplinary, grievance, capability, performance and absence matters.
• Support restructures, organisational change and change management initiatives.
• Develop and review HR policies and procedures in line with employment legislation.
• Advise on sickness absence management, occupational health referrals and return-to-work plans.
• Analyse HR data and provide insights and recommendations.
• Support employee wellbeing and engagement initiatives.
• Conduct exit interviews and identify trends for improvement.
• Facilitate informal resolution and mediation discussions where required.
• Deliver training and workshops to managers and employees.
• Support recruitment activity and wider People projects.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the People Strategy.

Skills

Employee relations

Change management

Stakeholder management

Coaching

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Employment law knowledge

Education

CIPD Level 5

CIPD Level 7 (desirable)

Tools

HRIS

Reporting systems

Job description

Location: Selly Oak & Erdington, Birmingham (Hybrid) Salary: Up to £44,000 per annum Sector: Healthcare & Charity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced HR professional to join a values-led healthcare charity as a People Partner. This role offers the chance to support managers and employees across the full employee lifecycle while contributing to strategic people initiatives that make a real difference.

The Role

Reporting into the People team, you will provide expert HR advice, coaching and guidance to managers across a broad range of people matters. You will take ownership of employee relations cases, support organisational change programmes and help embed HR best practice across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide professional HR support and coaching to managers.
• Manage employee relations cases including disciplinary, grievance, capability, performance and absence matters.
• Support restructures, organisational change and change management initiatives.
• Develop and review HR policies and procedures in line with employment legislation.
• Advise on sickness absence management, occupational health referrals and return-to-work plans.
• Analyse HR data and provide insights and recommendations.
• Support employee wellbeing and engagement initiatives.
• Conduct exit interviews and identify trends for improvement.
• Facilitate informal resolution and mediation discussions where required.
• Deliver training and workshops to managers and employees.
• Support recruitment activity and wider People projects.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the People Strategy.

Requirements

Essential

• CIPD Level 5 qualified or equivalent experience.
• Experience in a generalist HR or People Partner role.
• Strong employee relations background.
• Experience supporting organisational change.
• Up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience developing HR policies and procedures.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Coaching approach to supporting managers.
• Strong organisational and analytical skills.

Desirable

• CIPD Level 7 qualification.
• Coaching qualification.
• Experience delivering training programmes.
• Mediation or conflict resolution experience.
• Experience using HRIS and reporting systems.

What's on Offer?

• Salary up to £44,000.
• Hybrid working.
• Split-site working between Selly Oak and Erdington.
• Opportunity to join a respected charity organisation.
• A varied role combining operational and strategic HR responsibilities.

If you're an experienced HR professional with strong employee relations and change management experience, we'd love to hear from you.