People Partner

Vantage Recruitment; East Midlands, Wimbledon; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantage Recruitment is supporting a values-led charity to recruit a People Partner for a 6-month FTC. The role is hybrid with a Derby focus, requiring regular travel to Derby and occasional Wimbledon visits.

Salary is £43,920 - £54,160 pro rata. You will partner with leaders, coach and challenge decision-makers, advise on complex Employee Relations, lead TUPE activities, support restructures and change, and guide HR colleagues.

Qualifications

• Significant senior generalist HR experience.
• Strong UK employment law knowledge.
• Experience advising on complex Employee Relations cases.
• Expertise with TUPE, including service mobilisations/demobilisations.
• Experience supporting restructures and organisational change.
• Ability to coach, influence and challenge leaders.
• Experience developing and supporting HR professionals.
• Autonomy and pragmatic, solutions-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders on people and organisational matters.
• Provide expert advice on complex Employee Relations cases.
• Lead and support TUPE activities for service changes.
• Support restructures and wider organisational change initiatives.
• Guide People Advisors and Administrators in daily tasks.
• Review and develop HR policies compliant with employment law.
• Help leaders build high-performing teams using data insights.
• Improve People processes, systems, and ways of working.
• Contribute to wider People & Culture priorities.

Skills

CIPD Level 7

Senior HR Generalist

UK Employment Law

Employee Relations

TUPE knowledge

Organisational Change

Coaching Leaders

HR Data & Metrics

Education

CIPD Level 7 membership

Tools

HR Systems

Job description

People Partner - 6 Month FTC, Salary: £43,920 - £54,160 pro rata 6-month fixed-term contract Hybrid / Flexible Location Derby focus

Are you an experienced People Partner / HR Business Partner who can combine strong operational HR expertise with the confidence to influence, coach and challenge leaders?

We're recruiting a People Partner to join an established, values-led charity for six months at an important time for its People function.

This is a broad, hands-on role where you'll partner with leaders across the organisation, provide expert advice on complex people matters and help create additional capacity within a busy People team. Alongside managing day-to-day priorities, you'll have the opportunity to help improve processes, systems and ways of working. You'll have a particular focus on supporting the Derby service, while working alongside two existing People Partners to provide support across the charity's wider services. There is flexibility around where you are based, provided you are comfortable travelling to services when required. This will include regular travel to Derby and attendance at the Wimbledon office approximately once every couple of weeks to connect with the wider People team.

Is this the role for you?

This is a varied People Partner role where you'll be equally comfortable partnering with senior leaders and rolling up your sleeves to support operational delivery.

• Partnering with and coaching leaders on people and organisational matters
• Providing expert advice on complex Employee Relations cases
• Leading and supporting TUPE, including service mobilisations and demobilisations
• Supporting organisational change, including restructures and redundancies
• Providing guidance and support to People Advisors and Administrators
• Reviewing and developing HR policies in line with employment legislation
• Supporting leaders to build effective, high-performing teams
• Using people data and HR metrics to identify trends and opportunities for improvement
• Helping improve People processes, systems and ways of working
• Contributing to wider People & Culture initiatives and priorities

What we're looking for

You'll be an experienced People Partner / HR Business Partner or senior generalist HR professional who can quickly get up to speed and make an immediate contribution.

You'll bring:

• CIPD Level 7 membership
• Significant senior generalist HR / People experience
• Strong and up-to-date UK employment law knowledge
• Extensive experience managing and advising on complex Employee Relations
• Strong TUPE knowledge and practical experience
• Experience supporting restructures, redundancies and organisational change
• The confidence to coach, influence and appropriately challenge leaders
• Experience supporting and developing other HR professionals
• A pragmatic, solutions-focused approach and the ability to work with a good degree of autonomy

Experience within a regulated environment, particularly health and social care, would be advantageous. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys making a tangible difference. You'll be joining a People function where your experience can provide much-needed additional capacity, support an established team and help leave processes and ways of working in a stronger position.