People Partner

Casanovas Recruitment Solutions; Essex; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Casanovas Recruitment Solutions is seeking a People Partner to influence people practices, support organisational development and foster an inclusive, high-performing culture across the workforce.

You will work with managers providing coaching and expert guidance across the full employee lifecycle, combining employment law knowledge with practical people-focused solutions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with managers to develop people management capability.
• Provide expert advice on attendance, performance, conduct, wellbeing and workplace relations.

Job description

Are you an experienced HR professional who thrives on partnering with managers, resolving complex employee relations matters, and driving positive change?

We are seeking a talented People Partner to join a forward-thinking organisation and play a key role in supporting leaders and employees across a diverse workforce. This is an exciting opportunity to influence people practices, support organisational development, and help create an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Opportunity

As a People Partner, you will work closely with managers and stakeholders, providing expert advice, coaching, and support across the full employee lifecycle. You'll combine strong employment law knowledge with a practical, people-focused approach to help managers make effective and informed decisions.

This is a varied role offering exposure to employee relations, policy development, organisational change, talent management, employee experience, and diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

HR Partnering

• Partner with managers to develop their people management capability.
• Provide expert advice and guidance on people-related matters.
• Support managers with attendance, performance, conduct, wellbeing, and workplace relationship issues.
• Build strong relationships across the organisation to understand business needs and deliver effective people solutions.

Employee Relations

• Manage and support a wide range of employee relations cases including attendance, performance, grievance, disciplinary and conduct matters.
• Coach managers through complex people issues and support early resolution wherever possible.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation, policies and best practice.
• Support employment tribunals, ACAS matters and other external proceedings where required.

Policy, Change & Continuous Improvement

• Support the development and implementation of people policies, procedures and guidance.
• Analyse workforce data and trends to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Contribute to people projects and organisational change initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement across people processes and employee experience.

Diversity, Inclusion & Employee Experience

• Champion fair and inclusive practices across the organisation.
• Support equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives.
• Contribute to employee engagement activities and initiatives.
• Challenge practices that may impact fairness, inclusion or employee wellbeing.

Talent & Development

• Support talent management and succession planning activities.
• Provide coaching and career development guidance.
• Contribute to recruitment, assessment and selection processes.
• Support leadership and management development initiatives.

About You

You'll be a proactive HR professional with strong employee relations experience and the confidence to build effective working relationships at all levels.

Essential Experience

• Previous experience within a HR Business Partner, People Partner or Senior HR Advisor role.
• Strong employee relations experience including disciplinary, grievance, performance and attendance management.
• Sound knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience coaching and developing managers.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Strong communication and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience using HR systems and analysing people data.