People Partner

Adecco; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco is seeking experienced People Partners to join a leadership-facing HR team on temporary and fixed-term contracts in London. You will partner with senior leaders, shape workforce planning, and drive change initiatives in a dynamic, regulated environment.

You will deliver pragmatic HR solutions, ensuring adherence to employment legislation while supporting organisational priorities and culture across academic and professional services domains.

Qualifications

• Experience as HR Business Partner in complex environments.
• Knowledge of employment legislation and its practical application.
• Experience supporting organisational change and transformation.
• Strong stakeholder management and coaching skills.
• Experience in Education, Public Sector or similar regulated environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to provide expert people advice and coaching.
• Guide on employment law, HR policies, and best practices.
• Advise managers on complex employee relations cases.
• Lead organisational change initiatives and restructures.
• Collaborate with academic and professional services leaders to align people priorities.
• Support workforce planning and design activities.
• Contribute to continuous improvement across the organisation.
• Promote inclusive and collaborative working practices.

Skills

HR Business Partner

Education sector experience

Employment law knowledge

Stakeholder management

Coaching and advisory

Organisational change

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

People Partner

Temporary & Fixed-Term Contract Opportunities Available

Based in London / Hybrid Working Available

Permanent equivalent salary circa £63,000 per annum (pro rata)

Are you an experienced HR professional who thrives on partnering with senior leaders, driving organisational change, and delivering practical people solutions that make a real impact?

We're supporting a leading organisation within the Education sector that is seeking experienced People Partners to join their People team on a range of temporary and fixed-term contract opportunities.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a complex and dynamic environment, partnering with both academic and professional services leaders to deliver strategic and operational HR support. You'll act as a trusted advisor, helping leaders navigate people challenges while supporting organisational priorities, workforce planning, and change initiatives.

Working within a collaborative People function, you'll build strong stakeholder relationships, provide expert guidance on employee relations matters, and help shape an engaging and high-performing workplace culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders and managers to provide expert people advice, coaching and challenge that supports organisational performance.
• Provide guidance on employment law, HR policies and best practice, ensuring a consistent and pragmatic approach to people matters.
• Support and advise managers on complex employee relations cases including disciplinary, grievance, capability and sickness absence matters.
• Lead and support organisational change initiatives, including restructures, consultations, service redesigns and new ways of working.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders across academic and professional services functions to align people priorities with organisational objectives.
• Coach and influence managers to build leadership capability and confidence in managing people issues.
• Contribute to workforce planning and organisational design activities to ensure future workforce capability.
• Support the delivery of people initiatives, projects and continuous improvement activities across the wider organisation.
• Champion inclusive and collaborative working practices that enhance colleague experience and organisational effectiveness.

About You

We're looking for credible and collaborative HR professionals who enjoy working in partnership with stakeholders and delivering practical, solutions-focused advice.

You will bring

• Demonstrable experience operating as a HR Business Partner within complex environments.
• Previous experience within Education, Public Sector or similarly complex and regulated environments would be advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation and its practical application.
• Significant experience managing complex employee relations cases and coaching managers through challenging people issues.
• Experience supporting organisational change, restructures, consultation exercises and transformation programmes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Experience partnering with a diverse range of business areas and managing competing priorities.
• Strong communication, coaching and problem-solving abilities.
• The ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on operational delivery.
• CIPD qualification or equivalent professional experience.

If you're an experienced People Partner looking for your next temporary or fixed-term opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.

Adecco is a disability-confident employer. It is important to us that we run an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and abilities. Adecco is committed to building a supportive environment for you to explore the next steps in your career. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you