People Partner

Action for Children; Remote; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

An impactful charitable organization is seeking a full-time People Partner to provide HR solutions and support for management across the UK. The role involves offering specialist HR advice, developing people policies, and fostering relationships with trade unions. Candidates should have a CIPD qualification and experience in HR management or business partnership. This is a remote role based in the UK with competitive benefits, including 29 days of leave and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

29 days annual leave

Professional qualifications and training opportunities

Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages

Pension with employer contribution

Blue Light Card eligibility

Qualifications

• CIPD professional qualification with coaching or mediation training.
• Proven HR Management experience.
• Understanding of TUPE law and processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist HR advice and coaching.
• Support corporate initiatives to develop services.
• Establish a coaching culture within the team.

Skills

CIPD professional qualification

HR Management experience

TUPE transfers knowledge

Employment law knowledge

Coaching and leadership development

Emotional intelligence

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

Overview

People Partner. Salary: £37,750 per annum. Location: Remote, must be located permanently in the UK. Contract: Permanent – 35 hours per week.

Benefits

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.
• Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts.

Why Action for Children?

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

A bit about the role

We are looking for a highly motivated, dynamic People Partner on a full-time permanent contract to provide solutions and guidance to complex people related queries and tasks that enable management to continue to achieve their business objectives across the UK. You will also undertake or support specific corporate initiatives to enable the organisation and its services to develop and grow, in line with the organisational business plan.

How you\'ll help to create brighter futures

• Through the People Advice Team, you will provide a first-class service of specialist HR advice and coaching.
• You will use best practice and insight gained from continued learning to provide pragmatic and informed solutions and ideas.
• You will source and use existing data to produce quantitative and qualitative data.
• Work collaboratively and engagingly with senior management.
• Provide expertise and contribution with bid and implementation teams, providing detailed and insightful knowledge and experience.
• You will take a lead role to create a coaching culture within the People Advice Team.
• Support the development and maintenance of people policies and procedures.
• Work in partnership and develop effective working relationships with our trade union partners.

Let\'s talk about you

• CIPD professional qualification with formal coaching and or mediation training would be desirable.
• Experience in an HR Management and/or Business Partnership role.
• Experience of managing TUPE transfers and proven knowledge of the law affecting TUPE.
• Knowledge of a range of HR/OD theories, practices, frameworks, and tools.
• A good working knowledge of employment law.
• Sound knowledge of coaching and leadership development practices.
• Engages powerful parties and mediates conflict well.
• Exercises sound judgement based on logical thinking, best practice, organisational understanding, and evidence.
• Prominent levels of emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and empathy to build effective relationships.

Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.

Contact: email us at [e-mail] quoting reference 12525.

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Closing Date: Monday 2^nd February 2026.

Interviews will be held via MS Teams week commencing 9^th February 2026.

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Diversity, equality, and inclusion

At Action for Children, we\'re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.