Regional HR Business Partner

Straightline Retail Recruitment; Essex; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent retail organization in the UK is seeking an experienced Regional HR Business Partner to enhance its people management strategy across Southern England. This role allows for significant influence in areas such as employee relations, recruitment, and talent development within a collaborative team environment. The position offers the flexibility of remote working while requiring occasional on-site presence. Ideal candidates will be CIPD qualified and have a strong retail HR background.

Qualifications

• CIPD qualification or equivalent required.
• Experience in a retail or service-led HR environment.
• Ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to operational leaders.
• Manage employee relations, recruitment, and induction.
• Oversee talent development and organisational change.

Skills

Employee relations

Organisational change

Talent development

Stakeholder engagement

Field-based HR experience

Education

CIPD qualified (or equivalent)

Job description

The Company

This is a business with real heritage and an exciting future. As one of the UK s most recognisable retailers in the garden and home sector, it has invested significantly in modernising its stores and expanding its footprint. With people at the heart of its success, the company is strengthening its HR capability and offering the chance for an experienced HR Business Partner to play a visible, influential role in shaping the colleague experience across the region.

The Role

Covering a portfolio of sites across Southern England, this is more than a transactional HR position it s an opportunity to make a real impact. As Regional HR Business Partner, you will be the trusted advisor to operational leaders, ensuring best practice and consistency in all areas of people management. From employee relations, recruitment and induction through to talent development, organisational change and performance management, you ll have genuine scope to shape outcomes and influence culture.

This is a home-based role with autonomy to manage your own diary, balancing remote support with on-site presence when needed. You ll report directly to the Head of HR, joining a collaborative team where your input will be valued and your expertise recognised.

The Candidate

This is a role for someone who enjoys being visible, influential, and trusted. CIPD qualified (or equivalent), you ll bring field-based HR experience from a retail or service-led environment, along with the confidence to engage stakeholders at every level. Organised and self-sufficient, you ll be comfortable managing a multi-site remit while building strong, lasting relationships both remotely and face-to-face.

Your expertise will be broad, but particularly strong in employee relations, organisational change and talent development. In return, you ll gain the opportunity to work with a business in growth mode where HR has real influence, your voice will be heard, and your work will directly shape both the region and the wider organisation.