Senior Business Partner

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Wales; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing provider in South Wales is seeking a Senior Business Partner to drive business improvement initiatives. This hybrid role focuses on strategic project leadership, enhancing data usage for decision-making, and overseeing audits. Suitable candidates will have strong leadership and project management skills, alongside a commitment to inclusivity and community well-being.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and project management capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proven experience in using data to drive improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead business improvement projects and change initiatives.
• Develop and manage project management frameworks.
• Coordinate internal audits and ensure recommendations follow-through.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Communication

Stakeholder Engagement

Data Analysis

Education

Relevant Professional Qualification

Job description

Senior Business Partner (Business Improvement)

Abercynon (Hybrid)

£47,265

About the Organisation

A values-driven housing provider based in South Wales, managing over 2,000 homes and delivering support services through partnerships and subsidiaries. The organisation is committed to community well being, sustainability, and inclusive service delivery.

Role Overview

This senior leadership role drives business improvement across the organisation, leading strategic projects, enhancing data use, overseeing internal audits, and guiding communications. The role supports the delivery of our strategic plan through innovation, collaboration, and effective change management.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead business improvement projects and change initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Develop and manage project management frameworks and tools.
• Coordinate internal audits and ensure follow-through on recommendations.
• Oversee data strategy, dashboards, and reporting to support insight-driven decisions.
• Support data protection, policy compliance, and information governance.
• Work with Communications to deliver clear, values-driven internal and external messaging.
• Champion Equality, Diversity & Inclusion across projects and teams.

Success Measures

• Timely delivery of strategic projects and audits.
• High-quality data reporting and analysis for stakeholders.
• Improved service delivery and risk management.
• Visible impact on EDI, culture, and collaboration.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong leadership and project management capabilities.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and influencing skills.
• Proven experience using data to drive improvement.
• Background in managing audits, compliance, and organisational performance.
• Ability to analyse complex information and present it clearly.

Desirable

• Relevant professional qualification.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams and budgets.
• Understanding of board governance.
• Welsh language skills (spoken and written).

Think this one's for you

If you think this Senior Business Partner opportunity is for you then please apply online.

Yolk Public Sector & Not-for-Profit team works with organisations across the UK to fulfil their recruitment needs and to achieve their D&I objectives. We recruit temporary, contract and permanent hires for 1 off specialist needs or for volume campaigns. We support our applicants to navigate the public sector recruitment processes and secure their dream jobs.

Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity at Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work.