Senior HR BP - FTC

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Job summary

A leading Manufacturing/Engineering organisation in Birmingham is seeking a Senior HR Business Partner to offer expert guidance on people practices and lead HR initiatives. The role demands extensive experience in stakeholder engagement, UK employment law knowledge, and a proven ability to operate within complex operational settings. This 12-month fixed-term contract provides a competitive salary and a hybrid working arrangement.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Hybrid working arrangements

Supportive HR team

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior HR business partnering role, preferably in a unionised environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and organisational change processes.
• Experience in complex operational organisations essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance on people practices and HR processes linked to business plans.
• Act as local HR lead for programme-related developments.
• Support with people-related data analysis and decision-making.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Influencing skills

Data literacy

Outcome-focused mindset

Education

CIPD Level 5 or equivalent

Job description

The client is a Manufacturing/Engineering organisation based in Birmingham

Description

Provide expert guidance on people practices and HR processes aligned to business plan commitments and change programmes.

Act as the local HR lead for programme-related developments, ensuring all people impacts are identified, logged, and addressed.

Influence key stakeholders on the people implications of future operations and transformation activity.

Partner with senior leaders to embed effective people strategies.

Identify and manage employee relations and legal risks related to proposed changes.

Support with planning, analysis, and presentation of people-related data and metrics to inform decision-making.

Profile

Proven experience in a senior HR business partnering role, ideally in a unionised environment

Strong knowledge of UK employment law and organisational change processes.

Excellent influencing and stakeholder engagement skills.

Experience working with or within complex operational organisations is essential

CIPD Level 5 or equivalent HR qualification preferred.

Outcome-focused, highly organised, and data-literate with a collaborative mindset.

Job Offer

Competitive salary c. 60-70k

12-month fixed-term contract with hybrid working arrangements (Birmingham base, 2-3 days on site).

Join a supportive and forward-thinking HR team embedded within a growing and evolving business.