Senior People Partner

EA First; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Income Protection

Life Assurance

Pension

28 days annual leave + bank holidays

Job summary

EA First is seeking a proactive Senior People Partner to join in the South Cambridge area. You will work closely with the CEO and senior HR leadership to shape strategy and influence key HR functions across the organisation.

You’ll cover strategic partnering, talent planning, leadership development, ER & culture, reward, and organisational development while managing one HR team member. Ideally CIPD Level 7 and experience in engineering or project-based settings are expected.

Qualifications

• Significant HR business partnering experience, ideally in engineering, technical consultancy or project-based environments.
• Strong influence with directors and the ability to move between strategy and hands-on delivery.

Responsibilities

• Strategic partnering with senior leadership to shape HR strategy.
• Talent and workforce planning to meet project needs.
• Leadership, coaching and development across the team.
• ER & culture management and policy updates.
• Performance and reward design and implementation.
• Change and organisational development initiatives.
• Project and bid support from an HR perspective.
• HR operations including recruitment, benefits, wellbeing and compliance.

Skills

HR business partnering

Leadership coaching

Employee relations

Education

CIPD Level 7

Job description

This is a superb opportunity for a proactive Senior People Partner to join a fantastic organisation in the South Cambridge area.

Your role will be integral to the smooth running of the HR / People team, and you'll have a constantly varied workload, to keep you busy and challenged!

Working closely with the CEO & senior HR leadership, you'll have the influence to shape strategy as well as the following key areas:-

• Strategic partnering
• Talent & Workforce planning
• Leadership, Coaching & Development
• ER & Culture
• Performance & Reward
• Change & organisational development
• Project & Bid Support
• HR Operational areas including recruitment, benefits, wellbeing and policy / procedure updates
• Managing 1 member of the HR team

You'll have significant HR business partnering experience, ideally in engineering, technical consultancy or another project-based environment. You'll be confident influencing directors, comfortable moving between strategy and hands-on delivery, and skilled at building trust with leaders.

You'll also bring strong commercial acumen, experience of workforce planning and organisational change, and a sound record in complex employee relations.

Ideally you'll have CIPD Level 7, or equivalent.

If you enjoy a true partner role, and want a role where you have variety and exposure to all areas of HR, we'd love to hear from you!

Location: South Cambridge
Term: 16-month fixed term contract
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: c 60-65k
Benefits: 28 days annual leave + bank holidays, Private Medical Insurance, Income Protection, Life Assurance, Pension + more!