Strategic HR Partner - 6-Month FTC (Midlands)

Anne Corder Recruitment Ltd; West Bromwich; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Anne Corder Recruitment Ltd in the Midlands is seeking a confident HR Business Partner for a six-month fixed-term contract. You will be a trusted partner to managers and senior stakeholders, providing practical, proactive, commercially focused HR support across the business and helping shape people decisions.

This role requires a hands-on, resilient professional who can drive employee engagement, manage complex ER issues, support change, recruitment, and workforce planning, and coach managers to

Qualifications

• Generalist HRBP experience with business partnering focus.
• Strong employee relations expertise and up-to-date employment law knowledge.
• Confident to challenge, influence and support managers at all levels.
• Experience in fast-paced, operational environments.
• Hands-on, pragmatic approach balancing people needs with commercial priorities.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• CIPD qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience with trade unions advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Partner with managers and senior stakeholders, providing trusted HR advice and coaching.
• Manage a broad range of employee relations matters (discipline, grievances, absence, performance).
• Support organisational change and help managers navigate people challenges.
• Coach and develop managers to build stronger, more effective teams.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and workforce planning.
• Identify learning and development needs and implement practical solutions.
• Drive employee engagement, wellbeing and effective communication.
• Support HR projects, initiatives and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with the HR team to deliver people priorities and ensure lawful HR practices.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Employee relations

Employment law

Change management

Coaching

Recruitment support

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

Anne Corder Recruitment Ltd in the Midlands is seeking a confident HR Business Partner for a six-month fixed-term contract. You will be a trusted partner to managers and senior stakeholders, providing practical, proactive, commercially focused HR support across the business and helping shape people decisions.

This role requires a hands-on, resilient professional who can drive employee engagement, manage complex ER issues, support change, recruitment, and workforce planning, and coach managers to