Strategic HR Partner for Change & Leadership (18-Month FTC)

DB Cargo UK Limited; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Car allowance

Pension scheme

Benefits portal

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to Work

Health & wellbeing

Professional development

Leave purchase

Job summary

DB Cargo UK is seeking an experienced Senior HR Business Partner to join the People Team on an 18-month Fixed Term Contract. Based in Doncaster with UK-wide travel, you will partner with senior leaders to shape people plans and lead organisational change.

You'll provide expert advice on employee relations, talent development and workforce planning, while coaching managers and building capability across the business. Join us to help drive performance and people-focused outcomes.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a senior HR Business Partnering role.
• Strong employee relations and employment law knowledge.
• Experience operating within a unionised environment.
• Proven organisational change and transformation experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and business acumen.
• Ability to build credibility and trust at senior leadership level.
• Minimum CIPD Level 5 qualified (or equivalent experience).
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel nationally.

Responsibilities

• Partnering with senior leaders to develop and deliver people plans aligned to business objectives.
• Leading organisational change and transformation activity.
• Providing coaching and support to managers and leaders across the business.
• Supporting workforce planning, succession planning and talent development.
• Managing complex employee relations matters.
• Building effective relationships with Trade Union representatives and key stakeholders.
• Using people data and insights to inform business decisions.
• Supporting employee engagement, inclusion and wellbeing initiatives.
• Driving continuous improvement across people processes and practices.
• Helping build organisational capability for the future.
• Line management responsibility for 2 People Advisors

Skills

Senior HRBP experience

Employee relations

Employment law knowledge

Unionised environment experience

Change management

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Credibility with senior leaders

CIPD Level 5

Driving licence & travel

Education

CIPD Level 5 or equivalent

Job description

DB Cargo UK is seeking an experienced Senior HR Business Partner to join the People Team on an 18-month Fixed Term Contract. Based in Doncaster with UK-wide travel, you will partner with senior leaders to shape people plans and lead organisational change.

You'll provide expert advice on employee relations, talent development and workforce planning, while coaching managers and building capability across the business. Join us to help drive performance and people-focused outcomes.