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Human Resources Business Partner

Location: Belfast/South Belfast

Contract Type: Full-Time / Permanent

Salary: Competitive, based on experience

We are hiring for our client, a leading, high quality service provider across the healthcare and hospitality sectors. With continued success and expansion, they are seeking an experienced, permanent HR Business Partner for their Belfast site.

This is a pivotal, full-time role for a senior HR professional who thrives in a fast-paced, operationally driven environment. The successful candidate will lead all aspects of HR; developing internal talent, embedding engagement strategies, and ensuring compliance with employment legislation across multiple jurisdictions.

Top Things to Know About this Job

• Strategic HR leadership role with operational impact and autonomy at the Belfast
• Values led culture with a focus on engagement, inclusion and collaboraion
• Competitive salary and autonomy to drive change and improvement

The Role:

• Foster a values-led culture focused on engagement, inclusion, and collaboration
• Lead company-wide recruitment and retention strategies to attract and retain top talent
• Champion wellbeing initiatives and employee support programmes
• Coach managers and develop people management capability across the business
• Implement succession planning and drive internal career development
• Design and manage a performance management framework aligned to business goals
• Ensure full compliance with employment law across NI and ROI
• Maintain and update HR policies, procedures, and systems
• Lead HR reporting to support the PLC group’s strategic objectives
• Use HR data and insights to influence strategic decisions and continuous improvement
• Mediate employee relations matters and embed strong communication channels
• Drive employee engagement through surveys, feedback, and action plans

The Person:

• Degree-qualified in Human Resources or a related discipline
• Proven experience in a senior HR role, ideally within a multi-site or operational environment
• Strong knowledge of employment law in both NI and ROI
• Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to build trust and credibility
• Skilled in coaching, performance management, and employee engagement
• Commercially aware and data-driven in HR planning and reporting
• Adaptable, solutions-focused, and able to operate with discretion and professionalism

The Reward:

• Competitive salary package
• Full-time, permanent HR leadership opportunity
• Strong emphasis on employee engagement and development
• The chance to shape culture and deliver strategic HR in a business with growth plans

Next Steps – Why Hunter Savage

To learn more or to apply for this Human Resources Business Partner role, please contact Stephanie Mulholland at Hunter Savage.

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