Are you an established Regional HR Business Partner with experience delivering commercial HR support to a large, multi-site workforce? This role is a 12 month FTC. I am supporting a large retail organisation appoint a Regional HR Business Partner to support their Southern region. This role will work closely with the Regional Director and Regional Managers to deliver an operational and strategic HR support to stores. The organisation are evolving how their HR BPs support their regions. Currently, 60% of the role is more tactical and operationally focused, with 40% of the role delivering on project led initiatives around engagement, workforce planning and talent. Over the next 12 months, they are looking to increase management capability to free up the HR BPs to operate more strategically and support the retail divisions as true commercial HR partners to the business. This role will be supporting a region that have experienced a lot of change and have plenty more to come It requires a resilient HR BP that isn’t afraid to challenge and influence at a senior level. The role will always have an element of delivering on complex or high risk ER processes for your area, but this particular region has a strong focus on identifying and nurturing top talent to develop through the business. Regional HR Business Partner Key Responsibilities; Partnering Regional Directors and Managers across the South Region Challenge and influence senior stakeholders on HR best practice and best routes forward for the business Deliver commercially focused HR advice across a large geography of stores Deliver on complex and high risk employee relations cases across your area Identify and nurture high performing and high potential talent through regular talent cycle processes Lead on engagement surveys and initiatives, interpreting feedback into action plans Partner regional stakeholders on workforce planning activities Upskill and coach stakeholders on HR best practice Collaborate with the wider HR BP team and centre of excellence Utilise people data and performance metrics to feed into localised people plan Travel to stores 3 days per week with 2 days working from home