Job Title: HR Business Partner Location: Rugby (3-days on site per week) Duration: Initial 6 months This is a freelance role, inside IR35 Position Overview: We are seeking a dynamic and experienced HR Business Partner (HRBP) for a contract assignment. This role offers an excellent opportunity to provide strategic HR support to our business leaders, helping to align HR initiatives with organisational goals to foster a high-performance culture. Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities: - Strategic HR Partnering: Build and maintain strong working relationships with business leaders to understand priorities and provide proactive, value-added HR solutions aligned with business objectives. - Business Acumen: Align HR strategies to the operations of the business, ensuring HR initiatives support and drive the overall company goals. Employee Relations and Employment Law: Provide expert advice and guidance on effective employee relations, navigating complex issues with a strong understanding of employment law. - HR Policy and Training: Educate leaders and employees on HR policies, processes, and procedures. Deliver coaching, mentoring, and training to leadership teams and employees at all levels. - Performance and Remuneration: Support recruitment, performance management, and remuneration activities. Assist with job descriptions, job evaluations, and salary benchmarking. - Organisational Design and Change Management: Lead efforts in organisational design, ensuring roles, responsibilities, and structures are aligned for business efficiency and future growth. Design and implement change management strategies to foster continuous improvement. - HR Metrics and Reporting: Leverage HR metrics, analytics, and insights to inform decision-making and demonstrate the impact of HR initiatives on business success. Provide regular reports to senior leadership on HR and business metrics. Collaboration with Other Teams: Partner with HR colleagues to ensure processes and policies align with business goals. Collaborate with legal counsel, finance business partners, and other professional support services as required. - Union and Staff Council Engagement: Regular contact with trades unions and employee forums, providing strategic support on union matters and collective agreements. Core Competencies: - Professionalism: High degree of professionalism with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build credibility and influence across all levels of the organisation. Problem-Solving and Decision-Making: Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to handle ambiguity and make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment. - Coaching and Mentoring: Proven experience coaching and mentoring leaders, guiding them through complex HR issues and supporting their leadership development. - Employee Relations Expertise: In-depth knowledge of managing complex employee relations issues with a balanced approach that advocates for both employees and the organisation. - Negotiation Skills: Strong negotiation skills, particularly in unionised environments. - Commercial Awareness: Financially and commercially aware, with the ability to align HR strategies with business goals and operational needs. - Relationship-Building: Ability to build strong relationships with senior leaders, employees, and key stakeholders within and outside the business. - Organisational Skills: Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and work under pressure in a fast-paced environment. Technical Expertise: - Qualifications: CIPD qualified (or equivalent). Degree level education preferred. - HR Experience: Proven track record as an HRBP with extensive experience in providing HR - support across all levels of the organisation, particularly in unionised environments. - Employment Law: Sound knowledge of current UK employment law and HR best practices. - HR Systems and Tools: Experience with Google Suite (Gmail, Sheets, Slides) and proficient with Excel for reporting and analytics. ADZN1_UKTJ