About the role
An established and well-respected business is looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to join its HR team in Lancashire on a 12 month fixed term contract.
This is a broad, generalist role covering the full employee lifecycle.
Key responsibilities
- Act as a trusted adviser to senior leaders and managers on all people matters, aligning HR activity with business objectives
- Manage complex employee relations cases, including disciplinaries, grievances, capability, absence and performance management
- Coach and develop line managers to handle people issues confidently and consistently
- Lead and support organisational change, including restructures, TUPE transfers and redundancy consultations
- Use HR data and insight (turnover, absence, engagement) to identify trends and recommend practical solutions
- Support workforce and succession planning, talent reviews and career development
- Drive employee engagement, wellbeing and retention initiatives
- Partner on recruitment and onboarding to attract and keep the right people
- Contribute to reward activity, including annual pay reviews and benchmarking
- Develop, review and implement HR policies and procedures in line with current employment law and best practice
- Ensure compliance with employment legislation and reduce people-related risk to the business
- Work with trade unions or employee forums where applicable
- Take part in wider HR projects and continuous improvement across the function
Skills, experience and qualifications
Essential
Proven experience as an HR Business Partner or senior generalist HR professional
Strong, up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law and its practical application
A track record of managing complex employee relations casework
Experience of leading or supporting organisational change and consultation processes
Ability to influence, challenge and build credible relationships at all levels, including senior leadership
Commercial awareness and a pragmatic, solutions-focused approach
Confident using HR data to inform decisions
Excellent communication, coaching and organisational skills
Desirable
CIPD Level 7 qualified (or working towards)
Exposure to reward, talent management or HR systems projects
What's on offer
- Competitive salary
- Company pension scheme
- Competitive annual leave allowance