HR Business Partner

I am sourcing for an experienced HR Business Partners for a 12 month contract. This role is based in the city of Leeds on a hybrid basis, 3 days onsite. This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping workforce strategy within a large, value led organisation with an ambitious vision for the future. You'll join a forward thinking HR team committed to delivering an exceptional, continuously improving service. Working closely with senior leaders, you'll be embedded within a key area of the organisation acting as a trusted advisor, strategic partner, and constructive challenger. This role offers genuine scope to influence at scale while remaining hands-on and close to the business.

HR Business Partner Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with senior leaders to understand strategic priorities and translate them into impactful people solutions
• Use workforce insight and data to anticipate challenges, identify opportunities, and shape targeted HR and organisational development interventions
• Design and deliver workforce strategies aligned to organisational objectives, including workforce planning, resourcing, change management, engagement, leadership development, performance management, and succession planning
• Provide expert advice across the full range of employment matters, including leading on complex and high risk cases
• Design and facilitate HR and OD learning interventions that support capability, engagement, and effective change
• Lead, coach, and develop HR colleagues, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Champion the wider people agenda, including equity, inclusion, wellbeing, organisational development, and professional learning
• Take the lead on strategic projects such as policy development, process improvement, major recruitment initiatives, and large scale change programmes
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across professional services, operational teams, and employee representatives to deliver creative, pragmatic solutions in complex environments

HR Business Partner Experiences:

• Advanced Level 7 CIPD qualification (or equivalent)
• Significant generalist HR experience as a Business Partner within a large, complex, and unionised organisation
• Proven success in leading and delivering innovative HR solutions that drive organisational outcomes
• Strong experience supporting and leading workforce change, including restructures and organisational redesign
• The ability to interpret data, understand context, and anticipate workforce risks and opportunities
• Excellent influencing and relationship-building skills, with the credibility to operate at all levels
• Experience leading teams and delivering through others, both directly and through collaboration
• Can deliver service excellence and continuous improvement

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