Human Resources Business Partner

Location: Wolverhampton (2/3 days home working)

Contract Length: Until end of March 2026

Contract Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.45am – 5.00pm (37 hours per week)

Salary: £52,565 - £55,755

We’re partnering with a respected public sector organisation in Wolverhampton to recruit a HR Business Partner who will provide strategic HR leadership and high-level support to senior management across the organisation. This is a fantastic opportunity to drive people-focused change, guide critical organisational transformation, and influence senior leaders on best-practice people management within a values-led environment.

What Makes This a Great Opportunity

You'll join an organisation committed to service excellence and continuous improvement, offering a flexible hybrid working model and generous benefits including 30 days’ annual leave (plus bank holidays), a well-regarded pension scheme, employee assistance programme, and access to retail discounts

You’ll have the autonomy to lead on complex and meaningful HR projects while partnering closely with senior stakeholders and trade unions. If you're motivated by influencing strategic outcomes and navigating high-risk HR challenges, this could be a perfect fit

What You’ll Be Doing

• Providing expert advice and support to senior managers and heads of departments on both strategic and operational HR policy
• Delivering guidance to senior managers on organisational design and leading on change activity, including job design, service redesign, restructure and redundancy
• Building effective and productive relationships with recognised trade unions, advising and supporting collective matters
• Providing support to management on complex and high-risk cases, such as employment tribunal claims
• Encouraging effective people management competencies by supporting, coaching and influencing senior management on performance management, succession planning, reward, and employee relations

What You’ll Need

• Strong experience providing HR support at a senior level within a complex, unionised environment
• A deep understanding of employment law, organisational design and employee relations
• The ability to manage multiple strategic and operational priorities while building strong relationships across all levels
• CIPD qualification (Level 7 or equivalent experience) preferred
• Excellent influencing and coaching skills with a proactive, solutions-focused approach

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role. We try to respond to all applications personally; however, due to high volumes this isn’t always possible. If you have not heard from us within 72 hours, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.