Interim Human Resources Business Partner
Posted 4 days ago by TechNET IT Recruitment Ltd
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Interim HR Business Partner will play a crucial role in managing flexible working requests and employee relations as part of a strategic transformation within a global professional membership organization. This position requires hands-on support in consultations and risk management related to returning to the office across UK sites. The role is based in either Birmingham or London and offers a hybrid working arrangement. The successful candidate will contribute to policy development and ensure alignment with legal and organizational objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Triage and assess complex flexible working requests, ensuring alignment with legal requirements, internal policies, and business objectives.
- Provide coaching and guidance to line managers on handling flexible working applications.
- Support employees and line managers during consultation meetings and the presentation of cases to the decision-making committee.
- Refine approaches and processes to manage volume efficiently while ensuring fairness and consistency.
- Contribute to policy development or revisions to improve flexible working practices.
- Support appeals processes as part of the employee relations landscape, working collaboratively with directorates and the HR BP team at pace.
Key Skills:
- Proven HRBP experience in handling complex flexible working requests and employee relations matters.
- Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation and flexible working regulations.
- Excellent stakeholder management, coaching, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and deliver at pace.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: HR
Interim HR Business Partner – Dynamic/Flexible Working Requests (3-Month FTC)
Location: Hybrid (Birmingham or London)
Remuneration: Up to £60,000 FTE
Technet IT has partnered with a leading global professional membership organisation operating across more than 25 countries and employing approximately 1,500 staff is undergoing a period of strategic transformation and modernisation. As part of this evolution, they are seeking talented professionals to help enhance their reward frameworks, strengthen pay transparency, and ensure alignment with their long-term organisational goals.
Purpose: The Interim HR Business Partner will provide hands-on support to the flexible working process, consultations, and management of employee relations risk as part of the organisation’s approach to returning to the office across UK sites.
Key Responsibilities:
- Triage and assess complex flexible working requests, ensuring alignment with legal requirements, internal policies, and business objectives.
- Provide coaching and guidance to line managers on handling flexible working applications.
- Support employees and line managers during consultation meetings and the presentation of cases to the decision-making committee.
- Refine approaches and processes to manage volume efficiently while ensuring fairness and consistency.
- Contribute to policy development or revisions to improve flexible working practices.
- Support appeals processes as part of the employee relations landscape, working collaboratively with directorates and the HR BP team at pace.
Skills & Experience:
- Proven HRBP experience in handling complex flexible working requests and employee relations matters.
- Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation and flexible working regulations.
- Excellent stakeholder management, coaching, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and deliver at pace.