People Partner 6 Month FTC
Posted 1 day ago by 1765866573
£65,000 Per year
Inside
Hybrid
South West London, London
Summary: The role of HR People Partner at a leading Premiership football club involves providing strategic HR support within a dynamic sporting environment. The position requires a hands-on HR professional to manage employee relations, support senior stakeholders, and promote an inclusive culture. This contract role is primarily based on-site with some flexibility for remote work. The successful candidate will be instrumental in driving HR initiatives and ensuring compliance with employment law.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as a trusted partner to stakeholders across the business, providing advice on HR best practice and employment law while managing employee relations risk.
- Contribute to the strategic direction of your business areas, attending departmental meetings and proactively supporting leaders.
- Manage a broad range of ER matters including grievance, disciplinary, performance management, redundancy, restructures and TUPE.
- Support Equality, Diversity & Inclusion initiatives aligned with the Premier League Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Standard (PLEDIS), promoting an inclusive culture.
- Deliver HR projects aligned to the People strategy.
- Ensure HR policies and procedures remain up to date and legally compliant.
- Support Talent Acquisition activity and participate in interview processes.
- Use HR data, dashboards and KPIs to identify trends, mitigate risk and drive improvements.
- Design and deliver line manager training, building people capability across the organisation.
- Collaborate closely with the HR Operations team, supporting escalated queries and ad-hoc activity.
Key Skills:
- CIPD Level 5 qualified (or equivalent experience)
- Proven generalist HR experience within mid to large organisations
- Strong experience managing ER cases, restructures, TUPE and change
- Experience supporting Employment Tribunal cases
- Confident stakeholder manager with excellent communication skills
- CIPD Level 7 qualification (desirable)
- Experience within fast-paced, multi-site, retail, hospitality or sporting environments (desirable)
- Experience working with HR systems and project management (desirable)
- Enhanced DBS check (additional requirement)
Salary (Rate): £65000 per annum
City: South West London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: HR
I am delighted to be partnering with a leading Premiership football club to recruit an experienced HR People Partner. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-profile, fast-paced sporting environment, supporting colleagues across the Men’s and Women’s First Teams and Academy.
HR People Partner
Premiership Football Club
Training Ground Based
4 days a week on site – 1 day wfh
Cobham Based
£60K
This role will suit a hands-on, operational HR professional with strong employment law knowledge and the confidence to partner effectively with senior stakeholders in a performance-led organisation.
The Role
As HR People Partner, you will:
- Act as a trusted partner to stakeholders across the business, providing advice on HR best practice and employment law while managing employee relations risk.
- Contribute to the strategic direction of your business areas, attending departmental meetings and proactively supporting leaders.
- Manage a broad range of ER matters including grievance, disciplinary, performance management, redundancy, restructures and TUPE.
- Support Equality, Diversity & Inclusion initiatives aligned with the Premier League Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Standard (PLEDIS), promoting an inclusive culture.
- Deliver HR projects aligned to the People strategy.
- Ensure HR policies and procedures remain up to date and legally compliant.
- Support Talent Acquisition activity and participate in interview processes.
- Use HR data, dashboards and KPIs to identify trends, mitigate risk and drive improvements.
- Design and deliver line manager training, building people capability across the organisation.
- Collaborate closely with the HR Operations team, supporting escalated queries and ad-hoc activity.
What Success Looks Like
- Delivery of a people-first partnering service that builds trust, credibility and strong stakeholder relationships.
- Effective management of ER matters and people initiatives with minimal risk.
- Insight-led decision making informed by accurate HR data.
- Contribution to high-performing teams through collaboration, capability development and talent retention.
About You
Essential
- CIPD Level 5 qualified (or equivalent experience)
- Proven generalist HR experience within mid to large organisations
- Strong experience managing ER cases, restructures, TUPE and change
- Experience supporting Employment Tribunal cases
- Confident stakeholder manager with excellent communication skills
Desirable
- CIPD Level 7 qualification
- Experience within fast-paced, multi-site, retail, hospitality or sporting environments
- Experience working with HR systems and project management
Additional Requirements
- Enhanced DBS check
