Role: People Business Partner

Location: Coventry CV4 and home working

Salary: Up to £43,000

Benefits: Hybrid working, 40 days holiday inc Bank Holidays, BUPA, employee assistance programme, onsite parking and enhanced pension scheme

We are working exclusively on behalf of an outstanding employer who are recruiting an experienced People Business Partner. In this role you will be joining an established People team of 6, which will be focused on delivering the new 5-year People strategy to empower and engage with all colleagues and stakeholders.

The role of People Business Partner will be hands on providing input and advice on all People matters with colleagues. You will partner with high profile stakeholders internally and externally. As part of your role, you will be able to quickly build strong relationships with managers and employees and be the key point of contact for guidance. You will be able to think on your feet, be solutions focused and results driven whilst also balancing long term thinking with delivering everyday operational excellence. You will support strategic objectives through transformational projects across the organisation, such as implementation of a new People system.

The working hours for this role are full time Monday to Thursday 8.30am until 4.30pm and Friday 8.30am until 3.30pm. The role is hybrid working which will typically be 3 days office based and 2 days home based, this can be flexible dependent on business needs.

Role and responsibilities:

* As a People Business Partner, you will work closely with colleagues to successfully drive the People strategy to empower and engage

* Manage all employee relations matters efficiently such as absence, conduct, performance and capability

* Manage all aspects of case work, including complex cases

* Work closely with coaching, guiding and training managers, empowering them to make decisions, enabling them to manage their people effectively and proactively wherever possible

* Demonstrate daily competent working knowledge of employment law, ensuring you remain up to date with all legislative changes

* Create people centric plans to meet business demands

* Provide insights from employee data to improve processes, employee engagement and policy alignment across the business

* Working with key stakeholders internally and externally

* Support with recruiting and attracting the right people

* Lead on HR projects aligned to delivering on strategic objectives such as implementation of a new HR system

Skills and experience required:

* Previous demonstrable experience as a HR Manager, HR Business Partner or People Business Partner

* CIPD qualified (Level 5 or above) or equivalent experience

* Exceptional relationship building, communication, influencing and diplomacy skills

* Ability to work collaboratively as a team

* Solutions orientated mind-set

* Ability to work accurately at pace and cope with ambiguity

* Strong stakeholder management experience and the ability to deliver difficult messages

Benefits:

* 40 days annual leave including Bank Holidays

* Enhanced pension scheme

* Onsite parking

* BUPA cash plan

* Hybrid working

* Employee assistance programme

Closing date for applications will be Friday 24th January 2025, with face to face interviews scheduled for Friday 31st January 2025. If selected for interview you must be available to attend on this date.

If you are looking for an exciting new role within HR to work collaboratively in a unique environment then please apply for this People Business Partner opportunity