Junior HR Business Partner
3 days ago
Wooburn Green
Role: Junior People Business Partner Salary: £30,000 Role Type: Full time, permanent Location: Head Office, Wooburn Green – 5 days per week required in the office for probation (6 months), dropping to 3 days thereafter. Hours: 09:00am – 17:30pm Reports to: Head of People & Culture Role Purpose The Junior People Business Partner supports the delivery of effective people practices across the full employee lifecycle, with a strong focus on learning & development, onboarding, payroll and colleague experience along with supporting People Safety & Compliance and Group Events & Office Co-Ordination This will provide the Junior People Business Partner with wide reaching exposure to People & Culture activities. The role partners closely with managers and People colleagues to ensure people processes are delivered with quality, consistency, and in line with VISTA values. Key Responsibilities Learning & Development (Visionary | Intentional) • Support the planning and coordination of L&D initiatives that build future capability, • Maintain learning pathways, training records, and development plans, • Coordinate internal and external training activities, • Support managers with development conversations and upskilling plans, • Track L&D effectiveness and completion using People systems and data Onboarding & Induction (Intentional | Accountability) • Own the end-to-end onboarding process, ensuring a structured and welcoming experience, • Coordinate pre-employment checks, contracts, and new starter administration, • Deliver or support company inductions aligned to culture and values, • Partner with managers to ensure new starters are supported, engaged, and productive quickly Employee Lifecycle Support (Accountability | Tenacity) • Provide day-to-day People support across probation, performance, absence, development, and exits, • Support performance review cycles and documentation, • Assist with employee relations matters in line with company policies and UK employment legislation, • Maintain accurate employee records across all stages of the lifecycle PBP & Stakeholder Support (Synergy | Tenacity) • Support People Business Partners with people initiatives, change activity, payroll and projects, • Prepare People data, reports, and insights to support decision-making, • Ensure consistent application of People policies and processes People Technology & Innovation (Visionary | Intentional) • Identify opportunities to automate and streamline people processes, reducing manual effort and improving the colleague experience, • Support the adoption and optimisation of People systems, ensuring they are used to their full potential, • Explore and champion the use of AI and digital tools to enhance how the P&C team delivers value to the business, • Stay curious about emerging People tech trends and bring forward ideas that help the team work smarter Culture & Values (VISTA) • Embed VISTA values into onboarding, L&D, and everyday people practices, • Act as a role model for company values in all interactions, • Support initiatives that promote collaboration, accountability, and high performance Knowledge, Skills & Experience Essential • CIPD Level 3 qualification, or actively working towards, • Experience in a People Assistant, People Officer, or junior people role, • Understanding of the employee lifecycle, • Experience supporting onboarding and/or learning initiatives, • Working knowledge of UK employment legislation, • Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, • Confident communicator with the ability to build trusted relationships Desirable • Experience using People systems and learning platforms, • A genuine enthusiasm for technology, automation, and finding smarter ways of working, • Experience in a fast-paced, changing environment, • Ambition to progress into a full People Business Partner role Personal Attributes (VISTA Aligned) • Visionary – Thinks ahead and supports future capability, • Intentional – Acts with purpose and attention to quality, • Synergy – Works collaboratively and builds strong relationships, • Tenacity – Stays switched on and follows work through to completion, • Accountability – Takes ownership and delivers on commitments What We Offer • Development pathway toward a People Business Partner role, • Exposure to meaningful people initiatives and business change, • Support for ongoing CIPD development, • A collaborative, values-led working environment