Human Resource Business Partner
4 days ago
Birmingham
Job Type: 1 Year Fixed Term Contract, Full Time/Part time Overview: As the sole HR professional within the business, the role combines strategic HR planning with hands-on operational delivery. ensures legal compliance, supports managers, develops people practices, manages employee relations, oversees recruitment, and contributes to business growth while promoting a positive workplace culture. The HRBP acts as the primary advisor to management on all people-related matters and ensures that HR policies, procedures, and employment practices align with employment legislation and organisational objectives. Key Responsibilities: HR Strategy • Develop and implement the company's HR strategy., • Align people practices with business objectives., • Support organisational growth and workforce planning., • Advise management on HR risks and opportunities., • Produce HR reports and metrics as required., • Recommend improvements to HR processes. Recruitment and Selection Manage the full recruitment process including: • Collaboration with hiring manager to ensure efficient workforce planning, • Advertising vacancies, • Liaising with recruitment agencies, • Shortlisting candidates, • Managing and coordinating interview processes and assessments, • Making offers, • Preparing contracts of employment, • Right-to-work checks Onboarding • Design and coordinate induction itineraries, • Ensure completion of new starter documentation., • Set up personnel files and profiles, • Coordinate IT and equipment requirements., • Ensure compliance with company probation policy, • Ensure successful integration into the business. Employee Relations Provide professional advice and support on: • Disciplinary procedures, • Grievances, • Performance management, • Capability issues, • Absence management, • Flexible working requests, • Bullying and harassment complaints, • Whistleblowing, • Workplace investigations, • Mediation, • Appeals Conduct investigations and prepare comprehensive reports and outcomes Support managers through formal HR meetings. Maintain accurate documentation throughout Employment Law Compliance Ensure compliance with relevant employment legislation including: • Employment Rights, • Equality legislation, • Working Time Regulations, • National Minimum Wage, • Holiday entitlement, • Family leave, • Data protection, • Health and Safety, • Immigration and Right to Work legislation Keep up to date with legislative changes. Review company policies regularly and update as required. HR Policies and Procedures Develop, review and maintain: • HR policies, • Procedures, • Templates, • Forms, • Guidance documents Ensure policies reflect current legislation and best practice. Communicate policy updates effectively. Performance Management Manage the company performance review process. Support managers with: • Annual appraisals, • Objective setting, • Performance improvement plans, • Coaching conversations, • Development planning Monitor completion rates. Provide training where required Learning and Development Identify organisational training needs. Coordinate: • Internal training, • External training, • Mandatory training Maintain training records. Evaluate training effectiveness. Payroll Support Work alongside finance team by: • Communicating payroll changes, • Starters, • Leavers, • Salary changes, • Overtime management, • Bonuses, • Deductions, • Sick pay, • Maternity/Paternity pay, • Holiday calculations Support resolution of payroll queries. Employee Benefits Administer company benefits including: • Pension, • Private healthcare, • Life assurance, • Employee Assistance Programme, • Salary sacrifice schemes, • Wellbeing initiatives etc Manage benefit renewals. Support required benefit reviews. Attendance Management Monitor: • Sickness absence, • Long-term absence, • Occupational Health referrals, • Return-to-work interviews Support managers in reducing absence levels HR Administration Maintain accurate HR records including: • Personnel files, • Contracts, • Variation letters, • HR database, • Absence records, • Training records, • Performance records, • Confidential files Ensure GDPR compliance, act as the complaints lead for Data Compliance Employee Engagement Develop initiatives to improve: • Employee wellbeing, • Staff engagement, • Retention, • Recognition, • Internal communications, • Team culture Support in organization of employee events, meetings etc Change Management Support organisational change including: • Restructures, • TUPE (where applicable), • Redundancy consultations, • Organisational redesign Ensure legal compliance throughout. Health and Wellbeing Promote wellbeing initiatives. Support: • Mental health awareness, • Employee wellbeing programmes, • Occupational Health referrals, • Reasonable adjustments, • Stress risk assessments HR Systems Manage HR Information Systems (HRIS). Maintain data accuracy. Produce management reports. Recommend system improvements. Support implementation of new systems. Organizational Culture Develop and implement a solid organization culture that reflects the business in a positive light, establishing a road map to ensure major pillars in organizational development e.g., Inclusion, Diversity, Health and wellbeing frameworks are well established. Provide regular reports to senior management. Essential Qualifications • CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent HR experience., • Membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (desirable). Essential Experience • Experience working as a standalone HR professional or HR Manager., • Experience managing the full employee lifecycle., • Strong employee relations experience., • Recruitment and selection experience., • Performance management experience., • Policy development., • Employment law knowledge., • HR systems experience., • Payroll liaison experience., • Change management experience., • Managing confidential information. Knowledge • UK employment legislation., • ACAS Code of Practice., • Recruitment best practice., • Performance management., • Learning and development., • Equality and diversity., • GDPR., • HR best practice., • Health and Safety principles., • Payroll processes., • Employee engagement.
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