Business Partner

The People Business Partner provides proactive, professional HR advice and support to leaders and managers, enabling them to deliver organisational objectives through effective people management and ensuring compliance with employment law, internal policies and relevant external regulatory requirements and best practice.

The postholder will work with managers to embed and maintain CCW ’s values and behaviours, and standards of professional conduct across the organisation.

Operating as a trusted partner, the postholder will act as an advisor, supporting the delivery of people strategies and contributing to the CCW ’s organisational objectives through effective workforce planning, employee relations, talent management, performance capability and organisational development.

• Act as the primary People Team contact for designated managers /teams, building strong relationships with senior managers and staff.
• Play a central role to the development and delivery of CCW ’s People Strategy and workforce plans.
• Analyse workforce data to identify trends, opportunities and risks; provide insights to support evidence-based decision making.

• Lead on and provide expert advice on a range of employee relations cases including performance management, sickness absence, grievances, disciplinary matters and capability issues.
• Coach and support managers to build confidence in handling people issues effectively and in line with policy and best practice.
• Maintain clear, up-to-date case records and identify themes or risks for escalation.
• Seek and promote opportunities for and promote continuous improvement of HR processes.
• Lead on organisational change initiatives, including restructures, TUPE transfers, and consultation processes relevant to departmental responsibility.
• Actively facilitate culture change and evolution, engagement, and inclusion initiatives, ensuring alignment with organisational values.
• Deliver HR components of projects, for example, wellbeing initiatives, leadership development, reward reviews.
• Support the People Team element of wider CCW work such as CCW ’s Forward Work Programme and Delivery Plan.
• Work with People Team colleagues in identifying learning needs across business areas and work with the People Team to design or procure suitable interventions.
• Lead talent, succession planning, and capability development activities.

• Lead and coach managers to proactively define recruitment needs, develop and evaluate job descriptions, and ensure fair, inclusive, and efficient recruitment processes.
• Partner with managers on job design, assessment approaches and selection decisions.
• Oversee onboarding and induction processes for new starters.

• Lead on providing expert advice and guidance on HR policies, procedures, and best practice, ensuring compliance with employment law and external frameworks (for example Civil Service, ACAS).
• Ensure HR policies and practices reflect current UK employment law, Civil Service expectations (where applicable), best practice and organisational requirements.
• Actively contribute to policy reviews and updates, horizon scan to ensure anticipated changes are reflected in our people policies and strategy.
• Manage internal and external audits and ensure high-quality HR record-keeping.
• Ensure HR systems, audits, and records meet governance and data protection requirements.

• Play a key role in continuous improvement and digitalisation of People Team processes.
• Actively champion equality, diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing principles and initiatives.
• Support the development and delivery of HR-related training and workshops for managers and staff, contributing expert knowledge.
• Analyse HR data and metrics to inform decision-making and contribute to strategic planning.
• Facilitate employee engagement activities, including staff surveys and action planning.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant employment legislation and Civil Service HR framework / policy developments.
• Build effective relationships with trade unions and or staff forums as appropriate
• Actively promote and role model CCW ’s values and…