People Partner

Job Role: People Partner

Location: Colchester (Hybrid/office-based)
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week

Salary: 47,800 - 54,700 p.a.

We are seeking an experienced People Partner to join a senior HR team in a strategic, influential role. This position will work closely with leaders across the organisation to provide expert people advice, support organisational change, and deliver workforce solutions aligned to business objectives.

This is a high-impact role suited to a confident HR professional with strong employee relations expertise, change management experience, and the ability to influence at senior level.

The Role:

As a People Partner, you will:

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, contributing people expertise to business decision-making
• Lead on complex and sensitive employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, attendance and change-related cases
• Support and deliver organisational change programmes, including restructures, workforce redesign, TUPE, redeployment and redundancy processes
• Coach and influence managers to build strong people management capability and embed best practice
• Use workforce data, insight and trends to challenge thinking, improve outcomes and drive performance
• Support the development, review and implementation of people policies and procedures, ensuring legal compliance and best practice
• Promote positive employee relations and a fair, inclusive and people-focused culture
• Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders and external partners, including employee representatives
• Contribute to people strategy delivery, engagement initiatives, wellbeing activity and retention planning
• Act as a positive change agent across the organisation

Skills & Experience:

• Significant experience in a senior HR generalist or People Partner role
• Strong track record of managing complex employee relations and organisational change
• In-depth knowledge of employment law and HR best practice
• Experience of coaching and influencing managers at all levels
• Ability to interpret data and translate insight into practical people solutions
• Experience of policy development and implementation
• Confident communicator with excellent written and verbal skills
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Comfortable working in a complex, fast-changing environment

Qualifications:

• Relevant degree or equivalent professional experience
• CIPD Level 7 (or equivalent experience) desirable

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR professional looking to make a genuine impact, working at a strategic level while remaining hands-on with complex people matters.