Business Partner; South West

People Business Partner

Final date to receive applications: 20 March 2026

Department: People Partnering

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: South West

Reporting To: People Partnering Manager

Compensation: £55,000 / year

Job Type: Full-time or part-time (minimum 30 hours per week)

Salary: Circa £55,000 (depending on experience)

We offer a competitive salary package aligned with current market rates for this role. The final offer will reflect your skills, experience, and qualifications, alongside our commitment to internal equity.

Location: South West

This is a hybrid role where you’ll mainly work from home, with regular travel across the South West of England for client and internal meetings.

Please note:

We’re sharing this opportunity across a number of job boards and in a number of locations to reach as many potential applicants as possible. However, this is one single position – so wherever you see it, it’s the same great role.

You’ll be the key link connecting our HR expertise with our clients. Your mission? To be their HR superpower — providing practical advice, solving challenges, and supporting their growth.

You’ll manage a portfolio of clients, becoming their go-to person for all things people. Here’s a snapshot of what your day‑to‑day might include:

• Working closely with clients and colleagues to manage a wide variety of people matters.
• Advising across the full employee lifecycle, from tricky ER issues to employee engagement initiatives.
• Owning your clients’ HR projects and partnering with colleagues to find smart, compliant, and practical solutions.
• Building strong, long‑term client relationships through trusted advice and proactive account management, making every client feel supported and valued.
• Getting to know your clients’ industries and challenges so your advice always adds real value.
• Responding quickly to client queries and escalating where needed to keep things running smoothly.
• Collaborating with colleagues across Fitzgerald to deliver a joined‑up, brilliant service.
• Spotting opportunities to add value and help our clients — and our business — grow and thrive.

No two days will be the same, but they’ll all be rewarding. It’s a hands‑on role where you’ll be making a real difference every day.

We’re looking for someone who combines brilliant HR expertise with great judgement, empathy, and a commercial mindset. You’ll need to be:

• Experienced in an HR Business Partner, People Partner, HR/People Consultant role, ideally across a range of sectors.
• Confident advising on complex people issues and leading projects from start to finish.
• Able to weigh up risks and benefits, think creatively and logically, and develop practical solutions.
• Skilled at building trusted relationships with senior leaders and your colleagues.
• Highly organised, with strong spoken and written communication skills, plus an eye for detail.
• Commercially aware — you understand how great people decisions drive business success.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office and digital systems.

Ideally, you’ll be CIPD Level 7 qualified (or working towards it), but what really matters to us is that you bring the practical experience and confidence to deliver great HR advice.

You’ll also have a full UK driving license and be happy to travel to clients when needed. Experience working in an HR consultancy would be a bonus.

• Competitive salary (starting from £55,000 per annum FTE)
• 25 days’ annual leave to start, rising to 27 after one year and 29 after two years, plus bank holidays
• Career qualifications supported and paid for where relevant with progression and development opportunities
• Monthly homeworking allowance and all equipment provided
• Flexible working patterns to make sure you have a good balance between your work and home life
• Strong internal and external support and a friendly, collaborative team
• Pension scheme options (including salary sacrifice) and 4% employer pension contributions, with a minimum of 4% employee contributions
• Life assurance at four times basic salary
• Shopping discounts platform, flu vaccinations and technology and cycle to work salary sacrifice schemes
• Medicash health cash plan
• Enhanced family…