Interim HR Business Partner
- £25 per hour
- Hybrid | Norwich City Centre
- 3 months initially but could be extended or become permanent
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Interim HR Business Partner to join a busy Business HR Team on an interim basis. This is a hybrid role, with regular attendance required at offices located in Norwich City Centre.
This is a high-impact, varied role supporting the wider Resources Department, working collaboratively across multiple teams. The position has a strong employee relations focus, involving a significant volume of complex and sensitive casework, alongside project-based organisational change activity.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing a varied caseload of complex employee relations matters, including:
- Ill-health retirements
- Grievances and disciplinary cases
- Long-term sickness absence
- Performance improvement processes
- Employment tribunals
- Restructures and workforce planning
- Providing expert HR advice and guidance to managers, ensuring best practice and legislative compliance
- Upskilling and coaching managers to strengthen people management capability
- Supporting and leading organisational development activity
- Acting as a key HR lead on projects, including TUPE transfers and organisational change initiatives
- Working closely with stakeholders across the business to deliver pragmatic, solutions-focused HR support
About You
- Proven experience in an HR Business Partner or Senior HR Advisory role
- Strong background in employee relations, including complex and sensitive cases
- Confident advising and influencing managers at all levels
- Experience of TUPE and organisational change projects
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, interim environment
- CIPD qualification (or equivalent experience) desirable
The successful will have:
- CIPD Level 7 or equivalent
- Proven experience of providing professional HR advice and managing employee relations casework across a multi-disciplinary organisation and a varied audience
- Experience of using organisational/business intelligence to influence, propose and champion change and innovation through people, processes, practice, and systems
- Experience of developing good relationships with a range of stakeholders internally and externally
- Experience of working in a unionised environment is desired
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge and understanding of current HR practices, employment law and its application
- Able to demonstrate good commercial acumen with ability to identify potential income streams within and outside of the HR & OD service
Please apply online or contact Maxine or Andrea at Reed HR Norwich for further information
