Location: London / client sites / hybrid working
We are looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to join a busy HR consultancy team supporting a varied portfolio of clients. This is a fast-paced, client-facing opportunity suited to an HR Business Partner with strong consultancy experience, commercial awareness and the ability to adapt quickly across different client environments.
In this role, the HR Business Partner will act as a trusted adviser, providing practical, compliant and high-quality HR support while helping clients navigate people challenges, improve processes and strengthen their overall people strategy.
Day-to-day of the role
- Provide accurate, timely and commercially focused HR advice across a diverse client portfolio.
- Manage employee relations cases, including investigations, disciplinary matters and grievances, escalating complex issues where appropriate.
- Build strong client relationships and act as a key point of contact for day-to-day HR support.
- Take ownership of client service delivery, ensuring deadlines, service levels and quality standards are consistently met.
- Draft and maintain HR policies, procedures, templates and guidance, ensuring compliance and best practice.
- Design and deliver HR training sessions for clients where required.
- Attend client meetings and client sites to provide hands-on support and maintain effective working relationships.
- Keep up to date with employment law and HR best practice, applying this knowledge to advice and recommendations.
- Support the ongoing development of consultancy services, processes, resources and use of technology.
- Contribute to new business activity, including identifying opportunities for additional support, proposals and onboarding new clients.
Required skills & qualifications
- Previous HR consultancy experience operating at HR Business Partner level.
- CIPD qualification or equivalent HR-related qualification.
- Strong knowledge of employment law and experience managing complex employee relations matters, including restructures and TUPE.
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and translate business strategy into practical people solutions.
- Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to balance people priorities with operational and financial objectives.
- Experience supporting workforce growth, organisational change and evolving business needs.
- Ability to use HR data and analytics to support decision-making and improve outcomes.
- Excellent communication, facilitation and presentation skills, with strong problem-solving ability.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other systems used to support HR consultancy work.
- Willingness to travel to client sites as required; training design and delivery experience would be advantageous.
Benefits
- 12-month fixed-term contract with a varied and client-focused workload.
- Hybrid working across remote locations, office space and client sites depending on service needs.
- Opportunity to work with a diverse portfolio of clients across different sectors and environments.
- Exposure to strategic HR projects, employee relations work and business development activity.
- Collaborative working environment with opportunities to contribute to service improvement and innovation.
- Regular team connection and collaboration through attendance at the London office.
