Location: Sevenoaks
Contract Type: Full-time, Temporary (6 months)
Start Date: 19 May 2025
End Date: 19 October 2025
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:45am – 5:15pm
Hourly Rate: £24.28 (equivalent to £45,363 FTE)
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and proactive People Business Partner to provide strategic HR support to senior leaders within a high-performing organisation. This is a key opportunity to shape and deliver people initiatives that directly support business goals and drive positive cultural change.
You will act as a trusted advisor, offering expert guidance across all areas of HR while supporting leadership in areas such as workforce planning, talent management, employee engagement, and organisational development.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with senior leaders to develop and implement people strategies aligned with organisational objectives.
- Provide professional HR advice across a full generalist remit, ensuring policies and practices reflect best practice and core values.
- Analyse workforce data to recommend and implement effective HR solutions.
- Lead and support employee relations matters, offering high-quality, legally sound guidance.
- Drive change management initiatives to support organisational transformation.
- Contribute to workforce planning, succession strategies, and retention efforts.
- Promote inclusive recruitment and employment practices to attract and retain diverse talent.
- Lead on HR audit, compliance, and risk management activities.
- Work collaboratively with L&D and other corporate teams to enhance employee development and HR service delivery.
- First-time recruitment success rate of 75% or higher
- Staff sickness maintained at or below 7.5%
- Staff turnover below 15%
- No high-level audit recommendations
You will bring:
- Proven experience as an HR Business Partner or senior HR generalist
- Strong knowledge of employment legislation and current HR best practices
- Experience handling complex employee relations and workforce development matters
- A data-informed, strategic mindset with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
- A collaborative approach and commitment to promoting a positive, inclusive workplace culture
- CIPD qualification or equivalent experience
