HR Business Partner

Job Title: HR Business Partner
Location: London N1 (Hybrid – minimum 3 days per week on-site)
Contract: Temporary
Hours: 35 hours per week
Start Date: Early January

About the Role:
We are supporting our client in sourcing an experienced HR Business Partner to work closely with senior leaders across designated business areas. The role requires someone who can build strong relationships, understand organisational priorities, and deliver effective people strategies that drive performance, engagement and cultural development.

You will act as the key link between the business and specialist HR functions, ensuring people initiatives are aligned to business needs and implemented effectively. This includes organisational design, workforce planning, performance management, development, diversity and inclusion, change management and engagement activities.

Responsibilities:

• Build strong, trusted relationships with senior managers and operational leaders
• Understand business priorities, challenges and risks, creating a clear HR workplan to track delivery
• Partner with specialist HR teams and external experts to design and embed people solutions
• Lead or co-lead organisational design, workforce planning and talent initiatives
• Support cultural change, D&I, engagement and leadership development activities
• Use people data and business metrics to identify patterns, risks and improvement opportunities
• Provide insight-led recommendations and monitor the success of interventions
• Facilitate workshops and engagement activity to support organisational objectives
• Advise on complex HR, legal and employee relations matters, ensuring consistency and compliance
• Support the management of high-risk ER cases, including ACAS and tribunal matters
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of all relevant policies, employment legislation and governance requirements
• Ensure compliance with health and safety, financial regulations and statutory requirements

About You:

• Substantial experience operating as an HR Business Partner
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder-management capability, including senior leader engagement
• Commercially minded with a strong understanding of external market influences
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience interpreting people and business metrics
• High emotional intelligence with the ability to adapt approach based on individual and team needs
• Proven track record delivering HR initiatives that drive measurable outcomes
• Experience in end-to-end workforce planning and establishment management
• Experience leading organisational change or transformation programmes
• Coaching capability and experience developing leadership competence (desirable)
• Associate CIPD or relevant HR qualification required; MCIPD desirable

If you are interested in this position and meet the above criteria, please send your CV now for consideration.

If you require any additional information regarding the position, please call Lewis at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208 966 or send an E-Mail to lewis.hodson@servicecare.org.uk