Job Description

Our client is currently seeking an Interim HR Business Partner to join their HR team on a contract basis within the Defence & Security sector. This role will be fully on site in their Cheltenham office. The HR Business Partner will establish a strong partnering relationship with key stakeholders and people leaders, providing commercially focused advice and support across the employee life-cycle.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop meaningful partnering relationships with key stakeholders and people leaders to gain trust and positively influence decisions and initiatives

Provide a wide-ranging and commercially focused HR Business Partnering service, ensuring people leaders have the necessary tools and capability to manage themselves and their employees

Build management capability through coaching and challenging on people management decisions

Create solutions to people issues that enable stakeholders to meet their commercial objectives

Implement, maintain, and advocate for HR policies to deliver business goals, ensuring adherence to appropriate legislation

Advise on HR legal and employee relations matters to ensure consistency, legal compliance, and risk mitigation

Advocate for HR initiatives and projects aligned with HR and Business strategies

Use key people analytics to identify potential issues, find trends, inform decisions, and make recommendations to key stakeholders

Job Requirements:

Experienced HR Business Partner, ideally supported by CIPD level 7

Experience in a generalist HR role with a business partner approach

Proven background in adding value and improving efficiencies

Excellent knowledge of UK employment law

Advantageous experience using Workday

Experience working in an Engineering/Manufacturing environment

Confident influencer and communicator

Motivated by results and strives to exceed expectations

High energy, creative and resourceful self-starter

Flexible approach to meet the changing demands of the business

Team player, receptive to ideas

Proactive "can do" approach to problem-solving

Excellent written and spoken English

Good networking skills

Willingness to travel on occasion

Additional Requirements:

Candidates must be able to achieve SC security clearance

Ability to work in the UK without restrictions and prepared to undertake UK National Security Vetting

If you are an experienced HR Business Partner looking for a new opportunity within the Defence industry, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's dynamic team and contribute to their success