CI Projects
HR Business Partner / Manager (People Change & TUPE)
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Contract: Contract, 3–6 months
Location: Hybrid | Client sites across London and Birmingham
CI Projects is a boutique business consultancy committed to helping businesses continuously improve by enabling the true convergence of people, processes, and technology. We work closely with clients to define the issue, the destination, and how to get there – and then provide the tools and confidence so they can keep improving long after we’ve gone.
We’re looking for an experienced HR Business Partner / Manager to support a large government contract undergoing significant transformation and people change.
This is a senior, client-facing role working closely with Operational Leadership, Programme Management and wider stakeholders to support organisational redesign, workforce transition, consultation activity, employee relations and change communications across a complex and fast-paced environment.
The successful candidate will operate at Senior Leadership Team level and will need strong stakeholder relationship skills, practical experience of people change and a confident understanding of TUPE, organisational change and employee relations.
Role Overview
This role will lead and support the people change activity associated with a major government contract transformation programme.
As the HR Business Partner / Manager, you will help ensure that the people aspects of transformation are managed in a structured, compliant and people-focused way. You will work closely with senior operational leaders and programme stakeholders to support workforce transition, organisational redesign, consultation activity and implementation of the target operating model.
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You will provide hands-on HR leadership across restructuring, workforce planning, employee relations, TUPE and union engagement, while helping senior stakeholders navigate complex people decisions and embed sustainable organisational change.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead and support people change activity across a large-scale contract transformation programme.
- Work closely with Senior Leadership, Operational Leadership and Programme Management teams.
- Support organisational redesign, restructuring and workforce planning activity.
- Support and oversee workforce transition and consultation processes.
- Provide guidance on complex employee relations matters, including policy interpretation, ER case management, TUPE and union engagement.
- Support the implementation of people initiatives aligned to the client’s target operating model and wider transformation objectives.
- Manage employment, compliance and operational people risks.
- Provide professional HR advice that balances employee considerations, commercial priorities and business requirements.
- Develop strong relationships with senior leaders and managers, influencing decisions and supporting people strategy.
- Lead change communications and help ensure employees and stakeholders remain informed throughout the transition.
- Collaborate with operational and HR teams to identify people-related risks, gaps and opportunities for improvement.
- Support managers and HR colleagues to help embed sustainable change across the organisation.
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What We’re Looking For
- Experience operating as an HR Business Partner, HR Manager, People & Culture Business Partner or senior HR Generalist.
- Experience delivering large-scale organisational change, workforce transformation or restructuring programmes.
- Practical experience of TUPE transfers.
- Employee relations and consultation experience, ideally within complex or unionised environments.
- Supporting organisational design, workforce planning and Target Operating Model implementation.
- Stakeholder management skills, with proven experience influencing senior leaders and supporting senior-level decision making.
- Understanding of change management and the people impacts of transformation.
- Experience working in complex, fast-paced or newly mobilised environments.
- Organisational, planning and programme coordination capability.
- Verbal and written communication skills, with the confidence to influence and coach stakeholders at all levels.
- Experience within Facilities Management, outsourced services, Central Government or another large operational environment would be highly desirable.
- Degree-level education would be advantageous.
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