Ashley Kate HR & Finance
Regional HR Business Partner
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Salary: Up to £60,000
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Office Location: Chorley or Halifax with travel to other sites
Ashley Kate are delighted to be partnering with a highly successful and fast-growing professional services organisation as they look to appoint an experienced Regional HR Business Partner. This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially focused HR professional who can operate confidently at both a strategic and operational level, partnering with senior leaders whilst remaining hands-on in delivering key people initiatives.
About the Role
Reporting directly to the Chief People Officer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the people agenda across multiple regions, supporting business growth, organisational change and transformational projects. This role will be looking after 8 sites in the North West and North region and so multi site experience is essential.
As a trusted adviser to regional leadership teams, you will provide expert HR support across the full employee lifecycle, balancing strategic workforce planning with day-to-day operational HR delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Partnering with Partners, Directors and Regional Leaders to understand business objectives and develop people strategies that drive performance and growth.
- Providing expert guidance and support on complex employee relations matters, ensuring risk is managed effectively.
- Leading and supporting organisational change programmes, including restructures, business transformation and cultural initiatives.
- Contributing to M&A activity, including due diligence, integration planning and post-acquisition people strategy.
- Driving talent development initiatives, succession planning and employee engagement programmes.
- Leading the design and implementation of career frameworks that support employee development, retention and internal progression.
- Championing HR transformation projects, including the implementation and optimisation of HRIS platforms and people technology solutions.
- Using people data and insights to inform decision-making and influence business outcomes.
- Coaching and developing leaders to build capability and drive high-performance teams.
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To Be Successful, You Will Have
- Proven experience operating as an HR Business Partner within a professional services or similar fast-paced environment.
- Experience working at both a strategic and operational level, influencing senior stakeholders whilst remaining hands-on in delivery.
- Exposure to mergers and acquisitions, including people due diligence, integration and change management activity.
- Experience leading or supporting the development and implementation of career frameworks.
- A track record of successfully delivering HRIS implementation and transformation projects.
- Strong employee relations expertise with the ability to manage complex and sensitive cases.
- Demonstrable experience in organisational change, talent development and workforce planning.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to challenge, influence and build credibility at senior levels.
- Commercial acumen and a strong understanding of the challenges facing growing professional services organisations.
- CIPD Level 7 qualification or equivalent experience would be advantageous.
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This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious and expanding organisation where you will have genuine influence over the people agenda, work closely with senior leadership and play a key role in supporting continued growth and transformation.
For a confidential discussion and further information, please get in touch with Jacqui Wall
About Us
We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive community. In line with our Diversity and Inclusion policy, we welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. As a Disability Confident Employer, and part of the Nicholas Associates Group, we are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, and we're happy to discuss flexible working options.
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