Associate People Partner (Interim 3-month contract)

Associate People Partner (Interim 3-Month Contract)

The Bukola Group is partnering with a well known public sector organisation to recruit an experienced Associate People Partner on a 3-month temporary contract.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially-minded HR professional who enjoys balancing hands-on employee relations work with strategic business partnering. You'll work closely with senior leaders, providing expert advice, coaching managers, supporting organisational change initiatives and helping to deliver an inclusive, high-performing workplace.

What You'll Be Doing

• Partnering with managers and leaders to provide proactive HR advice and support.
• Managing employee relations casework including disciplinary, grievance, absence and capability matters.
• Coaching managers on people management best practice and employment legislation.
• Supporting workforce planning, recruitment and talent initiatives.
• Analysing HR metrics, identifying trends and providing practical recommendations.
• Supporting organisational change projects, restructures and workforce planning activities.
• Working collaboratively across the wider People & Culture function to deliver key people objectives.
• Building effective stakeholder relationships and helping drive a positive employee experience.

What We're Looking For

You'll be an experienced HR professional with:

• Proven experience managing end-to-end employee relations casework.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience advising and influencing managers at varying levels of seniority.
• The ability to balance competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience supporting recruitment, workforce planning and people initiatives.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret HR data and identify trends.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• CIPD qualification (Level 5 or equivalent experience preferred).
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach with sound judgement and strong problem-solving capability.

Desirable

• Exposure to organisational change, restructuring or project work.
• Experience working with Trade Unions.
• Experience within the public sector, or not-for-profit environments.

Interested?

If you're available at short notice and looking for an opportunity to make an immediate impact within a collaborative and purpose-driven organisation, we'd love to hear from you.