HR Business Partner

Role: HR Business Partner (ER)

Sector: Public and Not-For-Profit

Location: East Yorkshire

Duration: 3 Months with possible extension

Salary: £400-£500 UMB per day

Sellick Partnership is currently recruiting for an experienced Interim HR Business Partner, sought for a public sector organisation based in East Yorkshire for a temporary assignment for a minimum of 3 months, with a possibility of being extended. This role is offered on a Part time, hybrid working basis with a minimum of 2 days based in the office.

The HR Business Partner role will be responsible for providing proactive and solution focused advice to line managers across the organisation to improve performance and support the delivery of the organisation's objectives, whilst managing complex employee relations.

The duties of the HR Business Partner will include;

• Partnering with the Chief of Staff and senior leadership team, providing expert HR advice and strategic people solutions to support organisational objectives, workforce effectiveness and service delivery.
• Leading and managing complex employee relations cases, including disciplinaries, grievances, capability, long-term absence, bullying and harassment allegations, whistleblowing concerns and workplace conflict, ensuring fair, consistent and legally compliant outcomes.
• Overseeing the handling of high-profile and sensitive complaints, managing investigations from initial assessment through to resolution, including cases involving senior stakeholders, multiple complaints and reputational risk.
• Providing expert guidance on employment law, organisational policy and governance, ensuring risk was effectively managed and decisions were robust, evidence-based and defensible.
• Supporting organisational responses to matters carrying significant public, political and media exposure, advising senior leaders on employee relations strategy, stakeholder management and reputational risk mitigation.
• Designing and delivering management development programmes, workshops and training sessions on employee relations, performance management, absence management, workplace investigations, equality, diversity and inclusion, and leadership capability.
• Coaching and developing managers to enhance people management capability, improve employee engagement and promote early resolution of workplace issues.
• Working closely with Trade Unions, employee representatives and key stakeholders to foster positive employee relations and support organisational change initiatives.
• Contributing to workforce planning, organisational development and change programmes, ensuring people strategies aligned with wider business priorities.
• Producing and analysing workforce data and HR metrics to identify trends, inform decision-making and support continuous improvement across people services.
• Developing and implementing HR policies, procedures and best practice frameworks to strengthen governance, improve consistency and enhance organisational performance.

The HR Business Partner will ideally have:

• Have experience of provided sound HR Generalist advice in relation to ER, HR policies and procedures and more
• Experience within the public sector
• Be qualified to CIPD Level 5 or equivalent

The HR Business Partner will need to have excellent communication skills and effectively be able to communicate to stakeholders of all levels. Furthermore, the ideal candidate will have an impeccable eye for detail and accuracy to ensure all workload is carried out effectively and efficiently. They will also need to able to prioritise their workload and be efficient and effective to meet unpredictable deadlines and deal with conflicting demands, whilst working in a high-pressured environment.

How to apply for the HR Business Partner:

Our client is hoping to have the HR Business Partner in the role as soon as possible, therefore if you believe your experience meets the criteria above, please contact Charlotte Broomfield by Thursday 9th July by submitting your CV directly.

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