HR Business Partner

This role offers a unique opportunity for an experienced HR Business Partner to drive strategic initiatives and partner closely with our Senior Leadership Team to align HR strategies with the Group's overall business objectives. This role emphasises strategic, long term thinking, planning, and execution, with minimal involvement in traditional HR operational tasks.

Reporting to the Senior HR Business Partner, you will have a dedicated partnership with a specific area of the business. Focusing on strategic workforce planning and organisational design, this role involves developing a deep understanding of the people challenges across the group and implementing commercially focussed solutions that drive performance, value for money and employee engagement.

What you could be doing:

• Working with the Senior Leaders on strategic workforce planning initiatives which enable the Executive Team, Senior Leadership Team, and Senior Managers to identify workforce priorities, forecast talent needs and develop strategies to address potential gaps to ensure a resilient workforce.


• Proactively analysing data to identify trends, offering solutions and supporting the business in decision making.


• Supporting organisation design activity for your dedicated business area, enabling alignment of resources to the strategic objectives.


• Supporting the HR Director, Head of HR and Senior HR Business Partner in the delivery of the HR Strategy and wider People Strategy.


• Working closely with the Learning & Organisation Development team to ensure that appropriate interventions are developed and provided to address learning and development needs that have been identified.


• Working with the Resourcing team to provide professional and practical challenge/advice on roles, accountabilities, job descriptions, job evaluation and requests for recruitment activities in your business area.


• Oversee the post establishment for your directorate, working closely with Finance Business Partners ensuring that recruitment activity and organisational design is in alignment with future scenario planning and headcount budgets
  
  Are you a seasoned HR professional with a passion for driving organisational success through a strategic HR lens?


Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity to make a difference?

If so, then look no further! We are currently seeking a talented and dynamic Strategic HR Business Partner to join our team.,
• Chartered Member of the CIPD or equivalent experience.


• Previous experience of supporting trade/construction industries or a mobile work force in a similar role would be advantageous.


• Proven experience of managing complex organisational change projects (such as restructures and TUPE) and working with managers to improve employee engagement.


• Significant experience of working in partnership with managers at all levels to achieve results


• Experience of evaluating and analysing data and information to inform business decisions


• Up to date knowledge of UK employment legislation and ability to apply this in practice.


• A strong communicator who can build highly effective and collaborative working relationships with employees at all levels.


• A confident decision maker who offers solutions focussed advice and can understand broader organisational issues.


• Someone with an appetite to challenge the status quo and operate as an effective change agent.


• Demonstrable experience of leading HR projects


While this role is home based, you should have the ability to travel to Group offices and other locations as required. Our Group offices are located at Birmingham Business Park Solihull and Central Park, Worcester.


• Up to 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with the opportunity to buy and sell leave


• Family friendly policies including generous Paternity, Maternity, Shared Parental and Adoption leave plus 3 days paid Urgent Domestic Leave


• Medicash membership for all employees which includes access to an employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership and exclusive discounts


• Health Cash Plan worth up to £1700 p/a with cashback for dental, optical, physio and complementary therapies and more


• Pension scheme with minimum employee contributions of 3% and Platform will contribute up to 12% (inclusive of life assurance and dependent on employee contributions)


• Learning and Development opportunities


• Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme and cycle to work scheme


• Employee reward and recognition scheme with wellbeing hub and discount from a wide range of retailers


If this sounds like the place for you then we'd love to hear from you. If you would like any further information on the role or would like to arrange an informal chat with the hiring team, please feel free to contact our Resourcing team via email:

Please note that we will review applications throughout the campaign and would therefore encourage early applications as this position may close earlier than the published closing date.

We do not require recruitment agency support at this time - all speculative CV's will be treated as a direct application.

Join us and find your purpose at Platform!

Working with us is more than just a job, you will be joining an amazing organisation that values you and your contribution, and where you can truly make a difference and change people's lives.

You will join the largest social housing association in the Midlands. We're much more than just houses; we build homes, strong communities, and make a real and positive difference to the lives of our customers.

We recognise the unique and individual needs of people, so if you are interested in this role but would like to explore a different way of working to the standard Monday to Friday, 9-5 approach, then please highlight this on your application or discuss it with us at the interview stage. After all, we want to attract the best people to work for us and we know that one size does not fit all.

Platform is a great place to work, we offer lots of opportunities for you to get involved, share ideas and shape what we do - from networking groups through to fun community and social events. This is an exciting time to join us, that will provide you with real exposure to the wider dynamics of a truly modern housing association that will play a major part in delivering our 5-year corporate strategy.

If we receive a high number of applications, this vacancy may expire prior to the closing date. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Platform Housing Group are committed to building a healthy, vibrant and inclusive organisation that treats people with respect and creates opportunities for all.
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