People Partner x 2 - 6 month FTC
Job description
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The client is a UK-wide public body operating in a regulated professional environment, with a clear mandate to protect the public and uphold professional standards. It is values-driven, policy-led and works within a complex regulatory framework, currently undergoing organisational change and team restructures to support effective and efficient delivery.
Client Details
The client is a UK-wide public body operating within a regulated professional environment, with a clear mandate to protect the public and maintain professional standards.
The organisation is values-driven, policy-led and operates within a complex regulatory and governance framework. It employs a diverse workforce and is currently undergoing a period of organisational change, including estates activity and team restructures to ensure it continues to operate effectively and efficiently.
Description
- Managing a moderate ER caseload (typically 7-8 cases concurrently), with a focus on complex, policy-led matters rather than high-risk cases
- Providing ER advice, case management and consultation support to managers
- Coaching and guiding managers who require close support and reassurance
- Supporting pay and grading change processes (activity already in progress)
- Advising on organisational restructures, skills changes and business case development
- Supporting an estates move, including a London Zone 1 office relocation
- Working collaboratively with the wider People & Culture function, including People Partners, PC inbox/admin support, Recruitment, L&D and OD
- Operating within a non-unionised environment
Profile
- An experienced People Partner / HR professional with a strong Employee Relations background
- Confident managing a moderate ER caseload independently, with a focus on complex, policy-led cases
- Comfortable providing clear, pragmatic ER advice and coaching managers who require close support
- Experienced in consultation and organisational change, including restructures and business case advice
- Used to working in a public sector or regulated environment (e.g. healthcare, local government)
- Proactive, resilient and solutions-focused, with a genuine hands-on approach
- Able to build credibility quickly with stakeholders and work collaboratively across a People & Culture function
- Ideally brings some exposure to reward, pay and grading activity (desirable but not essential)
Job Offer
- 6-month interim assignment with the potential to make immediate impact
- Hybrid working - 2 days per week in the Birmingham office (Tuesday plus one flexible day)
- Travel to the London office on occasion and paid for via the company
- Competitive day rate
Key skills
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Application advice
5 AI-generated recommendations to maximise your chances.
⭐ Highlight your Employee Relations caseload experience at the top, specifically mentioning concurrent case management as the role requires 7-8 cases simultaneously
📊 Quantify your ER impact: 'Managed 12 complex ER cases concurrently, achieving 95% resolution within policy timelines'
🏛️ Emphasise public sector or regulated environment experience as this is crucial for the regulatory framework they operate within
🔄 Showcase organisational change experience, particularly restructures and consultation processes as they're currently undergoing significant change
💼 Include any pay and grading project experience, even if limited, as this is mentioned as desirable for ongoing activity
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- •Managed 8 complex ER cases concurrently within NHS Trust, achieving 92% resolution rate whilst maintaining full regulatory compliance
- •Led consultation process for 150-person departmental restructure, delivering £280k cost savings through effective change management
- •Coached 12 senior managers through pay and grading implementation affecting 450 employees, completing project 3 weeks ahead of schedule
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Your People Partner role at this UK-wide public body presents exactly the Employee Relations challenge I'm seeking — managing complex, policy-led ER cases whilst supporting significant organisational change including restructures and estates activity.
My background in public sector HR, specifically managing concurrent ER caseloads and supporting managers through consultation processes, aligns perfectly with your regulatory environment and current transformation needs.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you manage multiple complex ER cases concurrently while ensuring quality outcomes?
- ›Describe your experience with pay and grading change processes
- ›What's your approach to supporting managers through organisational restructures?
- ›How do you ensure compliance within a regulated professional environment?
- ›Tell us about your experience with consultation processes during organisational change
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to coach a manager through a difficult ER situation
- ›Describe a situation where you had to build credibility quickly with new stakeholders
- ›Give an example of how you've supported an organisation through significant change
- ›Tell me about a time you had to provide pragmatic advice in a complex policy-led environment
- ›Describe how you've collaborated effectively within a People & Culture team
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to coach a manager through a difficult ER situation
Describe a situation where you had to build credibility quickly with new stakeholders