People Partner

People Partner

Salary: £62,906-£70,535 per annum

Contract: 12-month FTC (potential for extension or permanency depending on organisational needs)

Location: West Midlands (Hybrid – 2–3 days on site)

About the Role

Our client is seeking an experienced People Partner to support a major public sector organisation through a period of significant transformation. This role will suit someone who can comfortably operate at a senior HRBP level, providing strategic partnership, insight, and challenge to senior leaders.

This is a high-impact position involving organisational change, workforce transformation, and activity linked to franchising models and transport operations. You will act as a trusted advisor, embedding people strategy into planning, leadership, and decision-making, while coordinating the input of specialist HR teams (ER, OD, Reward, Inclusion, Talent) to deliver a seamless and values-led service.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Partnering

• Serve as a strategic advisor and critical friend to senior leaders


• Embed people strategy into business planning, change programmes, and operational delivery


• Translate directorate goals into people priorities to support transformation


• Use workforce data, insight, and trends to inform decisions and identify risks and opportunities

• Lead HR activity across major transformation, including workforce redesign and people governance


• Provide expert advice on TUPE, including applicability, due-diligence, consultation requirements, and risk management


• Support programmes linked to transport, franchising, and client–operator relationships


• Drive employee engagement, communication planning, and change alignment

• Build trusted relationships with Directors, Heads of Service, and senior leaders


• Coach managers to develop capability, confidence, and inclusive leadership behaviours


• Support talent, succession, culture, and OD priorities in partnership with specialist teams


• Promote fairness, wellbeing, and consistency in people management practices

• Act as senior HR advisor on complex ER matters and appeals (with ER specialist support)


• Ensure consistent application of people policies and procedures


• Lead and deliver HR projects linked to organisational strategy and people transformation


• Provide evidence-based advice on restructures, workforce implications, and business cases

• Strong experience in a strategic HRBP/People Partner role within a complex organisation


• CIPD Level 5 (minimum)


• Expertise in transformation, workforce change, and TUPE


• Skilled in interpreting people data and using insight to drive decisions


• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior levels


• Strong understanding of employment law and people policies


• Confident coach, credible advisor, and relationship-builder


• Ability to navigate high-pressure, fast-paced environments with resilience and judgment

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