Human Resources Business Partner New
Position Summary
We are seeking a highly experienced and motivated HR Business Partner who plays a pivotal role in partnering with key stakeholders to deliver high-quality, commercially focused HR solutions that strengthen people management and enhance organizational performance.
Acting as a trusted advisor, provides expert coaching, guidance, and strategic insight to build leadership capability, ensure full compliance with employment legislation, and foster a positive and inclusive workplace culture.
The role will lead across core HR disciplines, including employee relations, organizational change, recruitment and onboarding, and people's analytics. It also engages proactively with trade unions/employee representative bodies and operational leaders, building collaborative relationships that support a constructive and stable industrial relations environment.
In addition, the HR Business Partner leads and develops the HR Admin, Recruitment Administrator, and HR Administrators to ensure consistently high standards of HR service delivery, operational excellence, and policy adherence.
Key Accountabilities
Strategic HR Partnership- Build strong, credible relationships across the business, constructively challenging and supporting leaders to deliver high-quality, commercially focused HR solutions.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, providing expert coaching on people management, leadership capability, and organisational effectiveness.
- Provide expert guidance on employment law and employee relations matters, ensuring fair, consistent, and best practice outcomes.
- Manage and oversee complex ER cases, ensuring timely resolution and risk mitigation.
- Foster a positive employee relations climate aligned with organisational values and legal compliance.
- Engage with trade unions and employee representative groups to build and maintain constructive working relationships.
- Support effective consultation processes and resolution of industrial relations matters to maintain stability across the workforce.
- Lead and support people-related business change initiatives, including restructures, reorganisations, and TUPE transfers.
- Develop robust implementation plans and guide managers through change processes with a people-centred approach.
- Lead and oversee end-to-end recruitment activity, ensuring timely hiring of high-quality candidates aligned to workforce plans.
- Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, attraction strategies, and selection processes.
- Drive continuous improvement in recruitment practices, including sourcing strategies, employer branding, and diversity initiatives.
- Oversee the Recruitment Administrator function to ensure efficient, compliant, and high-quality recruitment delivery.
- Ensure structured, engaging, and compliant onboarding processes that enable effective integration and early productivity.
- Support managers in delivering strong onboarding experiences that enhance retention and cultural alignment.
- Lead, manage, and develop the Recruitment Administrator and HR Administrators to build capability and drive performance.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and high-quality service delivery within the HR team.
- Work collaboratively with stakeholders to design and deliver culture and engagement initiatives that improve employee experience.
- Support the development of action plans that drive measurable improvements in engagement and organisational culture.
- Produce monthly people dashboards, providing accurate data, trend analysis, and actionable insights.
- Facilitate regular performance review meetings with operational leaders to inform decision-making and drive improvements.
- Promote the Vision, Mission, and Values of dnata consistently across all activities.
- Undertake any other duties aligned with the scope and level of the role.
- Collaboration: Builds strong partnerships and drives collective success.
- Influencing: Shapes outcomes through credibility, challenge, and engagement.
- 3+ years’ HR experience, including HRBP or senior generalist roles.
- Degree in HR, Business, or related discipline.
- CIPD qualification (or equivalent) preferred.
- Experience working in a fast-paced or matrix organisation.
- Proven experience managing complex employee relations cases.
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