Location: Preston (Hybrid 3-4 days onsite per week) Duration: 12 Month Contract Rate: £53.90 per hour umbrella (Inside IR35) Overview: In this pivotal role, you will work closely with senior leadership and key stakeholders to align HR initiatives and business strategy. Your expertise will be essential in driving the people and organisation strategy, ensuring that HR solutions are both effective and impactful across the organisation while developing the HR team to achieve high performance. Typical duties include (but are not limited to): The successful candidate will be required to perform tasks suitable to the internal level of this role. * Fostering strong relationships with leadership and stakeholders to ensure HR support is fully aligned with business strategy and goals. * Creating and executing the people and organisation strategy, ensuring its alignment with overarching business objectives. * Designing and bringing to life a tactical people plan that drives strategic goals while supporting key HR initiatives. * Offering strategic coaching and support to senior leadership in critical HR functions such as employee relations and talent management, while fostering personal growth and high performance. * Leveraging people data and market insights to assess risks and opportunities, guiding the development of the people plan. * Orchestrating HR solutions by collaborating with internal teams and third-party p...