Job Description
A variety of soft skills and experience may be required for the following role Please ensure you check the overview below carefully.
HR Business Partner
* Remote / Hybrid - 1 day a week in Norwich
* Initially commencing on a 1 year contract but highly likely to become permanent
Our client is a global, fast-growing organisation operating in a learning, consulting, and capability-building environment. They’re entering an exciting phase of AI-enabled transformation and are investing heavily in their people, leaders, and internal capability.
A culture built on clarity, coaching, and growth, they’re shifting from a traditional HR support model to a strategic, data-informed People function. Ambition is to empower every individual to thrive, grow, and perform sustainably.
Seeking a HRBP who can build leadership confidence, strengthen team effectiveness, & champion wellbeing & performance excellence.
The Opportunity
This role will partner closely with SLT to embed leadership capability, shape organisational growth, and ensure people, performance, and wellbeing are aligned to business success.
Leadership Enablement & Coaching
* Partner with senior leaders to embed coaching-led management practices
* Strengthen leadership communication rhythms (goal-setting, cascades, feedback loops)
* Coach managers on handling performance, growth, and wellbeing conversations
* Guide managers through performance calibration, reward cycles, and recognition
* Connect performance, development, and reward into a clear, unified framework
* Support the design and implementation of updated performance models
* Build visibility around capability needs and emerging leadership paths
Wellbeing, Workload & Inclusion
* Support managers in proactively managing wellbeing and workload
* Partner with senior teams to standardise wellbeing practices across functions
Recruitment & Succession
* Partner with Talent Acquisition on workforce planning aligned to growth
* Contribute to succession planning for key and emerging leadership roles
* Support leadership readiness through development frameworks and mentoring
* Advise on resourcing decisions, balancing capacity and strategic priorities
Change, Communication & AI-Enabled Ways of Working
* Lead consistent, transparent communication through periods of change
* Maintain clear documentation, cascades, and feedback loops
* Champion AI and data-informed processes across people and leadership activities
Within the first 12–18 months:
* Managers feel more confident handling performance and wellbeing
* Leadership enablement programmes are embedded and valued
* Performance–reward–growth processes are transparent and widely adopted
* Workforce and succession plans are clear and aligned to business needs
* Improvement in wellbeing consistency and fairness sentiment
* Earlier, more confident manager interventions reduce escalations
About You
* Have strong HR Business Partner experience in a growth-focused or consulting-style environment
* Are confident coaching leaders and navigating organisational change
* Build trust quickly and bring warmth, clarity, and structure to your conversations
* Are passionate about performance, wellbeing, and development as drivers of success
* Can work with AI-enabled systems and data-informed decision-making
* Value fairness, inclusion, and transparent communication
You’ll have the autonomy and influence to shape leadership capability, performance frameworks, wellbeing practices, and organisational growth — all within a forward-thinking, people-first business. xsngvjr
Please contact Maxine Ettridge or Andrea Makings at Reed Norwich.