Brookwood Recruitment are currently recruiting for a HR Business Partner to join the People Team of a well established business in Crawley.
Role Purpose To deliver a proactive, professional, and comprehensive generalist HR service that supports the organisation’s goals and people strategy. This role builds strong relationships across the business, applying expert knowledge and creative problem-solving to ensure our people are engaged, supported, and set up for success.
Key Responsibilities
HR Operations & Administration
* Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee data within Cezanne, ensuring managers and employees use the system effectively.
* Prepare and update employment contracts, ensuring all documentation reflects current terms and changes.
* Provide regular HR reports and metrics to support business decisions.
Recruitment & Selection
* Partner with hiring managers to review role requirements and team impact before initiating the approval process.
* Collaborate closely with the In-House Recruiter throughout the hiring lifecycle for assigned business areas.
* Train and guide hiring managers on recruitment best practice and legal compliance to ensure a consistent and high-quality candidate experience.
Onboarding
* Prepare and issue offer letters and contracts for new hires.
* Oversee onboarding activities through Cezanne, ensuring smooth induction processes and strong collaboration with managers.
* Support both managers and new starters during the probation period with regular check-ins and feedback.
Employee Wellbeing & Absence Management
* Contribute to the ongoing development of wellbeing initiatives, including mental health and other employee support programmes.
* Equip and support managers to effectively handle wellbeing and absence-related matters.
* Monitor absence trends across allocated business areas, advising on and managing any related capability issues.
Performance Management
* Coach and advise managers on effective performance management, including feedback, PDRs, and performance improvement plans.
* Ensure consistency and fairness in the application of performance policies and processes.
Employee Relations
* Support or lead employee relations cases such as disciplinary, grievance, and redundancy processes, ensuring fairness, compassion, and compliance.
* Partner with managers to implement organisational changes in a constructive and people-centred manner.
Learning, Development & Talent Management
* Coordinate performance and development reviews, helping teams identify learning opportunities and track progress.
* Support managers in identifying training needs, managing budgets, and facilitating access to development resources.
* Assist in succession planning and talent development initiatives across the business.
Experience
* Relevant HR qualification equivalent to CIPD level 5 or above
* Experienced HR generalist. Sufficient work based experience to autonomously manage absence, performance, redundancy/restructure, disciplinary/grievance related issues in a legally compliant and highly professional way.
* Experience of using job architecture frameworks and an understanding of pay transparency practices. (desirable