Job Description:
People Business Partner – 6 Month Fixed Term Contract
Hybrid | 6 Month Fixed Term Contract | Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Locations: Salford Quays, Leeds or Staines
Flexible working options available – locations, hours, and patterns considered.
Salary: From £50,000
Join Us in Making Health Happen
We’re looking for a People Business Partner to join us on a 6‑month fixed term contract, supporting both Insurance & Functions.
You’ll lead and deliver people‑related initiatives that make a tangible difference, from improving engagement and supporting organisational change, to using data to drive insight‑led decisions. Working closely with managers, you’ll help embed people strategies that ensure our colleagues truly #LoveWorkingHere.
What You’ll Do
In this role, you’ll focus on delivering meaningful people initiatives that support our business strategy. This will include:
1. Leading small to medium‑sized HR projects and change programmes across Insurance & Functions.
2. Supporting managers to improve colleague engagement and embedding people processes.
3. Using people data and insights to diagnose issues, identify root causes, and shape solutions.
4. Ensuring robust engagement, communication, and adoption of frameworks, toolkits and processes.
5. Implementing cyclical people activity such as engagement pulses, performance conversations and pay review.
6. Acting as the People workstream lead on smaller projects spanning Insurance and/or Functions.
7. Collaborating across the People Team to deliver both strategic and operational people services.
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for someone who can hit the ground running, with:
8. Experience leading and embedding HR projects across large employee groups.
9. Change management experience and the ability to work within a matrix organisation.
10. Strong diagnostic skills — able to identify issues, understand root causes, and propose effective solutions.
11. Experience partnering with people managers and engaging employees in new processes and ways of working.
12. Broad HR knowledge across areas such as recruitment, reward, engagement, talent and development.
13. The confidence to partner with and influence senior leaders.
14. A track record of delivering high-quality outcomes and building a strong reputation for excellence.
15. Experience in large, multisite or complex organisations with diverse demographics.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
16. 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
17. Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
18. An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
19. Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
20. Various other benefits and online discounts
Why Bupa?
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.