Job Title
People Business Partner - Central Government
Location
Nationwide (Frequent Travel Required)
Salary
Competitive
Job Overview
Mitie, the UK’s leading facilities transformation company and a UK Top Employer for the 7th consecutive year with a growing workforce of 72,000 colleagues, is seeking a dynamic and experienced People Business Partner to join a highly prestigious account within the Central Government business unit.
Main Duties
* Partner with the Account Lead of the UK Government’s largest security guarding workforce (Department for Work and Pensions) working alongside over 3,000 colleagues.
* Translate business strategy and priorities into account‑level strategic people plans fully aligned with Mitie’s People Strategy.
* Provide input to business strategy and organisation design to ensure structures, roles, and responsibilities enable delivery and contribute to a high‑performance culture.
* Lead a small team of Training Managers to deliver management development initiatives.
* Leverage strong business knowledge to partner and provide strategic, insightful, and constructive challenges to business leaders and HR, where appropriate.
* Proactively represent HR within leadership teams, acting as a role model and ambassador for the organisational values and behaviours.
* Coach and develop senior leaders on business‑wide HR initiatives, including managing and developing talent, cultural change, and employee engagement.
* Partner and coach managers to support the delivery of people plans and initiatives and encourage a culture of line manager responsibility and accountability for front‑line human resources.
* Coordinate the deployment of relevant HR skills and expertise from across the wider HR team to bring the right people solutions together.
* Empower business leaders to lead their teams and deliver business transformation, aligning ways of working to create a high‑performance culture.
* Manage and develop two training managers to ensure the effective implementation of training programmes that support organisational goals.
What we are looking for
* Demonstrable experience in strategic HR roles, with a strong background in union relations and negotiations.
* Proven track record of partnering with senior business leaders to drive and implement strategic people initiatives.
* Exceptional coaching and leadership skills, with the ability to develop and inspire senior leaders.
* Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret and analyse data insights to influence change.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and build strong relationships at all levels of the organisation.
* Proactive and forward‑thinking, with a strong commitment to continuous improvement and innovation in HR practices.
* Flexibility to travel regularly.
Benefits
Our market‑leading offering provides a range of flexible lifestyle benefits, including a virtual GP, salary finance scheme, Choice’s lifestyle platform, high‑street discounts through MiDeals, cycle‑to‑work scheme, life cover up to four times your salary, enhanced pension contributions, a save‑as‑you‑earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan. We also award Mitie Stars with cash prizes and recognition opportunities.
Application Process
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments, please let us know by emailing career@mitie.com.
Seniority level
* Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
* Full‑time
Job function
* Business Development and Sales
Industries
* Facilities Services
Equal Opportunity
Mitie encourages applications from all backgrounds, with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
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