HR Consultant 18 Month FTC
1. Provide expert business partnering advice to our business
2. A fantastic secondment opportunity providing career progression and opportunity
3. Hybrid 80% homeworking available and 20% in Stratford upon Avon
About the role
We’re looking for a HR Consultant who thrives on partnering, problem‑solving and delivering tangible change. You’ll collaborate across HR and the wider business to co‑create people solutions that enable strategy, culture and performance—bringing structure, clarity and momentum to complex work.
Due to a number of strategic HR initiatives we have an 18-month fixed term opportunity for an experienced HR Professional to join NFU Mutual, Which? Insurance Brand of the Year 2024, where you’ll work in partnership with the wider HR Division of 200 colleagues, and the business to design and implement people-related initiatives and organisational change projects, ensuring alignment with business and the HR strategy. With future-proofed capabilities, technology enabled systems, high engagement and improved career paths high on the agenda, this is a great time to join the team.
Working within the Strategic HR Partnering and Consulting Team you will play a pivotal role in delivering our 2026 objectives, through the provision of an expert HR Consultancy service.You will collaborate with the HR Centres of Excellence (CoE) and Business Partnering team to support the ongoing development of the CoE propositions and overall service development and delivery across the HR Division always considering customer experience and support the development of best practice documentation/processes relating to key people related activities, ensuring processes and documentation facilitate meaningful outputs and are applied consistently across the business
About you
You’re a highly effective communicator with exceptional consulting, influencing and stakeholder management skills. As you’ll be involved in sensitive and confidential conversations working with discretion and the ability to build trusted relationships is key. Excellent communication skills are required, both verbal and written.
To be considered for this role it is essential you have:
4. Demonstrable strategic HR Business Partnering/ Consulting experience, preferably within a Financial Services organisation.
5. Analytical skills and data‑driven judgement – you’ll be comfortable with ambiguity, able to structure problems and make sound recommendations.
6. Experience in consulting and delivering on organisational design and change. With various streams of change activity across the group at one time, you’ll understand the impact of change and how to manage it effectively.
7. Good generalist knowledge of HR such as talent acquisition, reward, performance management, culture, organisational development and effectiveness, talent management and HR compliance.
8. A proactive, analytical, and solutions-driven approach with the ability to translate business objectives into actionable HR initiatives and in translating HR Strategy into action.
9. Strong consulting skills, including needs assessment, problem-solving, project management, and the ability to provide actionable recommendations.
10. A consulting mindset—curious, commercial, and focused on measurable outcomes and continuous improvement.
You’ll join a collaborative, supportive Partnering & Consulting team where we prioritise clarity of accountabilities, shared toolkits and best practice, and clear objectives to keep work aligned and impactful. Expect autonomy within a clear framework, open feedback, and a culture of learning and improvement.
At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.
We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.
We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.
Benefits and Rewards
When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:
11. Salary up to £60,000 depending on experience
12. Annual bonus (up to 17.5% of salary)
13. Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution
14. 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme
15. A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities
16. Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets
17. £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs
18. Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more
19. Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance
20. Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year
21. Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme
22. Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary
23. Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.
24. Salary sacrifice employee car scheme - subject to eligibility
Working at NFU Mutual
We’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us.
We pride ourselves on being “a great place to work” and our Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2025 award was not only awarded with Distinction but also named us as the first UK-based company to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace for ten years in a row. We are also the only Insurer to feature in the LinkedIn Top 15 Companies 2025 list of ‘Best midsize employers to grow your career in the UK’, the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK List 2023 and 2024, and were recognised as a certified UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognise and reward their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future.