Job Type: HR Business Partner
Location: One Strawberry Lane, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 4BX
Contract: Temporary
Pay Rate: £20.00 per hour
Contract: 3-12 months
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to provide high-quality HR support across the organisation during a period of change. You will partner with stakeholders to align people strategy with business goals, enabling high performance, strong engagement, and effective people management.
This role requires a confident HR professional who can build trusted relationships, challenge thinking when needed, and deliver solutions grounded in data, insight and best practice.
What You'll Be Doing
Leading and supporting complex Employee Relations casework, ensuring timely, fair and legally compliant outcomes.
Driving and enabling change initiatives, including restructures, TUPE (in/out) and organisational redesign.
Using people analytics to inform decision-making, identify trends, and assess risk.
Supporting managers with performance, talent mapping, engagement and workforce planning.
Shaping colleague experience, wellbeing and inclusion.
Promoting digital-first, self-service HR practices.
Contributing to continuous improvement of HR policies, processes and guidance. What You'll Bring
Significant experience in ER case management and leading organisational change, including TUPE.
Strong, current knowledge of employment law and good people practice.
Confidence in coaching leaders and challenging constructively.
Strong communication and influencing skills at all levels.
Evidence-based approach using data and insights.
Flexible approach across home, office and site working.
CIPD qualification desirable (or equivalent experience). Nice to Have
Coaching/mentoring qualification or mediation training.
Experience in job evaluation or the housing, health or social care sectors.
Expertise in OD, talent, reward or resourcing