Job Title: Head of Business Partnering Location: Fulwood, Preston Contract Type: Permanent, 37.5 hours a week We are always looking for great talent to join our team and help achieve our ambitious goals and growth. We care about our people, and we care about the future of community health and how CHEC can play an innovative part in making this great, with your help. If you are care focused and looking to join an organisation that is thriving on success, then CHEC is your employer of choice! We have an exciting opportunity for a new Head of Business Partnering to support our ambitious growth plans as we continue to expand throughout the UK. About the Role The Head of Business Partnering will shape and drive a strategic business partnering function that directly impacts gross margin performance through effective management of people costs, wage bill optimisation, and workforce productivity. The successful candidate will support the Chief People Officer aligning and delivering the People & Education strategy with commercial priorities, ensuring the people agenda contributes measurable value to business growth and profitability. We are looking for an experienced Lead Business Partner to lead and manage the People Business Partners and People Service Delivery team. This role is crucial in delivering and implementing key elements of the People strategy that align to the company's objectives and foster a positive and inclusive work culture We are looking for someone who can: Lead the People Business Partnering team, embedding a true partnership model with business leaders to influence strategic decision-making. Translate commercial goals into people initiatives that maximise workforce effectiveness and deliver tangible ROI. Partner with Finance and Operations to provide insight and analysis on wage bill, labour costs, and productivity, identifying opportunities to improve gross margin. Lead workforce planning, ensuring optimal resource allocation to balance cost efficiency and business needs. Drive programs that enhance workforce productivity, leveraging technology, skills development, and organisational design. Partner with leaders to identify performance gaps and implement targeted interventions. Support the CPO with relevant due diligence on the people aspect including managing a project plan. Manage the compensation and benefits programs, ensuring competitiveness and compliance with relevant regulation in line with business needs and colleague feedback. Conduct market research to benchmark compensation and benefits against industry standards. To lead the annual Great Places to Work accreditation by creating a positive and engaging work environment to foster employee satisfaction, motivation, and loyalty. To lead and drive to improvements on Thrive at Work accreditation levels with a robust year on year action plan covering key health and wellbeing initiatives, such as wellness programs, and work-life balance initiatives. Act as an advisor to the People Business Partner team on case management. Oversee, monitor the overall activity including presenteeism, informal and formal cases. Advise management and deputise for the Chief People Office as and when needed. What you’ll bring to the role: Full CIPD qualified/equivalent HR degree qualified Previous experience in a similar role in a fast-paced working environment Experience working within healthcare is advantageous, but not essential Highly organised with excellent planning skills Experience working in a matrix structure Able to combine strategic thinking with HR operational knowledge Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team, but also to work independently Proactive and adaptable Excellent written and verbal skills A practical and common-sense approach to HR related matters Self-motivated and driven individual Why work for us? 25 days holidays plus bank holidays Buy and sell annual leave scheme Refer a friend scheme Company pension Company sick pay scheme Life assurance scheme Bluelight Card- 100’s of discount and cashback options Performance review with a training and development plan Employee discounts portal Gym membership discounts MediCash Cycle to work scheme Tech scheme