Job Title: People & Culture Business Partner
Location: Cleeve Road, Evesham
Job Type: Permanent
Reporting into: People Director
Salary: Circa £55,000 (doe)
Hours: Monday – Friday 09:00-17:00
Main purpose of the role:
The People & Culture Business Partner plays a key role in shaping and delivering a positive, inclusive, and engaging workplace culture. Acting as a strategic partner to leaders and teams, this role influences key people initiatives across engagement, wellbeing, performance, and recognition. By using data-driven insights and fostering trusted relationships, the People & Culture Business Partner helps ensure the organisation is a great place to work where people thrive.
Job Responsibilities:
Use people data and insights to inform strategic decisions, identify trends, and influence improvements across engagement, performance, and wellbeing.
Culture & Engagement
* Champion a culture aligned with organizational behaviours, fostering a "good place to work" environment.
* Lead on employee engagement initiatives, including survey design, analysis, action planning, and follow-through.
* Support and coordinate internal events such as Town Halls, and engagement campaigns.
* Drive and lead an effective Staff Consultation Committee.
Communication & Recognition
* Manage colleague communications, ensuring key messages are clear, timely, and aligned with company tone and values.
* Oversee recognition programs including ABCD Awards, ensuring they are inclusive, impactful, and celebrated across the business.
* Organize company-wide events that connect and inspire colleagues.
Wellbeing & Health
* Develop and lead wellbeing strategies, resources, and campaigns that support mental, physical, and emotional health.
* Manage Occupational Health (OH), coordinating referrals and supporting employees and managers through the process.
* Manage health surveillance activities in accordance with health and safety obligations and risk assessments.
* Oversee and support leave of absence processes (e.g., maternity, paternity, and extended leave), ensuring a positive and compliant employee experience.
* Manage the health cash plan and private medical insurance programs.
* Absence & Leave Management
* Monitor and manage employee absence & attendance in line with policy, using data to identify trends and take proactive action.
Performance & Development
* Lead the delivery of the Personnel Performance and Development Framework (PPDF), ensuring it is embedded, understood, and effectively used across the organisation.
* Coach and guide managers through performance conversations, reviews, and development planning.
* Promote a continuous improvement and feedback culture to support colleague growth.
Reward & Benefits
* Contribute to the development and communication of reward and benefits offerings.
* Support annual reward processes.
* Ensure initiatives reflect employee needs, industry trends, and business values.
* Oversee the canteen facilities (vending)
* First line of contact for bus service provider.
People Data & Insights
* Maintain and analyse HR data to identify trends and support evidence-based decision-making.
* Produce regular reports on key metrics (e.g., absence, engagement, wellbeing) to inform leadership and shape future initiatives.
Perform any other related duties/roles as assigned, within your scope of practice, the company considers appropriate.
Job requirements:
Skills & Experience required to do this role...
* Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
* Strategic mindset with the ability to translate data into action
* Organised, proactive, and solutions-focused
* Skilled communicator with an inclusive and engaging tone
* Coaching approach when working with managers
* Comfortable with HR data, systems, and reporting
* Previous experience in a people-facing HR or culture role
* Background in business partnering, engagement and internal communications
* Familiarity with employee engagement platforms, survey tools, and performance frameworks
* Experience working with people analytics or HR system dashboards
Qualifications:
* CIPD Level 5 (minimum) Level 7 or willing to work toward
Company Benefits:
* 25 Days holiday plus Bank Holidays
* Company pension contributions 5%
* Health Cash Plan – Westfield Health
* Life assurance x4 annual salary
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Free parking
* Health & wellbeing programme
* On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Evesham WR11 8JS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Language:
* English (required)
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person