Job reference 325008
HR Business Partner
Competitive salary, 10% annual bonus potential, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising with service and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates
12 Month Fixed Term, Full time
There are two roles available: one based in Bristol and the other a national position. You will be expected to work in the office three days a week; however, the location may vary depending on business needs.
Through creativity and collaboration our Strategic Business Partner team plays a pivotal role in driving employee engagement, organisational success, and fostering a positive work environment. Within our extensive team there are countless projects and initiatives that advance your career and personal growth.
Do you excel at building strong relationships and managing diverse stakeholders? Are you confident in navigating competing priorities across a dynamic and complex organisation? If so, we’d love to hear from you.
We are currently seeking two HR Business Partners to join our HR Operations team. We have one role based in Bristol and another with a national remit, supporting our Fleet operations.
About The Role
Reporting to the Head of HR, you’ll work in close partnership with Operations Directors to help deliver both immediate business goals and long-term strategic objectives.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Supporting leaders to drive high performance through effective, ‘line-owned’ people management.
- Providing expert advice and insight to senior operational teams, informed by high-quality data and reporting, to support evidence-based decision-making.
- Acting as a trusted HR consultant to ensure alignment between business strategies and people priorities.
- Ensuring compliance and strong governance across HR functions, while promoting adherence to corporate policies and processes.
- Acting as a liaison between the regional teams and the wider HR function, ensuring agreed service levels and standards are met.
- Championing a culture of integrity, accountability, and collaboration to strengthen workplace relationships and trust at all levels.
- Leading and supporting a range of people-related change and transformation projects.
- Promoting and advocating for the full range of HR services and resources available to the business.
About You
To succeed in this role, you’ll need to demonstrate:
- The ability to act as a trusted advisor, building strong relationships and positively influencing senior stakeholders.
- Excellent critical thinking skills, with a logical, resilient, and tenacious approach to problem-solving.
- Proven experience in supporting and implementing organisational change.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
- A sound understanding of commercial drivers, business strategy, and their implications for people and customers.
- Working towards CIPD qualification.
Extra Benefits
- Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
- Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills*.
- Supportive and generous company sick pay
- Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.
- Available only to perm employees
Next Steps
The next stage of the selection process will be a face to face or virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions.
Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail. We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we’ll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready. At Royal Mail Group, we value trust and our people.
We understand that candidates may not meet all the criteria for the role. If your experience is different, but you have relevant skills we’d love to hear from you.
Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.
We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.
We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.
For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/
Closing Date: Thursday 12th May. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.
